Ramsay, Benjamin
| Birth Name | Ramsay, Benjamin |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 73 years, 6 months, 2 days |
Notes
Note
Benjamin was the youngest son of Mary and Neil Ramsay. Although there is no baptismal record for Benjamin, he was named in Mary's will. In July 1844, Benjamin Ramsay, formerly of Oyster Cove and currently of Restigouche, New Brunswick, lumberman conveyed 75 acres in Lot 18 to Dugald Ramsay, part of the land that had been originally deeded to the widow Mary Ramsay by Charles Stewart.
He married Margaret Rolfe from Ireland in August 1844 in New Brunswick, where their daughters Mary and Jane were born, but settled in Aroostook, Maine by the time of William's birth in 1849:
Name: Benj Ramsey
Age: 45
Birth Year: abt 1805
Birthplace: Prince Edward Island
Home in 1850: Hancock Plantation, Aroostook, Maine
Benj Ramsey 45
Margaret Ramsey 26 (born Ireland)
Mary Ramsey 5
Jane Ramsey 3
Wm Ramsey 1
By 1860, their children were: Mary 15, Jane 13, William 11, Georgiana 9, Elizabeth 8, Edward 7, Stephen 5, Charles 3, Ruth 2, and Levi Ramsey 8/12.
In 1870, there was also a son Benjamin, born 1868. They were living in Fort Kent, Aroostook, Maine.
Name Benjamin Ramsay
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 11 Aug 1844
Event Place , Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Spouse's Name Margrett Bolf
Certificate Number 2832
Page 134
Citing this Record "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-V8D5 : 6 March 2015), Benjamin Ramsay and Margrett Bolf, 11 Aug 1844; citing , Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada, p. 134, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 846,407.
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | October 5, 1803 | Oyster Cove, Lot 18, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada | census records gave years ranging from 1802-1805; date from gravestone | |
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| Death | April 7, 1877 | Maine, United States | Find a grave | |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Ramsay, Neil Neill - Lot 18 | about 1751 | before April 1812 | |
| Mother | Cole, Mary | about 1833 | ||
| Brother | Ramsay, John - Lot 18 | about 1782 | about 1835 | |
| Brother | Ramsay, Dougald Dugald | about 1784 | November 6, 1851 | |
| Brother | Ramsay, George | about 1786 | December 27, 1862 | |
| Brother | Ramsay, Edward - Lot 18 | about 1787 | April 16, 1857 | |
| Brother | Ramsay, Neil - Lot 18 | about 1789 | about 1846 | |
| Brother | Ramsay, Donald | 1790 | about 1850 | |
| Sister | Ramsay, Mary | 1792 | ||
| Sister | Ramsay, Jane Jennie | about 1801 | June 13, 1863 | |
| Ramsay, Benjamin | October 5, 1803 | April 7, 1877 |
Families
Family of Ramsay, Benjamin and Rolfe, Margaret |
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| Married | Wife | Rolfe, Margaret ( * May 9, 1825 + October 14, 1899 ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Ramsay, Mary | 1845 | |
| Ramsay, Jane | about 1848 | |
| Ramsay, William A. | April 24, 1848 | August 20, 1893 |
| Ramsay, Georgianna | 1851 | |
| Ramsay, Elizabeth | 1852 | |
| Ramsay, Edward | 1853 | August 6, 1911 |
| Ramsay, Stephen B. | April 1855 | 1910 |
| Ramsay, Charles Arthur | December 27, 1856 | September 12, 1934 |
| Ramsay, Ruth Louise | about 1859 | 1934 |
| Ramsay, Levi S. | May 1860 | 1940 |