Delaney Walker BENT^[1]

1858 - 1915  (57 years)

• Name	Delaney Walker BENT
  Birth	Dec 1858	Milton, Queens, NS   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Dec 1915	Lunenburg, Lunenburg, NS   [4]
  	Cause: cancer
  Burial	Brookside Cemetery, Bridgewater, NS
  Person ID	I352149	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Elias BENT
  Mother	Rebecca DOLLIVER
  Family ID	F63936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ruth Amanda RAFUSE,   b. 28 Nov 1855, Conquerall Bank, Lunenburg, NS d. 1887, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, NS (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1886	Bridgewater, Lunenburg, NS   [2]
  Children	1. James Rafuse BENT,   b. 1887, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, NS d. 11 Feb 1973, Halifax, Halifax, NS (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F108071	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Margaret MESSER,   b. 2 Sep 1844, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, NS d. 25 Jun 1916, Lunenburg County, NS (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1903	Bridgewater, Lunenburg, NS   [5]
  Family ID	F145560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1911 - Book: 2 - Page: 433. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1886 book: 1829 page: 15 number: 199. [S1339] Inscription Survey, Brookside Cemetery--Bridgewater. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1915 book: 42 page: 243 number: 773. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1903 book: 1829 page: 291 number: 209.