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Stanley Jeans & Katie Benitz | Page last modified: 12 Jul. 2021 |
Year | Age | Event |
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1882-04-14 | 0 | Stanley Roger Jeans was born in Norton-Bavant, Wiltshire, England. His parents were Henry William Jeans (agriculturalist) and Mary Katherine Brown. |
1884-04-06 | 0 | Katherine Stuart Benitz, Katie, was born at Ea. "La California", Las Rosas, Santa Fé, Arg. The daughter (and second child) of William Otto Benitz and Clara Electa Allyn. |
1897-1899 | 16-17 | Katie travelled with her parents & family to the UK and the US. She & sister Hattie accompanied their grandmother, Josephine Kolmer-Benitz, to California before rejoining their mother in Winona, Minnesota. |
ca.1900s | - | Stanley began his business activities in Argentina. |
1904 | 22 | Katie and sister Hattie travelled to the US on the SS Byron, arriving New York, June 1904, continuing to Winona, Minnesota. |
1914-1918 | - | Stanley obtained a commission in the The Wiltshire regiment. He was badly wounded & recovered in England. |
ca.1920s | - | Stanley returned to Argentina. |
1920-04-24 | 38 / 36 | Stanley & Katie were married. |
1930 | - | Stanley joined his brother in Brazil. After his brother died, he took over the management of Wilson, Jeans & Co. |
1943-02-15 | 60 | Stanley died of a heart attack, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was buried in the Cemiterio dos Ingleses, Gamboa Cemetery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
1963-07-30 | -0 | Katie died at the Hurlingham Club (where she lived), Hurlingham, Buenos Aires (prov.), Arg. She was buried in the Benitz family cemetery, Estancia "La California", Las Rosas, Santa Fé, Arg. |
© Peter Benitz (Benitz Family)