Aerial view of the Berrns family farm in 1979

The Berrns

North River Ranch

Berrns Family Farm historical display and engraved plaque

Berrns Family Farm display. Click the photo for a closer look.

Aerial view of the Berrns family farm in 1979

Aerial view of the Berrns family farm in 1979.

Life History of Benjamin Franklin

When Benjamin Franklin Berrns was born on 29 July 1898, at Yorkton in the Provisional District of Assiniboia, North West Territories. Yorkton, Before Saskatchewan became a Province, in 1905 Yorkton's address was: Provisional District of Assiniboia, North West Territories.

His father, John Frederick Cornelson Berrns, was 35 and his mother, Maria Gretchen Behrens, was 35. He had at least 1 son with Esther Peaker.

He lived in Saskatchewan, Canada in 1916 and Delta, Whatcom, Washington, United States in 1920. He died on 27 October 1992, in Springside, Orkney No. 244, Saskatchewan, Canada, at the age of 94, and was buried in Springside, Orkney No. 244, Saskatchewan, Canada.

North River Ranch alongside his parents, Brian and Judy,

Aerial view of North River Ranch in 2020

North River Ranch in 2020.

Family and community members at Supper in the Field in 2026

Supper in the Field, 2026.

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