Robert Benns migrated to the United States from England at the age of 18 in 1854. He came from Lingwood a village about 20 miles east of norwhich in Norfolk County. The Benns family was rooted in this area for generations. Most were farmers with few other options. The harsh life he faced made the US a lot more attractive.
He arrived in the US and settled in Albion, New York. Albion is located in Orleans County about 30 miles Northwest of the city of Rochester.
He worked as a farm laborer and began to accumulate land over time. He eventually established a good sized working farm to earn a living. In 1865 he met and married Mary Elizabeth Passmore a native of Oshawa, Canada. Robert Benns became a United States citizen in 1860. He lived to be 80 years of age.
Family:
Parents: Jerimiah Benns 1806 - 1879 - England
Leah Chapman 1815 - 1897 - England
Brothers: Thomas Benns 1842 England
Walter Benns 1850 England
Fredrick Benns 1851 Migrated to US
Christopher Benns 1859 England
Children: George William Benns 1866
Frank Jay Benns 1870
Clarence Fredrick Benns
He arrived in the US and settled in Albion, New York. Albion is located in Orleans County about 30 miles Northwest of the city of Rochester.
He worked as a farm laborer and began to accumulate land over time. He eventually established a good sized working farm to earn a living. In 1865 he met and married Mary Elizabeth Passmore a native of Oshawa, Canada. Robert Benns became a United States citizen in 1860. He lived to be 80 years of age.
Family:
Parents: Jerimiah Benns 1806 - 1879 - England
Leah Chapman 1815 - 1897 - England
Brothers: Thomas Benns 1842 England
Walter Benns 1850 England
Fredrick Benns 1851 Migrated to US
Christopher Benns 1859 England
Children: George William Benns 1866
Frank Jay Benns 1870
Clarence Fredrick Benns
Robert Benns migrated to the United States from England at the age of 18 in 1854. He came from Lingwood a village about 20 miles east of norwhich in Norfolk County. The Benns family was rooted in this area for generations. Most were farmers with few other options. The harsh life he faced made the US a lot more attractive.
He arrived in the US and settled in Albion, New York. Albion is located in Orleans County about 30 miles Northwest of the city of Rochester.
He worked as a farm laborer and began to accumulate land over time. He eventually established a good sized working farm to earn a living. In 1865 he met and married Mary Elizabeth Passmore a native of Oshawa, Canada. Robert Benns became a United States citizen in 1860. He lived to be 80 years of age.
Family:
Parents: Jerimiah Benns 1806 - 1879 - England
Leah Chapman 1815 - 1897 - England
Brothers: Thomas Benns 1842 England
Walter Benns 1850 England
Fredrick Benns 1851 Migrated to US
Christopher Benns 1859 England
Children: George William Benns 1866
Frank Jay Benns 1870
Clarence Fredrick Benns
He arrived in the US and settled in Albion, New York. Albion is located in Orleans County about 30 miles Northwest of the city of Rochester.
He worked as a farm laborer and began to accumulate land over time. He eventually established a good sized working farm to earn a living. In 1865 he met and married Mary Elizabeth Passmore a native of Oshawa, Canada. Robert Benns became a United States citizen in 1860. He lived to be 80 years of age.
Family:
Parents: Jerimiah Benns 1806 - 1879 - England
Leah Chapman 1815 - 1897 - England
Brothers: Thomas Benns 1842 England
Walter Benns 1850 England
Fredrick Benns 1851 Migrated to US
Christopher Benns 1859 England
Children: George William Benns 1866
Frank Jay Benns 1870
Clarence Fredrick Benns
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