1720 - 1792
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Name |
James Benedict |
Born |
19 Feb 1719/1720 |
Ridgefield,Fairfield,Connecticut |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
9 Sep 1792 |
Warwick,Orange,New York |
Notes |
- !LIFE: Elder James Benedict. The Pioneer Preacher of Warwick and Wyoming Valleys. Elizabeth C. Van Duzer. Transcribed for the Internet and Warwick Historical Society. http://home.cyberave.com/~wisner/warwick/Benedict.htm In 1764 the New Englanders, in Warwick, missed their Church association so much that they decided to get James Benedict to settle in Warwick, New York.
!BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH: Genealogy of the Benedicts in America. Henry M. Benedict. LDS branch library in Logan, Cache, Utah. Vol 1; p. 65. James Benedict was born 19 February 1719/1720 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut. James Benedict married Mary Blackman, Green Farms, Connecticut. He married Jemima Bross after his first wife died. He became a member of the Baptist church in Stamford, Connecticut. He left Connecticut and removed to Warwick, Orange, New York about 17 November 1766. He went to Wyoming, Pennsylvania and was involved with the inhabitants in a fearful massacree of the inhabitants. He returned to Warwick in the year 1777, where he resided until his death, 9 September 1792.
!BIRTH: Barbour Collection of Vital Records, Louis Barbour. Ridgefield, Connecticut. Film 2893. Ridgefield Vital Records; Vol LR1; p. 203. James the son of James Benedict and Sarah was born on 19 Feb 1719/20 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut.
!MARRIAGE: Barbour Collection of Vital Records, Louis Barbour. Ridgefield, Connecticut. Film 2893. Ridgefield Vital Records; Vol LR1; p. 232. James Benedict married Mary ( ) 8 May 1740 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut.
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Person ID |
I1292 |
Baxter-Bailey Family Tree/History |
Last Modified |
19 Apr 2002 |
Father |
James Benedict, b. 15 Jan 1685, Norwalk,Fairfield,Connecticut , d. 25 Nov 1762, Ridgefield,Fairfield,Connecticut |
Mother |
Sarah Hyatt, b. 6 Dec 1686, Norwalk,Fairfield,Connecticut , d. 9 Feb 1767, Ridgefield,Fairfield,Connecticut |
Married |
7 Apr 1709 |
Norwalk,Fairfield,Connecticut |
Family ID |
F425 |
Group Sheet |
Family 1 |
Mary Blackman, b. Abt 1720, Green Farms,Fairfield,Connecticut , d. Abt 1749 |
Married |
8 May 1740 |
Ridgefield,Fairfield,Connecticut |
Children |
| 1. Mary Benedict, b. 31 Mar 1741, Ridgefield,Fairfield,Connecticut  |
| 2. Sarah Benedict, b. 6 Feb 1743/1744, Ridgefield,Fairfield,Connecticut  |
| 3. James Benedict, b. 8 May 1745, Ridgefield,Fairfield,Connecticut , d. 9 Nov 1822 |
| 4. John Benedict, b. 22 Apr 1747, Ridgefield,Fairfield,Connecticut , d. 1810, Pittstown,Rensselaer,New York  |
| 5. Jemima Benedict, b. 25 Jul 1749, Ridgefield,Fairfield,Connecticut , d. 1 Jun 1843, Bellvale,Orange,New York  |
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Family ID |
F423 |
Group Sheet |
Family 2 |
Jemima Bross |
Married |
Abt 1750 |
Ridgefield,Fairfield,Connecticut |
Children |
| 1. Martha Benedict, b. 16 Jun 1751, Ridgefield,Fairfield,Connecticut  |
| 2. Phoebe Benedict, b. 14 Aug 1753, Ridgefield,Fairfield,Connecticut  |
| 3. William Benedict, b. 14 Jul 1755, Ridgefield,Fairfield,Connecticut  |
| 4. Anna Benedict, b. 25 Jul 1757, Ridgefield,Fairfield,Connecticut , d. of Warwick,Orange,New York  |
| 5. Joseph Benedict, b. 11 May 1760, Ridgefield,Fairfield,Connecticut , d. 20 Jan 1847 |
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Family ID |
F424 |
Group Sheet |
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