Benjamin Hallowell

Benjamin Hallowell [1725-1799] – obituary notice

Note: this is the father of Admiral Sir Benjamin Hllowell, one of Nelson's "band of brothers". He had returned to Canada, and was living in York (now Toronto) with his daughter Mary, who had married the Hon. John Elmsley, Chief Justice of Upper Canada.

The York Papers: The Upper Canada Gazette

Volume One - December 1796 - December 1824 [includes The York Gazette, The York Weekly Post, The York Weekly Register]

Bur-Mor Publications, W.Craig Burtch: Publisher, ISBN: 1-55024-104-4, May 1991

Saturday, March 30, 1799

Obit: a) "On Thursday last, Benj. Hallowell, Esq., in the 75th year of his age. The funeral will be held on Tuesday next, and will proceed from the house of the Chief Justice to the Garrison, Burying Ground, at one o'clock precisely. The attendance of his friends is requested."

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