Very interesting Jared. Glad to see people make connections on the Posts. I will send it on to the NS List. Carolyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jared Handspicker" <[email protected]> To: "Carolyn Wallace" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 11:45 PM Subject: Re: [NS-L] Bent-Pringle,Hfx.; (Info on married BENT) > > Louis Milner Bent was s/o Rev. Louis Roland Bent and Elsie Ruth Moseley. > Louis Roland Bent was s/o Rev. Alton Milner Bent and Laura Alexandria > Calnek. > Alton Milner Bent was s/o Henry Bent and Olivia P. Miller > Laura Calnek was great-grandaughter of Jacob Calnek. > Henry Bent was s/o Ebenezer Bent and Loretta Dench. > Ebenezer Bent was s/o Samuel Bent and Rachel Ray. > Samuel Bent, b. 1739, Milton, MA, USA, was great-grandson of Joseph Bent, > b. 1641, Sudbury, mA, the son of John and Martha Bent. > > According to Savage's GDNE, John Bent came in the "Confidence" in 1638, > aged 35, from Southampton, England, a husbandman of Penton in the same > company with wife Martha, and children Robert, William, Peter, John and > Ann, all by custom house records, under 12 years of age; went home the > same year to bring more of his family, and came again, next year, in the > "Jonathan", had grant of land 1639, was freeman 13-May-1640, had Joseph > 16-May-1641; Martha; and perhaps others. His mother Agnes, sister Agnes > Blanchard, and her infant children died on the voyage in the "Jonathan." > he was one of the proprietors of Marlborough; but d. at sea, 27-Sep-1672. > His widow died 15-May-1679. > > Jared > >> Eastern Chronicle, New Glasgow,N.S., Tuesday,13 Oct 1942: >> > SNIPS >> >> BENT- PRINGLE >> >> A quiet wedding of interest to many throughout the province took place >> on Tuesday evening, Oct.6, at St. Paul's Church, Halifax, when Kathleen >> Ernestine Pringle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Pringle, Three Rivers, >> Que., was united in marriage to Louis Milner Bent, son of Rev.L.R. >> Bent, rector of St.James' Church and Mrs. Bent. Rev.Ven. Archdeacon >> Savary officiated at the ceremony in the presence of immediate >> relatives. The organist of St. Paul's rendered the wedding music.The >> bride was attractive in a beige dress worn with brown accessories. She >> carried a bouquet of yellow sunset roses. Mrs. Gerald Bowes was matron >> of honor while Alton Bent, brother of the groom, was groomsman. A >> reception was later held at the home of the groom's aunt, Mrs.A.W. >> Greig, Newtown Avenue. >> > SNIPS > > ------------------------ > Jared "Jed" Handspicker > [email protected] > > "Do your best; let God do the rest." > > >