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6 v. JANE (1841-1843)
7 vi. BENJAMIN (1843-1844)
8 vii. BENJAMIN (1846-1915)
9 viii. JULIANNA POOLE (1848-1928)
Second Generation
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2. MARY ANN TETT (BENJAMIN1). Born on 28 Sep 1834 in NEWBORO, ONTARIO, CANADA. MARY
ANN died in LEEDS COUNTY, ONTARIO, CANADA, on 13 Mar 1863; she was 28.
HER PARENTS WERE MARRIED AT ST. GEORGES CATHEDRAL IN KINGSTON, ONTARIO IN A
DOUBLE CEREMONY WHERE BENJAMIN’S BROTHER, WILLIAM HUTCHINGS TETT, WAS ALSO
BEING MARRIED TO JANE POOLE, SISTER OF JULYANNA AND MARY ANN.4
On 28 May 1856 when MARY ANN was 21, she married JOHN CHAFFEY, son of BENJAMIN CHAFFEY
(1779-1832) & FRANCES ELSWOOD (1785-1865), in ST. MARY’S CHURCH, NEWBORO, ONTARIO,
CANADA. Born on 1 Dec 1820 in BROCKVILLE, CANADA. JOHN died in CLEVELAND, OHIO, on 13 Mar
1878; he was 57.
JOHN CHAFFEY OWNED LARGE TRACTS OF LAND AT CHAFFEY’S MILLS AND AROUND
FRONTENAC AND LEEDS COUNTIES ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH OF KINGSTON, ONTARIO, CANADA.
INVOLVED WITH THE SHIPPING OF IRON ORE TO CLEVELAND, OHIO, FROM CHAFFEY
OPERATIONS. IN 1872 HE BUILT A GRISTMILL AT THE SITE OF THE ORIGINAL MILLS BUILT BY
SAMUEL CHAFFEY AT CHAFFEY’S LOCK ON THE RIDEAU CANAL. HE FORMERLY HAD BEEN
MANAGING THE CHAFFEY BROTHERS OPERATIONS AT BEDFORD MILLS WHERE THEY HAD BEEN
INVOLVED IN MILLING, FORWARDING AND SHIPBUILDING AMONGST OTHER OPERATIONS. HE
OWNED THE BUILDING UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1878, AND HIS SON BENJAMIN ELSWOOD CONTINUED
TO OWN IT UNTIL 1891.3
JOHN CHAFFEY’S EARLY HOUSE NEAR BEDFORD MILLS HAS AN INTERESTING STORY OF ITS
OWN. IN THE LATE 1800’S AFTER JOHN AND HIS BROTHERS HAD MOVED FROM THE AREA, W.J.
WEBSTER TOOK ON THE TASK OF MOVING THE CHAFFEY HOUSE, BY WATER, TO WESTPORT
ABOUT 15 MILES AWAY. THE HOUSE WAS CUT IN HALF AND FLOATED ON HUGE RAFTS DOWN
BENSON AND MUD LAKES TO NEWBORO, THEN BROUGHT THROUGH THE LOCKS AND ON UP THE
UPPER RIDEAU TO ITS PRESENT LOCATION IN WESTPORT, THEN REASSEMBLED.5
BURIED IN NEWBORO, ONTARIO, CANADA. 4
They had the following children:
10 i. BENJAMIN ELSWOOD (1857-1859)
11 ii. BENJAMIN ELSWOOD (1859-1953)
12 iii. JULIA FRANCES (1862-1927)
3. HONOR TETT (BENJAMIN1).6,4 Born on 29 Oct 1837. HONOR died on 28 Jun 1921; she was 83.
SHE LIVED IN PERTH, ONTARIO, AND WAS BURIED IN BROCKVILLE.
On 21 May 1862 when HONOR was 24, she married HIS HONOR WILLIAM STEVENS SENKLER, son of REV.
EDMUND JOHN SENKLER (-1872) & ELEANOR ELIZABETH STEVENS (-1873), in QUEBEC, CANADA.
Born on 15 Jan 1838 in DOCKING, NORFOLK COUNTY, ENGLAND. WILLIAM STEVENS died on 8 Jun
1920; he was 82. Occupation: JUDGE.
ACCORDING TO AN ACCOUNT THAT APPEARED IN THE TORONTO-BASED NEWSPAPER “THE
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