THE BENEDICT FAMILY NEWS
Volume I Number 2 Summer 1993
Editor: Sheila Benedict, CGRS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Responses To Your Notes - Editor
(Rev.) Stephen Benedict by Grindol
Hello again to all descendants and collateral families of Thomas BENEDICT' of Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut.
Response to the first newsletter was astonishing - about 340 copies were mailed and to date, there have been close to eighty (80) returns, about 23 %! Needless to say, the decision was made to go ahead with a one-year trial period.
As promised, only questionnaire respondents are receiving this issue, including an invoice for one-year ($12.00). If you decide to subscribe, return your check to the address shown on the statement (those that prepaid have their invoice marked accordingly). If you do not subscribe, this will he your only mailing.
The plan was to get this issue mailed before the annual Benedict Family Reunion. Unfortunately that was wishful thinking on this editor's part. The Reunion was held on Sunday 1 August 1993 in the Randallsville NY Community Center. Perhaps, Ivan Benedict or someone else who attended could send an article about what happened, who was there, etc. It could he printed in the Fall, 1993 issue.
By the way, Winifred Benedict Quinn informed us that her daughter, Jean Furner, is the new Secretary of the Benedict Reunion. Anyone interested can contact her at P.O. Box 736. Earlsville, NY 13332. (Jean - maybe you could send the minutes to be published?)
Before proceeding further, a reminder that many Benedicts endured the hardships of the disastrous midwest floods. To them and their kinfolk, the Benedict Families wish you well and pray that life is slowly returning to "normal" by the time this issue reaches your mailbox.
Many of those who responded to the questionnaire gave interesting answers and some sent family trees or lists of information about their Benedict connections. Those responses need to be acknowledged – it is your newsletter and the data you requested should be made known to others. Therefore, starting with this issue and continuing through the whole year, space will he devoted to your questions and answers, family connections and charts and other information pertinent to Benedicts and collateral Benedict families. That will give the newsletter an informal tone to which I hope all of you approve.
So how to begin - I guess the easiest way is with the responses to the questionnaire. Not surprisingly, those people who took the time to return them gave few negative opinions about the content or intent of the first issue. The majority did not have an opinion about the name of the newsletter (40+), the next highest vote said it should stay Benedict Family News(20+).
Some other names suggested: Benedict Branches, Benedict Banner, The Benedict Heritage News and Benedict Brethren. A Contest? Most did not care one way or the other.
The three most important elements to almost all respondents were (1) updated data for their branch of the "tree"; (2) validation of where Thomas was from - Nottingham or ?; and (3) queries; direct lines and collaterals.
Several wrote that had multiple Benedict lines and Ellen Jacobus, of Elmira, NY, stated she has FOUR lines through daughters! Almost all knew about or owned the first two volumes of Benedicts in America, Elwyn E. Benedict, Editor of Vol I, Author & Editor, Vol II. In fact, most stated they send updates to EEB regularly and some were anxious to learn when Vol. III might be available. The answer to that will have to come from Elwyn.
In "Straightening, Out The Confusion," the Benedict Coat of Arms was discussed. Only three respondents mentioned it, two of those wanting it used, the other thinking it should he eliminated. For now, it will continue to be seen on the first page of this newsletter.
Responding to your notes:
To Melissa Edmonds Limcaco, Terre Haute, IN: you wrote of having letters "...from before, during, and after the Civil War..." and I wonder if you would be willing to share some with us? If so, would you photocopy those pertinent to Benedicts and collateral families and they could be featured in a future issue?
Another item about the Civil War came from Nancy Benedict Gazan, Lansing MI. She wrote that her "...great-grandfather, Russell Benedict, died in the Civil War on 2/23/1865 at Nashville, Tenn. from small pox." She goes on to state she "...would he interested in how many Benedicts fought in the Civil War!" Certainly an excellent topic to pursue.
Well, Nancy - it was suggested by one of our copy editors that we ask if you would be interested in transcribing the names and record numbers from the National Archives microfilm. Those films could be ordered through an LDS library or reviewed at a regional archives near you.
A letter from Nancy B. Greist, Southbury, CT mentions that her son found her great grandfather, Edwin Benedict in a Civil War Roster " ...in an old book in Virginia." I hope you have the citation for that book, Nancy. That is the only way we can seriously use that information. Let me know - we can add it to our data about Benedicts who served in the Civil War.
And, to Ethel A. Hilmer (Waukesha, WI), Dr. Dorothy Branson (Kansas City, MO), and others who said they were related through Gideon4 (Joseph3, John2, Thomas1), you are kin to this editor's husband, Paul, and children. In addition, Larry Benedict, W. Des Moines, IA (our Circulation Editor) and Paul have close ancestry: John McCurdy Benedict-Larry/grgrandfather- and Henry Bigelow Benedict- Paul/grandfather - were brothers.
To Shirley Fields, of Ontario, Canada: your offer of information re "... Benedict history from [your] area... would be terrific. All of us know there is a large Canadian connection out there and most know who they are. Some of us would be thrilled to find out about one not before known. (We had several responses from Canada which must make us international!!)
A letter came from Karl T. Benedict Sr. M D, of Holden, MA. Several of the stories were of non-Benedict families - Abbotts & Howes (collaterals? - it was hard to tell). Dr. Benedict mentioned Sam Benedict (French-lndian War) and asked whether " Abbott[sic1 Carner Benedicts?? were loyalists "...or just business men in isolated northern Vermont before VT became a state?"
To respond, Dr. Karl, please type your question and send it to me again. I am not sure I read the names correctly yet feel certain the readers would like a chance to know to whom you refer. And, perhaps someone could answer your question.
James S. Benedict, MD, of San Pedro [California] offered to "...do drawings for newsletter..." In response: let us see a few, doe! Who knows -it might be interesting as long as the drawings pertain to our subject matter.
Jean Benedict Weber, Scarsdale, NY notes she has sent her material to EEB along with photographs and local maps. How about it, Jean? Some photos or maps would be excellent material to add to the newsletter.
Deborah Lee Rothery, Portland, OR writes that both she and her husband descend from our Thomas B. She calls it a "double whammy!"
And, Pat Ray of Ripon, CA says her "black holes" are "...with the names Wallace, Frost, Brown and Culver ~ Any Benedicts out there that cross with those names?
In a FAX from FLorida: It was several pages of Benedict Pension abstracts from the Revolutionary War. BUT, there are no citations therefore I can not use any of them! PLEASE let me know where these came from. I am sure the many Benedicts out there would love to see them reprinted in this newsletter. However, I absolutely will not use anything that does not come with FULL documentation.
To: Bonnie Hutcheson, Englewood, CO: you send a marvelous map of Norwalk, CT. Please send the citation showing where the map was found. It is something that should be shared with our other subscribers but it can not be used without citing the source from where it came!
Finally, as mentioned earlier, a number of extended family trees were sent back along with the questionnaires. This brings up an interesting point. Perhaps we need someone who would be willing to collect all those family trees and redo them on a one-page form or in book style so that they can be reproduced in the newsletter. It is impossible to use all the pages that were sent and I just do not have the time to retype them. Any volunteers??
In Vol 1, No. I, in "Straightening Out The Confusion," page 3, mention was made of the Hunlocke family, Anne Hunlocke, wife of William "Benedicke" in particular (parents of our Thomas'). Several respondents indicated they would like to know more about the Hunlockes. Actually, the following abstract is a genealogical gold mine, considering all the various family names and relationships that are spelled out in it. Who knows - some of you might read it and find other names you are looking for. However, please remember this is an abstract, not an original document! Enjoy...
Genealogical Gleanings in England, Abstracts of Wills Relating to Early American Families, with genealogical Notes and Pedigrees Constructed from The Wills and from Other Records. By Henry F. Waters, A.M. - with the Addition of Genealogical Gleanings in England, (New Series) A-Anyon (1907). Volume I - Published by Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD, 1969 - Page 1047:
"HENRY HUNLOCKE the elder of Wingerworth, Derby, gentleman, 13 July 1610, proved
1 February 1612. To be buried in the chancel of the parish church of Wingerworth, by Margaret my first and dear loving wife. To Edith my now wife my interest in the lease of the parsonage of Eaton in full extinguishment of all her right, title, interest &c. of all my goods &c.; but my son Henry shall have and enjoy the rents &c. until the feast of St. Martin the Bishop in winter which shall be in the year of our of Our Lord God 1611. I give and bequeath unto John Hunlocke, Denham Hunlocke and Thomas Hunlocke, the three sons of my cousin Thomas Hunlocke, twenty nobles apiece. To Henry Bywaters children, which he now hath by my cousin Alice, twenty shillings apiece. To John Boare his son, which he hath by my cousin Margaret, twenty shillings. To Richard Wharton his three children, which he hath by Catherine his now wife, twenty shillings apiece. To my cousin Raphe Crich his children twenty shillings apiece.. To Christopher Hunlocke and to Edward Hunlocke, son of my brother Christopher Hunlocke, twenty shillings apiece. To Isabell Dakyn her two children twenty shillings apiece. To Rose Hopkinsons daughter twenty shillings. To Thomas Caltons children, which he had by Grace Northedge, twenty shillings apiece. To Francis Brayelsford his children, which he had by Elizabeth Northedge, twenty shillings apiece. To my loving son Mr. William Benedicke forty shillings to buy him a ring for a remembrance. To my daughter Ann Benedicke twenty pounds, at one and twenty years of age. To my son Henry Felles twenty pounds at one and twenty. Elizabeth Willy of Chesterfield, widow. My brother Mr. Anthony Bradshaws his children,. My cousin Exuperius Bradshaw. My cousin Raph Clarke. Rosamond, Elizabeth and Anne Markeham, three of my wife's daughters. Bedding my wife brought from Eaton. My son Henry to be executor and my brothers in law Mr. Godfrey Clarke and Master Anthony Bradshaws overseers. Capell,20."
NOTE: From Mary Alice Benedict Grindol:
In the above reference to "...my son Henry Felles..," many people have speculated that the son was by another mother (i.e. illegitimate). More likely it refers to the Latin term filius (son; male offspring or filiolus (little son). Those who have read old documents know that spelling, capitalization and punctuation are often erratic. It appears that what was meant was 'Henry Jr."'
WHEN RESEARCHING, REMEMBER TO CHECK THE STRONG QUAKER (Society of Friends) CONNECTIONS IN MANY BENEDICT FAMILIES (a good example: my husband's Ohio Benedicts were Quakers) - jot down the following bibliography:
Hinshaw, William Wade, ed. Encyclopedia of American Ouaker Genealogy. 6 vols. 1936: reprint ed., Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1969.
If you think, or know for sure, that you have Quaker ancestry, be sure you research all volumes. The Quakers kept some of the best records available and that makes them a genealogist's best friend. These hooks can be found in just about every good genealogical library.
(REV.) STEPHEN BENEDICT (1755/6 - 1833) CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS
By Mary Alice Benedict Grindol*
Stephen Benedict6(Stephen5, Samuel4, Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas1) (Volume I Genealogy of the Benedicts in America [hereafter B of A], p. 32 #15) was not a minister. He had a previously unidentified second wife and his children were probably not all born in Greenville, Greene Co. NY. Also, he might have been a Revolutionary war soldier.
In 1984 this writer corresponded with The United Methodist Church Commission on Archives in Madison, NJ in the hope that a ministerial biography would be on file. No mention was found among the Commission records of Stephen Benedict. From this lack of information, it was suggested that he may have been a "local pastor", i.e. a "lay person who was authorized by the church to be an assistant to the ordained clergy in any given area. Such persons often had authority to perform marriages, as well as other pastoral duties. The church did not keep records on these persons...".
Stephen Benedict was born 16 Jan 1755 or 56 in CT, probably New Canaan, the son of Stephen5 Benedict and Ruth Keeler. He was baptized 15 Feb 1756 in and probably grew up in the established church of the community, the Congregational Church. (FHL film #4960 New Canaan, CT Congregational Ch. 1733-1891) According to B of A, after he married Miriam Jones [b. NY 1762, parents not identified!,, all of their ten children were born in Greenville NY. J. B. Beers' History of Greene County, New York (1884) makes no mention of the Benedict family other than "the old Greenville M.E. Church... members were Stephen Benedict [and others].. He was not called a minister.
The eldest child in the family was Stephen S., b. 1781 and the youngest was Joseph Blaisdell b. 1803. Also in Beers' History of Greene County... is the 1810 Federal Census for Greene Co. Stephen Benedict appears both in Cocksackie [sic] (p. 38) and in Greenville. One was probably the son, Stephen S. Benedict. Since Greene Co. was created from parts of Ulster and Albany Co. in 1800, a search of the 1790 Federal Census for Albany Co. NY in both Freehold (the original name for Greenville) and Coxsackie, turned up some familiar names but nothing resembling Stephen Benedict. The only Stephen Benedicts in all of NY were in Albany Co.: in Stillwater Town: 2 males of 16+, 2 males 16-, 3 females; and in Waterveliet: 1 male 16+, 1 male 16-, 4 females. The Waterveliet family would match "our" family for ages. Waterveliet lies at the junction of the Hudson and Mohawk, in what is now the N.E. corner of Albany Co.
The 1800 census for Saratoga Co. (also created from Albany Co.) shows Stephen Benedict still living in Stillwater. The family composition would only match if the eldest two children, Stephen and Esther were in another household. . . neither were yet married at that time. The only other Stephen Benedicts in NY in 1800 were in Oneida and Westchester Co. The Westchester Co. family also seems likely since Fairfield Co. CT and his father's property bordered the county line.
There was yet another possible Stephen Benedict, not closely related. B of A, Vol. I (p.95-6) states that Stephen5 (Thomas4, Thomas3, John2, Thomas1), b. Norwalk CT 1734 and d. 1835, moved with his brother Uriah Benedict and others to Ball's Town [i.e. Ballston, Albany Co. NY] in the latter part of 1773. He was probably the soldier that served in the Revolution from Saratoga Co. [formed from Albany Co. in 1791] though it may have been "ours". (New York in the Revolution, Fernow)
Stephen Benedict is buried in Cicero Center Cemetery, Onondaga Co. NY, identified in W.M. Beauchamp's Revolutionary Soldiers Resident or Dying in Onondaga Co., N. Y. ( 1923) as the Stone Arabia cemetery. Beauchamp lists his name among possible Revolutionary soldiers buried there. The grave marker is an interesting one. A large obelisk, apparently erected by Joseph Blaisdell Benedict, Stephen's youngest child, reads "Stephen Benedict died Nov. 23, 1833 aged 78 years. Miriam, his wife, died Aug. 4, 1822 aged 60 years Buried at Greenville, Greene Co., NY. Mary Benedict died Feb 11, 1870 aged 73 years [ b. ca. 1797]." On the other three sides of the marker are the dates for Joseph and his family.
Manlius, Onondaga Co. NY was also searched for evidence of my ancestor's church service. W.W. Clayton's History of Onondaga Co, New York (1878) lists ministers of the M.E. Church of Manlius (and states names were "not easy to obtain") but did not include Stephen Benedict. Under the heading of Village and Town of Cicero., however, the Stone Arabia M.E. Church, which was organized in 1845 listed among prominent members Mary Benedict.
Initially I assumed the Mary Benedict who was active at Stone Arabia church and was on the marker was Stephen's spinster daughter b.4 Dec 1790, who resided in Dewitt NY [which is near Manlius and Cicero Center] (B of A ). Mary Benedict, aged 64, a sister, born Greene Co. NY, lived with Joseph B. Benedict's family in 1855 (New York State Census, Town of Cicero Dw #107, line 8). She would have been born ca. l791, corresponding more closely to the date given in B of A.
Rather than a daughter, Mary Benedict of the family marker appears to be the second wife of Stephen Benedict. She is not mentioned in B of A. She was nearly the same age as his daughter Mary but younger, in fact younger than all but three of his children. In an 1834 Onondaga Co. deed to the executor of her deceased husband's estate, she is named "Mary Benedict, widow of Stephen Benedict of Manlius, deceased". Although it was called a release, she was paid $300 for lot number 40 in Manlius.(Book 54/421) The same property had been deeded to Stephen Benedict June 1827 by Samuel R. Mathews and Betsy, his wife. (Book 00/469)
But what of Stephen Benedict's church vocation? The answer was found on a return visit in 1990 to Greene County. There in the Town Historian's files I found in the book A History of the United Methodist Church of Greenville and Norton Hill on the Centennial of their Sanctuaries 1873-1973 (pp. 3, 4 ), "... The existing records of the quarterly conferences of the circuit [Albany] date back to 1800, and the first mention of Greenville is made. "The class leader at that time was Stephen Benedict, who later conveyed the land on which the first church was built... "
The reason for Stephen's conversion from Congregationalism may lie in this further explanation: "In August 1809, a camp meeting was held in Greenville, Bishop Asbury presided... Meetings of the classes were held at private houses, with an occasional preaching service in school houses, and in this way the spirit of Methodism was kept alive and the interest increased."(ibid.)
The land transaction mentioned above is confirmed by the deed which appears in Book E-2 pages 270-271 ( Greene Co. deeds). The indenture was made 16 Jan 1819 with grantors being Stephen Benedict and Miram [sic] his wife, both of the town of Granville [sic] of Green [sic]. Grantees were five trustees, including Stephen Benedict. I was able to locate the property on King Hill Rd. and discovered that a slate wall that surrounded the church and school still remained.
In 1814 a number of inhabitants of Greenville met at the house of Stephen Benedict and appointed Stephen Benedict "Moderator" and Stephen S. Benedict "Clark" [clerk]~. The majority agreed to build a house for the First Methodist Episcopal Church in the Town of Greenville. They chose Stephen Benedict and Joseph Blaisdell inspectors of the votes and chose five trustees [Stephen Benedict among them]. (Account Book of the King Hill M.E. Church, at the Vedder Memorial Library, Greene Co. Hist. Soc., Bronck House.)
The grave of Miriam (Jones) Benedict is at the King Hill cemetery near Surprise, NY on Surprise Result Rd., not far from the church site. Weeds and brush fill the burial plot and Miriam's stone is nearly unreadable due to acid rain. Fortunately, in 1985 Marcia Stewart and Robert Losee copied the inscriptions. A wonderful diagram in their hook, A Record of King Hill Cemetery, Greene Co. NY(1985) enabled me to locate the right grave. The photograph I took was more readable than reality.
"Fleshing out" our ancestors in this way make them real and more interesting. Now if someone would just tell me who Miriam's parents were!
* Mary Alice Benedict Grindol is the ggg-granddaughter of (Rev.) Stephen Benedict. She is a Registered Nurse currently employed at the VA Medical Center in Battle Creek M1. She has been working on her family roots for over ten years, is the editor of her local genealogical society's newsletter, and has authored two genealogies. Her article Jacob R. Benedict of Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana which appeared in The Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Magazine (Spring 1990 53/3, pp. 99-103) explains her Benedict connections, not yet identified when Vol II B of A was published in 1969. She would like to hear from anyone interested in this line. Her address is <grindolma1@aol.com>
QUERIES. . .QUERIES . . . QUERIES
Roberta Pierson, Queries Editor
NOTE: [These addresses may no longer be current.] Generation superscript numbering are NOT used in queries. Abbreviations: s/o - son of; cl/o - daughter (dau) of; w - wife; b,hpt,m,d - horn, baptized, married, died; abt - about (or ca circa); unk - unknown. In addition, two-letter zip code abbreviations will be used for states.
Looking for information on BENEDICT ancestry. Line of Daniel BENEDICT SAYRE s/o Lewis SAYER & Zillah BENEDICT (b 1813), d/o Daniel BENEDICT (b l783). Daniel is s/o Daniel /Daniel/Benjamin/ John/Thomas.
Jamie Niekarnp, 44414 N. Denmore Ave. Lancaster, CA 93535.
Capt. ___ BENEDICT, b abt 1776, d abt 1880 m??? Dau Hattie b abt 1800, m_BROWN; dau Caroline Augusta BROWN b 18 Nov 1848 Fairfield, CT; m James E. ACKERMAN, 12 Apr 1863. Their dau, Grace Fredella ACKERMAN WILSON is my grandmother. Who is Capt. BENEDICT and who did he marry? Where was he h/m/d?, CT or NY?
Carolyn Childress, 910 Fountainview Est. Lakeland, FL 33809.
Would like to correspond with descendants of Jacob R. BENEDICT (1796), w/Cynthia BRIGHTMAN, who lived in Hillsdale & St. Joseph Cos. Ml and Porter Co IN. A dau, Miriam M. DUNCAN (aka LEWIS) was a post-mistress in Michigan City (LaPorte) IN, 1880-81., 1882, she res. Cook Co IL. Another dau, Julia Ann WALDO (aka DUNCAN) of Ml, went to Wl & SD. Also a son Joseph Blaisdell BENEDICT who went to Baton Rough, LA.
Mary A. Benedict Grindol, 1821 Wausau Trail, Gaylord MI 49735.
Looking for information on Harold James BENEDICT, Bell, CA, s/o Allen James BENEDICT, b 30 Sep 1888 or Aug t886, d 1943, m Olive SMITH. Harold went to business college Sioux City, IA.
Elwyn E. Benedict, 7949 Adorns Rd. Kirkville, NY 13082.
Needs info on the female lines that descend from her BENEDICTS. 1) Sarah WALLACE m Samuel St. John, 2) Abigail FROST m Daniel St. John, 3) Jane BROWN m. John St. John, 4) Elizabeth Charlotte CULVER m. John Brown St. John .
Patricia A. Ray, 16655 So. Tide Rd. Ripon, CA 95366.
Looking for information on Alice Cynthia STEWARD (HALEY), b 28 Apr 1856, OH? m Henry Bigelow BENEDICT (2nd wife & 2nd husband) ca 1885 s/o Nicholas BENEDICT, d 30 Aug 1925, San Bernardino, CA (Both Alice and Henry buried in Loveland, CO) Further info: 1) Alice was a widow with one son, Harry HALEY. 2) All of Henry and Alice's six children b Almena, KS 3) Alices' parents were William M. STEWARD and Elizabeth (possibly HEARN).
Sheila Benedict, CGRS, sheilabe@syv.com
Need proof of the parentage of William R. BENEDICT b 4 Apr 1822 NY (per census info father b VT mother b PA), d 16 Jan 1882 Wright Co. IA, m Catherine WEBB, b 16 Apr 1820 NY, d 3 Oct 1882 Wright Co IA. Lived in Grant Co WI 1855, 1860; Wight Co IA 1870, 1880. Ch Henry Stephen b 24 Feb 1844, Kane Co IL, Served in Civil War; Edwin b 9 Jan 1848; William Riley b 25 May 1851; Mary Josephine b 7 Nov 1855; Myra Catherine b 6 Feb 1859. E.E. Benedict's Vol. II listed a Heman BENEDICT with son William who went to IA. Does anyone have proof this is my William?
Carol 1. Evans, 5517 Aurora #24, Des Moines, IA 50310
Needs name & ancestry for Elizabeth_b abt 1720, prob CT, m John BENEDICT abt 1740, Norwalk, CT, b 1718, Norwalk, CT; s/o Thomas & Millison (HOYT) BENEDICT. Thomas is s/o John, s/o Thomas 1617. Gordon has another Benedict line Thomas/James/Elizabeth b 1686, Danbury CT; m Daniel TAYLOR.
Mrs. Gordon Woodward, 2016 RT 26, Endicott, NY 123760
NOTE: The following people sent responses to the Newsletter Editor.
Pam Sulzer, LA: Needs info on Esther BENEDICT B: 4 May 1765, Greenville, Green Co NY. Death date unk. Father Daniel BENEDICT, mother Mary SEYMORE.
Phillip Acuff, WA:Needs parents of Dorothy E. BENEDICT m. Francis Russel O'NEILL, living in
KS in 1910.5
J.O. Wright Thompson, CA:Needs info on allied lines of Thomas Benedict: BEEBE and ROGER. Any help appreciated.
- LDS FILM #34996-7
The following is an abstraction contributed by Carolyn Childress, Lakeland, FL. The newsletter makes no claim as to the accuracy of this data. (Note - This editor noticed some households were not complete, just the Benedict info had been extracted. As a suggestion, if you think there might he family listed below that you are researching, locating the film and looking up the whole family could hold clues and also be used to verify any transcription errors)
Supervisor Dist (SD) 1 Enumerator Dist (ED) 8; Winchester CO, Litchfield CT 10 Jun 1880
| Pg 31 | #129 | 139 | Benedict | Florin | W | M | 25 | Border | WoodTurning | CT | CT | CT |
SD 1 ED 15 Cornwall Town, Litchfield
| Pg 13 | #129 | 139 | Benedict | Edwin D. | W | M | 41 | Head | Farmer | CT |
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| Sarah B. | W | F | 40 | Wife | Keephouse | " |
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| Hattie C. | W | F | 13 | Dau | " |
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| Edith L. | W | F | 6 | Dau | " |
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| Walter C. | W | M | 2 | Son | " |
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| Pg 22 | #221 | 231 | Stone | Lydia C. | W | F | 77 | Head | Keephouse | " |
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| Pg 31 | #314 | 330 | Benedict | Silas | W | M | 62 | Head | Farmer | " |
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| Nancy R. | W | F | 52 | Wife | Keephouse | " |
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| Ogias ?? | W | M | 29 | Son | Farm Labor | " |
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| Hattie A. | W | F | 23 | Dau | " |
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| Joustin | W | M | 19 | Son | Farmer | " |
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SD 1 ED 16, Sharon, Litchfield
| Pg 33 | #318 | 355 | Benedict | Abel | W | M | 60 | Head | Miller | " |
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| Emma | W | F | 21 | Dau | Keephouse | " |
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| Gertrude | W | F | 18 | Daug | " |
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| Walter | W | M | 17 | Son | " |
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| Pg 40 | #385 | 405 | Benedict | Susan | W | F | 54 | Border | " |
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| Harriett E. | W | F | 43 | Border | " |
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| Pg 10 | #106 | 111 | Benedict | Shurman | W | M | 61 | Head | Farmer | " |
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| Vesta L. | W | F | 43 | Border | " |
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| #108 | 113 | Benedict | Andrew H. | W | M | 37 | Head | Farmer | " |
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| Sherman J. | W | M | 7 | Son | " |
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| Pg 21 | #213 | 233 | Benedict | Benjamin | W | M | 50 | Head | Miller | " |
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| Mary A. | W | F | 19 | Dau | CT |
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| Benjamin E. | W | M | 10 | Son | MA |
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| Pg 22 | #318 | 346 | Benedict | John | W | M | 87 | Head | Farmer | CT |
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| Jerusha | W | F | 86 | Wife | Keephouse – Palsied | " |
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| #318 | 347 | Benedict | Herman (?) | W | M | 54 | Head | Farmer | " |
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| Louisa | W | F | 37 | Wife | Keephouse | " |
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| Cora L. | W | F | 1 | Dau | " |
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SD 2 ED 18 Warren, Litchfield
| Pg 3 | #23 | 24 | Benedict | Cornelius | W | M | 65 | Head | Cobbler | " |
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| Lucinda | W | F | 55 | Wife | Keephouse | " |
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| Pg 7 | #67 | 71 | Benedict | Franklin – living with Silvanus & Lucy Todd | W | M | 12 | Ward | Works on Farm | " |
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| Pg 8 | #78 | 83 | Benedict | Charles | W | M | 36 | Head | Laborer | " |
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Living with Herman L. and Norman S. Hall, brothers:
| Pg 10 | #109 | 117 | Benedict | George | W | M | 27 | Nephew | Farmer | " |
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| Pg 11 | #121 | 129 | Benedict | Starr | W | M | 68 | Head | Laborer | NY |
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| Florence | W | F | 1 | Dau | " |
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SD 1 ED 25 Thomaston, Litchfield
| Pg 29 | #225 | 292 | Benedict | Chauncy L. | W | M | 22 | Border | Works in Meat Market | " |
CT |
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SD 1 ED 26
| Pg 19 | #215 | 222 | Benedict | William | W | M | 55 | Head | Farmer | " |
" |
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| Jane | W | F | 45 | Wife | Keephouse | " |
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SD 1 ED 28 Woodbury, Litchfield
| Pg 26 | #239 | 261 | [?Burdict] | John | 31 | Head | ||||||
| Emma J. | 30 | |||||||||||
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| Levi | 65 | Father | ||||||||||
| Pg 52 | #470 | 514 | Benedict | Henry | W | M | 55 | Head | Farmer | " |
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| Elvina | W | F | 48 | Wife | Keephouse | " |
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| Harriett | W | F | 19 | Dau | " |
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| Henreatta | W | F | 9 | Dau | " |
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| Eunice | W | F | 75 | Keephouse | " |
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SD 1 ED 30 New Milford, Litchfield
| Pg 8 | #84 | 92 | ? | Sarah | W | F | 36 | " |
" |
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| Andrew | W | M | 19 | Son | Farm Labor | " |
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| Benedict | Lavinia | W | F | 64 | Mother | Border | NY |
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| Pg 11 | #125 | 140 | Benedict | John A. | W | M | 29 | Head | Works in Button Shop | " |
NY |
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| Sophia | W | F | 38 | Wife | Keephouse | CT |
CT |
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| Luick (?) Q | Eugenia | W | F | 10 | StepDau | " |
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SD 1 ED 30 New Milford Dist 30, Litchfield
| Pg 13 | #149 | 165 | Soule | Henry W. | W | M | 50 | Head | Farmer | " |
CT |
" |
| Lydia | W | F | 45 | Wife | Keephouse | " |
" |
" |
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| Benedict | Mary J. | W | F | 40 | Sister | " |
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SD 1 ED 1 Salisbury, Litchfield
| Pg 10 | #72 | 72 | Benedict | Ja Y (Jay?) | W | M | 28 | Head | Farmer | " |
" |
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| Adaline | W | F | 24 | Wife | Keephouse | " |
" |
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| Ernest | W | M | 10/12 | Aug –Son | " |
" |
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| George | W | M | 57 | Father | Works on Farm | " |
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SD 1 ED 1 Here begins Lime Rock Village Salisbury, Litchfield
| Pg 32 | #226 | 237 | Benedict | Abram | W | M | 36 | Head | Works in Foundry | NY |
NY |
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| Abby | W | F | 35 | Wife | Keephouse | MA |
MA |
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| Frank | W | M | 13 | Son | " |
NY |
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| Frederick | W | M | 11 | Son | NY |
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SD 1 ED 3 North Canaan, Litchfield
| Pg 27 | #263 | 281 | Benedict | Geo A | W | M | 40 | Head | Farmer | " |
" |
NY |
| Harriet | W | F | 34 | Wife | Keephouse | " |
" |
" |
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| Frances B. | W | F | 17 | Dau | MA |
" |
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| Elisha D | W | M | 15 | Son | " |
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| Minnie E. | W | F | 10 | Dau | " |
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| #268 | 287 | Benedict | Abram | W | M | 36 | Head | Works in Foundry | NY |
NY |
NY |
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| Abby | W | F | 35 | Wife | Keephouse | MA |
MA |
MA |
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| Frank | W | M | 13 | Son | " |
NY |
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| Fredrick | W | M | 11 | Son | NY |
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SD 1 ED 3 North Canaan, Litchfield
| Pg 27 | #263 | 281 | Benedict | Geo A. | W | M | 40 | Head | Farmer | " |
" |
NY |
| Harriet | W | F | 34 | Wife | Keephouse | " |
" |
" |
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| Frances B. | W | F | 17 | Dau | MA |
" |
" |
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| Elisha D. | W | M | 15 | Son | " |
" |
" |
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| Minnie E. | W | F | 10 | Dau | " |
" |
" |
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| #268 | 267 | Benedict | Burris | W | M | 69 | Head | Farmer | Can |
Can |
Can |
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| Annie M. | W | F | 64 | Wife | Keephouse | VT |
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VT |
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| Ella | W | F | 28 | Dau in Law | MA |
MA |
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| Flora B. | W | F | 5 | Can |
Can |
Can |
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| Fred B. | W | M | 1 | " |
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SD 1 ED 4 Canaan, Litchfield
| Pg 2 | #17 | 18 | Benedict | Charles B. | W | M | 45 | Head | Tailer | CT |
CT |
CT |
| Lois | W | F | 48 | Wife | Keephouse | NY |
NY |
NY |
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| Henry C. | W | M | 20 | Son | Farm Labor | " |
CT |
" |
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| Corrie | W | F | 14 | Dau | CT |
" |
" |
SD 1 ED 6 Colebrook, Litchfield
| Pg 15 | #121 | 135 | Benedict | Samuel D. | W | M | 66 | Head | Works in Turning Shop | " |
" |
CT |
| Elizabeth D. | W | F | 49 | Wife | Keephouse | " |
" |
" |
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| Pg 18 | #151 | 160 | Benedict | Lewis | W | M | 25 | Head | Works in Chair Shop | " |
" |
" |
| Matilda | W | F | 21 | Wife | Keephouse | " |
" |
" |
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| Lewis | W | M | 1 | Son | " |
" |
" |
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| Pg 27 | #230 | 232 | Benedict | Thomas | W | M | 76 | Head | Farmer | " |
" |
" |
| Angeline | W | F | 57 | Wife | Keephouse | " |
" |
" |
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| Addie | W | F | 14 | Adopted Dau | " |
" |
" |
SD 1 ED 7 Winchester, Litchfield
| Pg 39 | # | Rexford | Oslow L. | W | M | 42 | Head | Works in Clock Shop | " |
" |
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| Susan | W | F | 36 | Wife | Keephouse | |||||||
| Millie L. | W | F | 12 | |||||||||
| May C. | W | F | 10 | |||||||||
| Cirlond? | W | 8 | ||||||||||
| Walter D. | W | M | 6 | |||||||||
| Clarence E. | W | M | 4 | |||||||||
| Sarah D. | W | F | 2 | |||||||||
| Benedict | Edwin E. | W | M | 12 | Nephew | |||||||
| Pg 46 | #455 | 502 | Benedict | Edwy E. | W | M | 32 | Head | Carpenter | CT |
CT |
CT |
| Martha B. | W | F | 30 | Wife | Keephouse | " |
" |
" |
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| Ivan H. | W | M | 3 | Son | " |
" |
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| Eric | W | M | 1 | Son | " |
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DOUBLE DATING -- OLD STYLE, NEW STYLE
Genealogists can be confused with the double-dating period between the 1st of January and the 25th of March of the years Prior to 1752. The legal, civil, or Ecclesiastical Year, prior to 1752, began on March 25 each year. The new style calendar began January 1, 1752.
From the time of the Norman conquest in 1066, the Historical Year began on January 1st, making an overlap of two different years. It was customary to show both years in a hyphenated manner, such as: February 10, 1724/5. This was not always true, only just customary. One may find old chronological tables which show only the older numbered year through March 24. Entries made the following day are written in the next subsequent year, such as March 25, 1725. This is the day immediately following March 24, 1724.
It is not unusual to find a person, prior to 1752, had dated his will in August and the will was probated in February of the same year.
Quakers, or Friends, used a number for a month. rather than the name of the month. February, in the Old Style calendar, was the twelfth; thus the 12 month 15th 1725 was the 15th of February for that year. A monthly meeting date would be written: 30th of the 9th mo 1742. A record of birth might be written: "borne the 25th of Ye 9th mo called November 1741."
OLD STYLE |
NEW STYLE |
| (Year began March 25, prior to 1752) | (Year began January 1, 1752 and subsequently) |
March |
1st month |
I |
January |
April |
2nd month |
II |
February |
May |
3rd month |
III |
March |
June |
4th month |
IV |
April |
July |
5th month |
V |
May |
August |
6th month |
VI |
June |
September |
7th month |
VII |
July |
October |
8th month |
VIII |
August |
November |
9th month |
IX |
September |
December |
10th month |
X |
October |
January |
11th month |
XI |
November |
February |
12th month |
XII |
December |
[from Ancestors West, Santa Barbara (CA) GS, V18:3]