Delmer William BENNETT
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Name Delmer William BENNETT Birth 12 Jul 1925 Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
[1] Christening 5 Jan 1926 [1] Gender Male Death 23 Aug 1976 Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
[2] Burial Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Person ID I16518 Whitewater Region Early Families Last Modified 26 Jul 2022
Father William Andrew BENNETT, b. 21 May 1896, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
d. 19 May 1977, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
(Age 80 years) Mother Beatrice Margaret COWIE, b. 20 Aug 1899, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
d. 11 Sep 1975, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
(Age 76 years) Marriage 25 Jun 1919 Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
[3, 4] Family ID F2150 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Norma Annie GILLAN, b. 31 May 1925, Assiniboia, , Saskatchewan, Canada
d. 12 Feb 2013, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
(Age 87 years) Marriage 7 May 1947 Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
[5] Children 1. Judith Norma BENNETT, b. 17 Nov 1948, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
d. 15 Jan 2023, Deep River, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
(Age 74 years)2. Stewart Delmer BENNETT, b. 28 Mar 1953, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
d. 28 Jun 2022 (Age 69 years)+ 3. Donna Margaret Ann BENNETT, b. 22 May 1956, Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
d. 19 Sep 1996, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
(Age 40 years)Family ID F8379 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Apr 2025
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Photos 
01617-Bennett cousins - Irvin & WM Bennett; Delmer & Osborne Bennett, Alden May
grandsons of Andrew and Mary (nee Johnston) Bennett
01617-Bennett, Delmer & Norma Gillan wedding photo 
Bennett, Ossie in WWII Taken on leave in England. Ft:Ossie Bennett, Russell Graham (bro-in-law) Bk: unknown, Delmer Bennett (brother of Ossie), ?
Photograph from the collection of Joanne Olivero
Stewart Delmer BENNETT with his dad Delmer at the opening day of their new barn
Photographed by Bill Montaigne; Negative photographed by Sean Izzy Roland and posted on FB page Pembroke Bill Montaigne Photo's for sharing

Delmer William BENNETT at opening of new barn
Photographed by Bill Montaigne; Negative photographed by Sean Izzy Roland and posted on FB page Pembroke Bill Montaigne Photo's for sharing
Delmer & Norma BENNETT at opening of their new barn. Bud Barrett on the microphone
Photographed by Bill Montaigne; Negative photographed by Sean Izzy Roland and posted on FB page Pembroke Bill Montaigne Photo's for sharing
Delmer & Norma BENNETT's barn opening - dau Donna on fence with friend Lianne Wren
Photographed by Bill Montaigne; Negative photographed by Sean Izzy Roland and posted on FB page Pembroke Bill Montaigne Photo's for sharing
Delmer William BENNETT barn opening - Clarence McBride on the microphone
Photographed by Bill Montaigne; Negative photographed by Sean Izzy Roland and posted on FB page Pembroke Bill Montaigne Photo's for sharing
Delmer William BENNETT barn opening, Jack McLaren on the microphone
Photographed by Bill Montaigne; Negative photographed by Sean Izzy Roland and posted on FB page Pembroke Bill Montaigne Photo's for sharing
Delmer & Norma BENNETT's barn opening - interior of barn
Photographed by Bill Montaigne; Negative photographed by Sean Izzy Roland and posted on FB page Pembroke Bill Montaigne Photo's for sharing
Documents 
01617-Bennett, Delmer & Norma Gillan wed
newspaper clipping, Renfrew Advance, May 15 1947
Bennett, Delmer obituary
The Cobden Sun, Aug 25, 1976
Bennett, Delmar on furlough
The Cobden Sun, Jun 15, 1944 p. 8
Bennett, Delmer obituary
Newspaper clipping, The Renfrew Mercury, date unknown, from Scrapbook labeled 1978 held at Whitewater Historical Society
Bennett, Delmer obituary
Newspaper clipping, paper & date unknown, from Scrapbook labeled 1978 held at Whitewater Historical Society
Bennett, Delmar & Norma's farm for sale
Newspaper clipping, The Cobden Sun, date unknownBennett, Delmer honored post-humously by Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame
newspaper clipping from scrapbook at Whitewater Historical Society, 1981-82
Bennett, Delmer expands his dairy operation
Newspaper Clipping from the 1973 Scrapbook of Irene McLaren,
provided to Fay Bennett by Jack McLaren

Bennett, Delmer - new barn
Newspaper Clipping from the 1971-72 Scrapbook of Irene McLaren,
provided to Fay Bennett by Jack McLaren

Bennett, Delmer - new barn 2
Newspaper Clipping from the 1971-72 Scrapbook of Irene McLaren,
provided to Fay Bennett by Jack McLaren

Bennett, Delmar elected president of R. C. Holstein Breeders Assoc
The Cobden Sun, Nov 22, 1962
Bennett, Delmer posthumously inducted to OFA Hall of Fame
the Cobden Sun, Dec 9, 1987
Bennett, Delmer obituary
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of John Costello
Renfrew County farmers march in Ottawa
Newspaper clipping from the collection of Jack & Janice McLaren
Headstones 
Gravestone-Bennett, Delmer & Norma nee Gillan
Ross Presbyterian Cemetery, Ross Twp
taken by Fay Bennett
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Sources - [S611] United Church of Canada (Beachburg and Westmeath, Ontario, Canada), Church Record - Baptisms,Beachburg and Westmeath, United Church of Canada, 1925-1927.
- [S52] Newspaper - The Cobden Sun, (Weekly Publication), Well known farmer dies (Reliability: 3).
- [S779] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), #022503 Ontario Marriage Registration (Reliability: 3).
Andrew William Bennett age 23 yrs of Westmeath Twp, bachelor, farmer, prebyterian s/o Andrew Bennett and Mary Johnston to Beatrice Margaret Cowie age 20 yrs of Ross Twp; spinster, farmer's dau; prebyterian d/o Isaac Cowie and Grace Galbraith Erskine at Ross on Jun 25 1919 - [S52] Newspaper - The Cobden Sun, (Weekly Publication), July 4 1919 p. 1 (Reliability: 3).
- [S731] Newspaper Archive - Paper of Record, Newspaper - Renfrew Advance, (http://www.paperofrecord.com/Default.asp), May 15, 1947, Bennett - Gillan Wedding (Reliability: 3).
- [S611] United Church of Canada (Beachburg and Westmeath, Ontario, Canada), Church Record - Baptisms,Beachburg and Westmeath, United Church of Canada, 1925-1927.
