FREDERICK SYROM BENSAM

 

Second son of  JOSHUA EBENEZER the Second Son of GRACE the Eldest Daughter of REV.J.JOSHUA

 

 

 

Joshua     Grace      Joshua Ebenezer

Frederick Syrom Bensam

 

 

211

Grace Annie Bai

2111

Ranee S.Aberna Bai

 

 

2112

Rukmoni Emerald Joslyn

 

 

2113

Reginald I.E.Rajanayagam

 

 

2114

R.A.Vethanayagam

 

 

2115

Rienzi Paul Nayagam

 

212

Asir Perin Roy

2121

Ruskin Roy

 

 

2122

Pearl Emeline Ramola

 

213

Josephine Powrnami Bai

2131

E.A.George

 

 

2132

Abernam Sakuntala Grace

 

 

2133

Augustine Jawahar

 

 

2134

Paul Rajendran

 

 

2135

Justin Nirmal Kumar

 

 

2136

Christine Premila

 

214

Frederick Syrom Bensam

2141

Baby (Frederick Ebenezer)

 

 

2142

Christine A.Retnakumari

 

215

Whitley Thompson

2151

Pearline Sworna Yeshodara

 

 

2152

Yeshwant

 

 

 

 

            Mr.Frederick Ebenezer was the second son of Mr.A.J.Ebenezer, the famous choir master (Paattu Vaathiar) ofNAGERCOIL Home Church till 1950.  He studied at the Mission School and College at NAGERCOIL.

 

He started his career as a teacher but later joined the YMCA as its Secretary and served in Madras.  After about ten years as Y.M.C.A.Secretary he resigned his job to take up work as an Officer in the Life Insurance Corporation of India.  With his pleasing manners and convincing talk he was very successful in this field.  He was always cheerful and had a smiling face which was an attraction for many to be in his company.

 

He was a member of many prestigious clubs.  As Vice President of the Y’s Men’s Club for the Austral-Asia Region for many years he travelled all over the world several times.

 

He married Olive Mabel Suhasini the second  daughter  of  Mr. Alex  J. Daniel  and  Mrs. Retnammal Daniel.  She is a very kind soft spoken lady always cheerful like her husband.  She is very talented in music and a very good singer.  She also plays the piano and violin well.

 

            They have a daughter Christine Retnakumari who is married and lives in Chennai with her husband Mr.Sam Justin Moses.  Both her children are in the United States.

 

            Mr.Frederick Ebenezer died on 27th December,1995 at the age of 76 years leaving behind his wife Mrs.Mabel Frederick who is now at Chennai and  the only.daughter and her family.