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Benjamin STANWOOD

Benjamin STANWOOD

Male 1878 - 1951  (72 years)

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  • Name Benjamin STANWOOD 
    Birth 15 Jun 1878  Anoka, Anoka, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Death certificate provides date of birth as 18 June 1878 in Anoka, MN; however, Ben's own statement of birth (15 June 1878) as recorded in the WWI Draft Registration is accepted for this record.
    Gender Male 
    Census 9 Jun 1880  Webster, Rice, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1 May 1885  Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 10 Jun 1895  Northfield, Rice, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1 Jun 1900  Bridgewater, Rice, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 9 Jun 1900  Floodwood, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Illness 11 Oct 1900  Princeton, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • Typhoid,
      Ben Stanwood arrived in the village last Tuesday morning from Floodwood. He is suffering from weakness caused by an attack of typhoid some time ago, and has come here to be nursed back to health by his relatives.
    Illness 1 Nov 1900  Princeton, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Residence 1917  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    2430 Hiawatha ave; eng[ineer?] 
    Residence 12 Sep 1918  Pray, Jackson, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 21 Jan 1920  Knapp, Jackson, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    News 19 Feb 1920  Princeton, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • Mrs. Lavina Stanwood
      Mrs. Livana (sic) Stanwood, wife of A.J. Stanwood, formerly of this village, died on February 8 at the home of her son-in-law, J.C. Cameron, in Minneapolis. Death resulted from pneumonia accelerated by old age.

      Mrs. Stanwood, whose maiden name was Lavina Bursley, was born in Bangor, Maine, on October 11, 1848. She later moved, with her parents, to Minnesota, first locating in Monticello and then moving to Santiago, where on January 26, 1870, she was married to A.J. Stanwood. She and her husband celebrated their golden wedding this winter and the children were present at the festivities. Besides her husband she is survived by seven children, viz., Mrs. H.E. Cravens and Mrs. J.C. Cameron, Minneapolis; Mrs. Susie Simpson, Owatonna; Bert Stanwood, Duluth; Benjamin Stanwood, Pray, Wis.; Fred Stanwood, Rochester; and Melvin Stanwood, Valla (sic) Jose, Cal. She also leaves a sister, Mrs. Henry Orrock of Santiago; and a brother, John Bursley, who is an inmate of the soldiers' home at Ritsel, Wash., besides 15 grandchildren.

      Mrs. Stanwood lived in Princeton for several years and her old time friends will be grieved to learn of her death. she was one of those sturdy pioneer women who was held in high esteem by all who knew her.
    News 20 May 1939  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    • Obituary of Georgiana (Stanwood) Cravens
    News 25 Dec 1946  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    • Obituary of Susan (Stanwood) Simpson
    News 30 Apr 1947  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    • Obituary of Bert J. Stanwood
    Death 19 Jan 1951  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Obituary 22 Jan 1951  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    Burial 22 Jan 1951  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Crystal Lake Cemetery
    Person ID I2531  Stanwood Family
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2021 

    Father Albert Jerome STANWOOD,   b. 23 Dec 1848, Woodville, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1921, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Lavina Spencer BURSLEY,   b. 11 Oct 1848   d. 8 Feb 1920, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 15 Jan 1871  Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    Family ID F659  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Myrtle Mae THOMAS,   b. 5 May 1892   d. Sep 1975 (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 2 May 1911  Cass, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    Children 
     1. Myron Delbert STANWOOD,   b. 16 Dec 1912, Cass, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1977, Pequot Lakes, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     2. Benjamin STANWOOD   d. Nov 1988
     3. Albert Allen STANWOOD,   b. 29 Jan 1918, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1987, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     4. Phyllis STANWOOD,   b. 12 Feb 1925, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 2012 (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F675  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2024 

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  • Notes 
    • Death certificate states Benjamin was a veteran of the Spanish American war.

  • Sources 
    1. [S92] Minnesota, Hennepin, deaths, death certificate no. 18606 302 (1951), Ben[jamin] Stanwood, Minnesota Historical Society, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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    2. [S49] "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918".
      Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 April 2011), card for Benjamin Stanwood, serial no. [illegible], Local Board, [illegible]; citing United States, Selective Service System, NARA M1509, imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
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    3. [S1253] CENSUS: U.S., 1880 Minnesota, Rice, Webster; 131; p. 9 (penned) or 210A (stamped); dwelling 76, family 76; ebster, Albert, Lavina, Georgiana, Lavina, Albert, Benjamin and Mortimer Stanwood; 3 May 2015.
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    4. [S1351] CENSUS: State, 1885 Minnesota, Sherburne, [Town not specified], pp. 6-7 (447-448 written in margins), family no. 46, Albert, Lavina, Georgiana, Lavina, Bertie J., Benjamin, Freddie and Melvin Stanwood; Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota State Population Census, 1885, roll MNSC_44; images online, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 May 2015).
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    5. [S1353] CENSUS: State, 1895 Minnesota, Rice, Northfield, p. 10, family 50, Albert and Lavina Stanwood with Bert, Lavina, Benjamin, Fred, Melvin and Susan Stanwood; Minnesota Historical Society, roll V290_93; images online, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 May 2015).
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    6. [S1279] CENSUS: U.S., 1900 Minnesota, Rice Co., Bridgewater; 146; sheet 6A; dwelling 113, family 116; Albert, Lavina, Bert J., Benjamin, Fred, Melvin and Susan Stanwood; 3 May 2015.
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    7. [S1280] CENSUS: U.S., 1900 Minnesota, St. Louis, Floodwood; 255; sheet 4B; dwelling 37, family 37; Albert J., Bert J., and Benjamin Stanwood; 3 May 2015.
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    8. [S1421] NEWS: The Princeton Union, Typhoid; 11 October 1900; Ben Stanwood, p. 5, c. 1; 18 March 2012.
      Ben Stanwood arrived in the village last Tuesday morning from Floodwood. He is suffering from weakness caused by an attack of typhoid some time ago, and has come here to be nursed back to health by his relatives.

    9. [S1421] NEWS: The Princeton Union, [no title specified]; local news; 1 November 1900; Ben Stanwood, Mrs. McArden, p. 1; 3 February 2013.

    10. [S1679] DB: Minneapolis City Directory Collection 1859-1917, 21 May 2016; Albert Stanwood, barnman, residing at 2007 Cedar Ave.; and Benj Stanwood, eng., res. 2430 Hiawatha ave, 1917:2041.
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    11. [S1318] CENSUS: U.S., 1920 Wisconsin, Jackson, Knapp; 43; sheet 4A; dwelling 51, family 51; Benj. and Mert[?] Stanwood; 1 April 2013.
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    12. [S1421] NEWS: The Princeton Union, Mrs. Lavina Stanwood; obituary; 19 February 1920; Lavina Stanwood, p. 1, c. 1; 11 November 2011.
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    13. [S1145] NEWS: The Minneapolis Star, Death notices; 20 May 1939; Georgiana Cravens, p. 8; 2011.
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    14. [S195] Minneapolis Tribune, 25 December 1946, obituary, Susan Simpson.
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    15. [S1145] NEWS: The Minneapolis Star, Obituaries and funerals; 29 April 1947; Bert J. Stanwood, p. 27; 4 October 2021.
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    16. [S842] Minneapolis Star, Minnesota (print edition), Minneapolis (Minnesota) Star, 22 January 1951, obituary, Benjamin Stanwood, p. 25, c. 2.
      “Stanwood-Ben,” Minneapolis Star, 22 January 1951, obituary of Benjamin Stanwood, p. 25, c. 2.
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    17. [S803] Minnesota, Sherburne County, marriages, marriage license n.n. (1871), Albert Stanwood and Lavina Bursley, County Recorder, Elk River.
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    18. [S1686] DB: Minnesota Official Marriage System, entry for Benjmain Stanwood and Myrtle Thomas, m. 5/2/1911, cert #C-391.



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