Ninth Generation (Continued)
Albert Curtis Bent (Ferne Whitman Bezanson8, Albert Edward7, Hannah Naomi Hiltz6, John Jacob5, Johann Jacob4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1).
Born on 24 May 1910 in Beaconsfield, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Albert Curtis died in Bridgetown, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 15 Jan 1990; he was 79. Occupation: Farmer.
On 8 Aug 1932 Albert Curtis married
Olive Jean Roberts in Round Hill, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
8 Born on 2 Jan 1912 in Hazel Hill, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Occupation: School Teacher.
Charles Merrill Bent (Ferne Whitman Bezanson8, Albert Edward7, Hannah Naomi Hiltz6, John Jacob5, Johann Jacob4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1).
Born on 16 Dec 1911 in Beaconsfield, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Charles Merrill died in Clarence, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 23 Dec 1966; he was 55.8 Buried on 26 Dec 1966 in Bridgetown, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Occupation: Farmer.
Charles Bent died from a coronary thrombosis.
On 2 Apr 1934 Charles Merrill married
Fanny Pearl Bent, daughter of
Almon Bent &
Lillian Eva Sarty, in Bridgetown, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
8 Born on 15 Oct 1911 in Parker’s Cove, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Fanny Pearl died in Beaconsfield, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1988; she was 76.
Vernon Robert Bent (Ferne Whitman Bezanson8, Albert Edward7, Hannah Naomi Hiltz6, John Jacob5, Johann Jacob4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1).
Born on 15 Mar 1914 in Beaconsfield, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Vernon Robert died in Nova Scotia, Canada, on 23 Jan 1992; he was 77. Occupation: Farmer.
On 11 Mar 1939 Vernon Robert married
Iris Marjorie Bent in Bridgetown, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
8 Born on 7 Apr 1918 in Beaconsfield, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Iris Marjorie died in Halifax, Halifax R.M., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 29 Dec 2001; she was 83. Occupation: Teacher.
Grace Viola LaVaughn Bent (Ferne Whitman Bezanson8, Albert Edward7, Hannah Naomi Hiltz6, John Jacob5, Johann Jacob4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1).
Born on 20 Nov 1915 in West Paradise, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Grace Viola LaVaughn died in Waverley, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 31 Jul 1942; she was 26.8 Buried on 1 Aug 1942 in Young’s Cove, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Occupation: School Teacher.
Grace Young died from bilateral ovarian adenocarcinoma.
On 20 Sep 1940 Grace Viola LaVaughn married
Chester Leon Young in Bridgetown, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
8 Born on 5 Dec 1902 in Young’s Cove, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Chester Leon died in Belleisle, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 27 May 1958; he was 55.8 Buried on 31 May 1958 in Young’s Cove, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Occupation: Carpenter.
Chester Young died from carcinoma of the rectum.
They had no children.
Cora May Bent (Ferne Whitman Bezanson8, Albert Edward7, Hannah Naomi Hiltz6, John Jacob5, Johann Jacob4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1).
Born on 14 Apr 1918 in West Paradise, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Cora May died in Middleton, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 30 Apr 2000; she was 82.
On 10 Aug 1938 Cora May married
Ansel Clair Goodwin in Lower Granville, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
8 Born on 23 Dec 1906 in Upper Granville, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Ansel Clair died bef 2000; he was 93. Occupation: Lineman.
Wilfred Louis Bent (Ferne Whitman Bezanson8, Albert Edward7, Hannah Naomi Hiltz6, John Jacob5, Johann Jacob4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1).
Born abt 1919 in West Paradise, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. Wilfred Louis died in 1992; he was 73. Occupation: Surveyor.
On 18 Dec 1942 Wilfred Louis married
Thelma Pearl Marshall in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
8 Born abt 1921 in Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
Arthur Deckman Bent (Ferne Whitman Bezanson8, Albert Edward7, Hannah Naomi Hiltz6, John Jacob5, Johann Jacob4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1).
Born abt 1921 in West Clarence, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. Arthur Deckman died bef 2007; he was 86. Occupation: Farmer.
On 24 Jun 1943 Arthur Deckman married
Eugenia Phyllis Marshall in Bridgetown, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
8 Born abt 1922 in Beaconsfield, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. Eugenia Phyllis died in Lower Clarence, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, abt 2007; she was 85.
They had the following children:
Phyllis Alberta Bent (Ferne Whitman Bezanson8, Albert Edward7, Hannah Naomi Hiltz6, John Jacob5, Johann Jacob4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1).
Born on 13 Feb 1927 in West Clarence, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.166 Phyllis Alberta died in Melvern Square, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 21 May 2017; she was 90.166
In 1948 Phyllis Alberta married
Lawrence William Spurr.
Born on 25 Mar 1916 in Melvern Square, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8,166 Lawrence William died in Melvern Square, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 31 Dec 2008; he was 92.166 Buried on 4 Jan 2009 in Melvern Square, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.166 Occupation: Fruit Farmer.
Lawrence Spurr took a two-year degree course in agriculture at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in Truro, Nova Scotia from 1938 to 1939. He joined the Canadian Army in 1941 and spent four years overseas as a Lieutenant, returning in 1945. He worked with his father on the farm for two years and in 1947 formed a partnership with his late brother, Cameron Spurr, as Spurr Brothers Ltd. As a fruit grower, Lawrence Spurr was well known and respected. He was much involved with the Fruit Growers Association of Nova Scotia and was president in 1958 and a lifetime member and director for a number of years. In 1956 he was director of ACA Cooperative on Nova Scotia. He was actively involved and a member of Fellowship Baptist Church, Melvern Square, where he was a deacon, clerk and a trustee.166
They had the following children: