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Beatrice Ann MacCallum Bennett
1931–2008
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Beatrice Ann MacCallum Bennett was born on Pictou Island in 1931, a daughter of Howard and Jessie MacCallum. She married Harold Bennett, and her obituary records a large family as well as an infant son who died young. PIHS family recollection links Harold to work on Campbell MacCallum’s farm, while Beatrice’s own family history connects the Bennett and MacCallum lines. She is commemorated with Harold and their infant son at Church Cemetery memorial C-004.
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Daniel MacCallum & Susanna Robertson MacCallum
Selected person’s details ↑Family around Beatrice Ann MacCallum Bennett · 5 generations · 5 of 154 people
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- Howard E. MacCallum ↔ spouse of Jessie M. MacDonald MacCallum
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- Howard E. MacCallum → parent of Beatrice Ann MacCallum Bennett
- Jessie M. MacDonald MacCallum → parent of Beatrice Ann MacCallum Bennett
- Harold A. Bennett ↔ spouse of Beatrice Ann MacCallum Bennett
- Harold A. Bennett → parent of Unnamed infant son of Harold and Beatrice Bennett
- Beatrice Ann MacCallum Bennett → parent of Unnamed infant son of Harold and Beatrice Bennett