My Suffolk Family

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Reuben Wesley BEDINGFIELD

Husband Reuben Wesley BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 19 Jul 1869 - Kemptville On
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           Died: 4 Jul 1950 - Farran's Point On
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         Father: William H Collins BEDINGFIELD (Abt 1844-      )
         Mother: Amanda C CLOTHIER (Abt 1848-1874)

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Sketch of Rueben & Helen Bedingfield Rueben was born in Kemptville [Ontario] July 19th 1869. He was a son of "William H. Bedingfield" and "Amanda Clothier". His mother died in 1871[23 June 1874] and left two children Sophia and Rueben. William married again (no date). Reuben remembered playing with other children and quite alot about the time he lived there (Kemptville). Then William moved to Ottawa where he ran a flour & feed store, because of a card found in the family bible, we think he attended Erskine Church (Presbyterian). Rueben left home in his teens and went to California where among other things he drove a stage coach. He returned to his home area and in the 1890's he operated the first steam shovel used to deepen and improve the Farrans Point canal. Here he met Helen Dafoe, daughter of Edgar and Nancy Dafoe who had a family of ten children - 4 girls and 6 boys. Helen married Rueben 28th September 1898 in Woodsland Presbyterian Church by Rev. Norman McCleod. The couple resided in Farrans Point where their first son William was born, from there they went to Prescott [Ontario] and then to Hull, Quebec where Wesley was born. Finally in or around 1912 they bought a home in Farrans Point. Because he was a steam shovel engineer Reuben's work took him away from home for weeks sometimes months at a time. He was home more in the winter months and Helen was content to be among her relatives and friends. They were a musical family. Helen started to play the organ for St. John's Church when they returned to Farrans Point and this continued until her last illness. Rueben had a good tenor voice and played the piano. Their son Bill specialized in the violin. Wesley played the piano, guitar, mouth organ and almost anything he could get his hands on. Rueben retired when he was about 60 yrs of age and then worked in Massena, New York for some time. Rueben developed a heart condition and this forced him to live quietly until his death in 1950. Helen had died in 1947; she was never a strong woman. She had lived with one lung for a number of years. Verna Marcella Bedingfield (nee Lane), 12 June 1981

Robert BEDINGFIELD and Martha PHILPOT

Husband Robert BEDINGFIELD

           Born: Abt 1723 - Linstead Magna, Suffolk
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       Marriage: Bef 1748

Wife Martha PHILPOT

           Born: 2 Jun 1727 - Cratfield, Suffolk
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           Died: 17 Mar 1798 - Cratfield, Suffolk
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1 M Robert BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 1749 - Cratfield, Suffolk
     Christened: 3 Sep 1749 - Cratfield, Suffolk
           Died: 7 Nov 1755 - Huntingfield, Suffolk
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2 M James BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 12 Aug 1754 - Cratfield, Suffolk
     Christened: 8 Oct 1754 - Cratfield, Suffolk
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3 F Martha BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 1757 - Cratfield, Suffolk
     Christened: 23 Oct 1757 - Cratfield, Suffolk
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4 F Elizabeth BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 13 Jan 1760 - Linstead Magna, Suffolk
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         Spouse: Charles JESSOP (Abt 1757-      )
           Marr: 5 May 1782 - Frostenden, Suffolk, England

5 F Mary BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 12 Dec 1761 - Linstead Magna, Suffolk
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6 F Priscilla BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 1764 - Linstead Magna, Suffolk
     Christened: 5 Apr 1764 - Linstead Magna, Suffolk
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7 F Eloess BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 2 Nov 1766 - Linstead Magna, Suffolk
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8 F Chloe BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 1 Nov 1767 - Linstead Magna, Suffolk
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9 M John BEDINGFIELD

           Born: Abt 1769 - Linstead Magna, Suffolk
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           Died: 1844 - Linstead Magna, Suffolk
         Buried: 20 Feb 1844 - Linstead Magna, Suffolk

         Spouse: Lucy BRYENTON (1776-      )
           Marr: 24 Oct 1794 - Linstead Magna, Suffolk

10 M Henry BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 8 Dec 1771 - Linstead Magna, Suffolk
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11 M Abraham BEDINGFIELD

           Born: Abt 1773 - Linstead Magna, Suffolk
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           Died: 21 Jan 1842 - Linstead Magna, Suffolk
         Buried: 26 Jan 1842 - Cratfield, Suffolk

         Spouse: Sarah COLLINGS (1773-1864)
           Marr: 21 Oct 1795 - Linstead Magna, Suffolk

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Robert BEDINGFIELD

Husband Robert BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 1749 - Cratfield, Suffolk
     Christened: 3 Sep 1749 - Cratfield, Suffolk
           Died: 7 Nov 1755 - Huntingfield, Suffolk
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         Father: Robert BEDINGFIELD (Abt 1723-      )
         Mother: Martha PHILPOT (1727-1798)

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Robert BEDINGFIELD

Husband Robert BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 1837 - Denham By Eye, Suffolk
     Christened: 17 Sep 1837 - Denham By Eye, Suffolk
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         Father: William BEDINGFIELD (1801-1840)
         Mother: Mahalah MOORE (      -      )

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Robert BEDINGFIELD

Husband Robert BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 15 Apr 1838 - Linstead Magna, Suffolk
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         Father: Samuel BEDINGFIELD (1803-1881)
         Mother: Maria KERRIDGE (Abt 1801-      )

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Robert Collins BEDINGFIELD and Edaliza HEFFER

Husband Robert Collins BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 1798 - Cratfield, Suffolk
     Christened: 19 Feb 1798 - Cratfield, Suffolk
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         Buried: 18 Sep 1881 - Kemptville On

         Father: Abraham BEDINGFIELD (Abt 1773-1842)
         Mother: Sarah COLLINGS (1773-1864)

       Marriage: 22 Jun 1823 - Cratfield, Suffolk

   Other Spouse: Sophia SPARKS (Abt 1804-1880) - 29 Mar 1830 - Fressingfield, Suffolk

Wife Edaliza HEFFER

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1 M Robert Hiffer BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 14 Oct 1826 - Suffolk
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           Died: 27 Jun 1906 - Kemptville On
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         Spouse: Juliet SUHITT (      -      )

         Spouse: Mary Allen BARNES (1845-1920)

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St Mary's

Robert Collins BEDINGFIELD and Sophia SPARKS

Husband Robert Collins BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 1798 - Cratfield, Suffolk
     Christened: 19 Feb 1798 - Cratfield, Suffolk
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         Buried: 18 Sep 1881 - Kemptville On

         Father: Abraham BEDINGFIELD (Abt 1773-1842)
         Mother: Sarah COLLINGS (1773-1864)

       Marriage: 29 Mar 1830 - Fressingfield, Suffolk

   Other Spouse: Edaliza HEFFER (      -      ) - 22 Jun 1823 - Cratfield, Suffolk

Wife Sophia SPARKS

           Born: Abt 1804
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           Died: 3 Nov 1880 - Kemptville On
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1 F Sophia Miriam SPARKS

           Born: 18 May 1834 - Montreal, Lc
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           Died: 26 May 1929 - Toronto, ON
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         Spouse: John WOLFE (Abt 1827-      )

2 F Sarah Ann BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 12 Sep 1836 - Montreal, Lc
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           Died: 27 Jan 1842 - Montreal, Lc
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3 M John Sparks BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 10 Mar 1839 - Montreal, Lc
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4 F Mary Ann BEDINGFIELD

           Born:  - Montreal, Qc
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           Died: 24 Jun 1841 - Montreal, Lc
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5 M William Collins BEDINGFIELD

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6 M William H Collins BEDINGFIELD

           Born: Abt 1844
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         Spouse: Amanda C CLOTHIER (Abt 1848-1874)

Robert Herbert BEDINGFIELD and Sarah Louise ELNER

Husband Robert Herbert BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 17 Oct 1851 - Cratfield, Suffolk
     Christened: 13 Aug 1854 - Huntingfield, Suffolk
           Died: 12 Oct 1928 - Leiston, Suffolk
         Buried:  - Leiston, Suffolk

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         Mother: Mary BEDINGFIELD (1825-      )

       Marriage: 14 Oct 1875 - Huntingfield, Suffolk

Wife Sarah Louise ELNER

           Born: 28 Nov 1852 - Huntingfield, Suffolk
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1 M William BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 26 Mar 1880
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2 F Anna BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 19 Jul 1876
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3 F Louisa Quinton BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 4 Jan 1882
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4 F Ellen Kate BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 13 Sep 1883
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5 M Charles Robert BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 23 Feb 1888
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St Mary's

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St Margarets

General Notes (Husband)

1861 Census Living with Grandparents

Notes (Marriage)

St Mary's

Robert Hiffer BEDINGFIELD and Juliet SUHITT

Husband Robert Hiffer BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 14 Oct 1826 - Suffolk
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           Died: 27 Jun 1906 - Kemptville On
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         Father: Robert Collins BEDINGFIELD (1798-1881)
         Mother: Edaliza HEFFER (      -      )

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   Other Spouse: Mary Allen BARNES (1845-1920)

Wife Juliet SUHITT

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1 M John H BEDINGFIELD

           Born: Abt 1857 - Kemptville On
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2 F Edith BEDINGFIELD

           Born: Abt 1859 - Kemptville On
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3 F Living (details have been suppressed)

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Rosa Ellen BEDINGFIELD

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Wife Rosa Ellen BEDINGFIELD

           Born: 1870
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         Father: George BEDINGFIELD (1834-1918)
         Mother: Sarah Ann SHARMAN (      -      )

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