Stephen
Edward
Bent
Jr.
Born in Annapolis, Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Son of Stephen Edward Bent
and Amia (Tupper) Bent
Husband of
Lucy Jane (Willet) Bent
— married
5 Jul 1855 in Annapolis, Nova Scotia
Husband of
Mary Elizabeth (Parker) Bent
— married
4 Oct 1860 in Annapolis, Nova Scotia
Husband of
Emma (Bacon) Bent
— married
1 Oct 1884 in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Descendants 
Died
at age 69
in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Aug 2013
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Biography
Stephen was born in 1823 in Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, the son of Stephen Edward Bent and Amia Tupper. (*) He inherited his father's farm and remained there until death. While the location, about nine miles from Annapolis, was originally known as Bentville it later became Tupperville. Stephen married three times and had nine children. His first wife Lucy Jane Willet died at age 22. There were two children from this union. Stephen's second wife was Mary Elizabeth Parker and they had seven children. After Mary Elizabeth died Stephen married Mrs. Emma (Bacon) Bent, widow of John Bent. Stephen passed away in April 1891 and was buried in the Round Hill Cemetery.
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Sources
- ↑ Entered by Marie Chantigny, Friday, August 16, 2013.
- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, The Bent Family in America, p. 143,
228. STEPHEN EDWARD BENT (Stephen/David/Micah/Hopestill/Peter/John) was born in Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia Jan., 30, 1823; died where he was born 1891, ae 68.(*)
- 1881 Census of Canada, Annapolis, STEPHEN E. BENT 58, farmer, widowed, Howard E. Bent 17, Janie E. Bent 13, Albert E. Bent 12, John S Bent 11, Rupert Bent 7
- Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, STEPHEN EDWARD BENT, birth 30 Jan 1823 Nova Scotia, death 30 April 1892, Nova Scotia, son of Stephen E. Bent and Amia Tupper, Round Hill Cemetery
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Stephen by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Stephen:
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