Jim Ward's Ancestors

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WARD, Benjamin Franklin "Frank"

Male 1925 - 2000  (75 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  WARD, Benjamin Franklin "Frank" was born on 20 May 1925 in Twining, Alberta, Canada; died on 11 Jun 2000 in Langley, British Columbia, Canada; was buried about 15 Sep 2000 in Queens Park, sec "L", Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _ADDR: 01 Jan 1959, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Notes:

    remembers having to choose whom to live with when his parents divorced. He and Harry went with their father, while June and the others stayed with their mother.

    Graduated with squadron 91 as a Wireless Air Gunner. He trained on Harvards and Bolingbrokes (a twin engine bomber with a central turret on top). Frank recalled climbing into the turret, and then a plate was bolted on behind him, thus allowing the turret to rotate freely, and thus preventing his getting out in an emergency.

    purchased a 1/4 section of land Northeast of Airdrie, Alberta. Legal description of . Frank loved to stay out there (in a little trailer they placed on the land), and he ran a few cattle and had a large garden. When they first drilled their well it was free flowing artesian.

    had a heart attack just after returning home from an appointment with his heart specialist. Treated in the Calgary General Hospital.

    Died:
    Heart Attack at home of daughter, Diane.

    Benjamin married VAUGHAN, Grace Patricia on 31 May 1947 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Grace (daughter of VAUGHAN, Harold Rudolph "Jack" and FULLER, Zelphie Alice "Belle") was born on 31 May 1929 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; died on 28 Feb 2000 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; was buried about 15 Sep 2000 in Queens Park, sec "L", Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. WARD, J.K.  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  WARD, J.K. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1)

    J.K. married MCINTOSH, L.J. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    J.K. married BOOTH, K.L. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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