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Aaron Benedict 1740–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 DEC 1740

Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT

Death Date: 25 JUL 1816

Death Location: Bennington, OH

Father: Joseph Benedict

Mother: Mary Pitman

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Knowles

Children(s): Aaron Jr, Anne Benedict, Cyrus Benedict, Dorcas Benedict, Elizabeth Benedict, Gideon Benedict, Hannah Benedict, Phoebe Benedict, Reuben Benedict, Sylvester Benedict, William Benedict

In 1740, Aaron Benedict entered the world in Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT, born to Joseph Benedict And Mary Groom Pitman. Aaron Benedict married Elizabeth Knowles, and had children including Aaron Benedict Jr, Anne Benedict, Cyrus Benedict, Dorcas Benedict, Elizabeth Benedict, Gideon Benedict, Hannah Benedict, Phoebe Benedict, Reuben Benedict, Sylvester Benedict, William Benedict. Aaron Benedict passed away in 1816 in Bennington, OH.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Aaron Benedict entered the world in Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT, born to Joseph Benedict And Mary Groom Pitman.
  • Aaron Benedict married Elizabeth Knowles, and had children including Aaron Benedict Jr, Anne Benedict, Cyrus Benedict, Dorcas Benedict, Elizabeth Benedict, Gideon Benedict, Hannah Benedict, Phoebe Benedict, Reuben Benedict, Sylvester Benedict, William Benedict.
  • Aaron Benedict passed away in 1816 in Bennington, OH.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Benedict
1680–1763
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, CT
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Mary Pitman
1680–1771
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Knowles
1741–1821
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, MA
EK

Children(s)

Aaron Jr
1769–1825
Birth Location: New Milford, New Milford, CT
AJ
Anne Benedict
1766–1848
Birth Location: New Milford, New Milford, CT
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Cyrus Benedict
1774–1828
Birth Location: New Milford, New Milford, CT
CB
Dorcas Benedict
1763–1823
Birth Location: New Milford, New Milford, CT
DB
Elizabeth Benedict
1772–1836
Birth Location: New Milford, New Milford, CT
EB
Gideon Benedict
1760–1764
Birth Location: New Milford, New Milford, CT
GB
Hannah Benedict
1783–1852
Birth Location: New Milford, New Milford, CT
HB
Phoebe Benedict
1762–1823
Birth Location: New Milford, New Milford, CT
PB
Reuben Benedict
1768–1854
Birth Location: New Milford, New Milford, CT
RB
Sylvester Benedict
1780–1821
Birth Location: New Milford, New Milford, CT
SB
William Benedict
1776–1843
Birth Location: New Milford, New Milford, CT
WB

Aaron Benedict's Ancestors

Self
Aaron Benedict
1740–1816
Birth Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT
Parents
Joseph Benedict
1680–1763
Norwalk, Fairfield, CT
Mary (Groom) Pitman
1680–1771
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Benedict
1643–1729
Southold, Suffolk, NY
Phoebe Gregory
1650–1750
Norwalk, Fairfield, CT
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Benedict
1617–1690
Mary Bridgum
1618–1717
John Gregory
1585–1689
Sarah Burt
1569–1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gregory
1556–1689
Alice Alton
1564–1629
Matthias John
1601–1669
Elizabeth Johns
1584–1614

Aaron Benedict's Descendants

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Aaron Benedict (6 DEC 1740–25 JUL 1816) m. Elizabeth Knowles (20 FEB 1741–15 AUG 1821)
  1. 1. Aaron (Benedict) Jr 1769–1825 m. Esther Lancaster 1776–1786
  2. 2. Anne Benedict 1766–1848 m. David Osborn 1770–1849
  3. 3. Cyrus Benedict 1774–1828 m. Hannah Barker 1785–1862
    1. 1. Anna Benedict 1801–1815 m. Ebenezer (C.) Daniels 1800–1816
    2. 2. Charles Benedict 1826–1841
    3. 3. Clarinda Benedict 1807–1871 m. John Longshore 1802–1877
    4. 4. Cyrus Benedict 1823–1870 m. Hannah Cope 1826–1848
    5. 5. Daniel Benedict 1814–1831 m. Content Shaw 1814–1831
    6. 6. David Benedict 1819–1875 m. Eliza (A.) Shepherd 1825–1898
    7. 7. Eli Benedict 1812–1846 m. Elizabeth Shaw 1808–1829
    8. 8. Henry Benedict 1821–1865 m. Eliza (F.) Stanley 1821–1838
    9. 9. Lewis Benedict 1816–1831
    10. 10. Nicholas Benedict 1810–1894 m. Charlotte (Nichols) Roads 1814–1884 m. Lydia Oliver 1798–1860
      1. 1. Frances (Ellen) Benedict 1844–1870 m. John (Wesley) Swickard 1842–1916
      2. 2. Hannah (C.) Benedict 1853–1854
      3. 3. Henry (B.) Benedict 1847–1873 m. Ora Lackey 1830–1871
      4. 4. John (M.) Benedict 1855–1856 m. Phoebe (Ann) Rhodes 1860–
      5. 5. Lydia Benedict 1837–1838
      6. 6. Mary (E.) Benedict 1842–1900 m. Samuel Park 1835–1906
      7. 7. Nicholas (H.) Benedict 1859–1860
      8. 8. Phineas (B.) Benedict 1839–1842
      9. 9. Reuben Benedict 1835–1836
      10. 10. William (Winter) Benedict 1850–1887 m. Mary (Francis) Smith 1856–1887
        1. 1. Arthur (A. C.) Benedict 1879–1880
        2. 2. Charlotte (E.) Benedict 1875–1955 m. Joseph (A.) Nelson 1858–1911
        3. 3. Madieu (A.) Benedict 1884–1936 m. Arkley (B.) Lindsay 1875–1903
        4. 4. Myrtle (Olive) Benedict 1877–1905 m. George (A.) Murdock 1870–1941
        5. 5. Ulysis (Edison) Benedict 1881–1962 m. Elsie (A.) Darling 1883–1957
    11. 11. Sylvester Benedict 1805–1822 m. Susanna Shaw 1807–1822
  4. 4. Dorcas Benedict 1763–1823 m. Benjamin Earl 1759–1778
  5. 5. Elizabeth Benedict 1772–1836 m. Nicholas Handley 1770–1787
  6. 6. Gideon Benedict 1760–1764
  7. 7. Hannah Benedict 1783–1852 m. Peleg Bunker 1782–1825
    1. 1. David (C.) Bunker 1824–1853 m. Nancy Hurd 1829–1852
    2. 2. Elihu (Benedict) Bunker 1807–1881 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Herendeen 1807–1883 m. Rosanna Jenkins 1799–1830
      1. 1. Albert Bunker 1832–1833
      2. 2. Ann (Jenkins) Bunker 1830–1855 m. John Russell 1823–1845
      3. 3. Edwin (Major) Bunker 1840–1841
      4. 4. Ellen Bunker 1846–1927 m. Wesley (J.) Vining 1840–1911
      5. 5. Harvey (L.) Bunker 1835–1836
      6. 6. Lindley Bunker 1844–1925
      7. 7. Lydia (Jane) Bunker 1837–1863 m. Andrew Foye 1815–1867
      8. 8. Peleg (John) Bunker 1834–1835
      9. 9. Sanford Bunker 1839–1840
    3. 3. Isaac (S.) Bunker 1813–1848 m. Emilia ('Millie') Slyter 1816–1902
      1. 1. Diantha Bunker 1848–1900 m. John (Harrison) Fisher 1852–1865
      2. 2. Hannah Bunker 1833–1856 m. Vance McMonagal 1805–1855
      3. 3. Julia (E.) Bunker 1847–1880 m. Thomas (H.) Breiver 1844–1916 m. James Ring 1840–1864
      4. 4. Mary Bunker 1834–1835
      5. 5. Rachel (Ann) Bunker 1840–1881 m. Abraham (C.) Enyeart 1835–1925
        1. 1. Abram (Rachel) Enyeart 1881–1961 m. Etta 1893–1970 m. Clara (Christina) Shuck 1872–1913
        2. 2. Clara (Jane) Enyeart 1867–1925 m. Asa (Thomas) Jeffries 1872–1915
        3. 3. Emma (Belle) Enyeart 1869–1961 m. Benjamin (Franklin) McQueene 1863–1949
        4. 4. Frank (Emory) Enyeart 1863–1918
        5. 5. Jesse (Marion) Enyeart 1862–1862
        6. 6. Joseph (Isaac) Enyeart 1871–1934 m. Alma (Julia) Doll 1877–1955
        7. 7. Leslie (Minor) Enyeart 1862–1946 m. Carrie (Rebecca) Thomas 1865–1955
        8. 8. Margaret (Millie) Enyeart 1875–1974 m. William (Henry) Whiting 1868–1949
        9. 9. Mary (Eleanor) Enyeart 1874–1920 m. Levi Sportsman 1886–1910
        10. 10. Vance (Elmer) Enyeart 1865–1949 m. Paulina (Jane) Mitchell 1868–1940
        11. 11. William (Henry) Enyeart 1877–1966 m. Cora (Anna) Stevenson 1882–1954
      6. 6. Rosanna Bunker 1832–1923 m. Levi Enyeart 1827–1864
        1. 1. Amanda (Melinda) Enyeart 1851–1929 m. Andrew Bell 1852–1905
        2. 2. Flora (Estella) Enyeart 1862–1936 m. John (O.) Bohannon 1863–1941 m. William (Robert) Benson 1858–1907
        3. 3. Henry (Harvey) Enyeart 1856–1879
        4. 4. Leander (Fair) Enyeart 1855–1938 m. Rhumina (Carson) Whistler 1853–1923 m. Mary (Emmaline) First 1852–1916 m. Hannah (Elizabeth) Lowry 1860–1890
        5. 5. Malinda (A.) Enyeart 1853–1864
        6. 6. Marion (Franklin) Enyeart 1861–1942 m. Amanda (Emmaline) First 1859–1930 m. Louise (Lida Street Howard) Patterson 1857–1954
        7. 7. Melissa (Jane) Enyeart 1858–1884 m. Isaac Keener 1843–1897
      7. 7. William Bunker 1839–1840
    4. 4. Jethro (W.) Bunker 1821–1880 m. Melvina Lyons 1827–1916
      1. 1. Adelbert Bunker 1854–1874
      2. 2. Amza Bunker 1854–1944
      3. 3. Charles (Nelson) Bunker 1852–1937
      4. 4. Oscar (Delancy) Bunker 1848–1916
    5. 5. Lucy Bunker 1808–1865 m. George (W.) Purvis 1805–1866
      1. 1. John (Morgan) Purvis 1826–1903 m. Adeline White 1835–1876
        1. 1. Mae (Nora) Purvis 1868–1907 m. Benjamin (B.) Gatton 1865–1892
    6. 6. Lydia Bunker 1815–1852 m. Paul Purvis 1794–1846
    7. 7. Mary Bunker 1817–1874
    8. 8. Reuben Bunker 1810–1870 m. Lucretia White 1818–1891
      1. 1. Byron Bunker 1840–1841
      2. 2. Elmora Bunker 1844–1885 m. Judson (Gilbert) Conklin 1840–1884
      3. 3. Elwood Bunker 1846–1847
      4. 4. Emma Bunker 1852–1924 m. Ansel Doty 1853–1879 m. Edgar (Eugene) Neal 1852–1919
      5. 5. Evia Bunker 1855–1884 m. William (Flavius) James 1855–1929
      6. 6. Frances Bunker 1849–1924 m. Thomas (Douglas) Hance 1840–1897
    9. 9. Silas Bunker 1819–1883 m. Ann Prophet 1821–1921
      1. 1. Henry (Silas) Bunker 1842–1900
      2. 2. Isadora (E.) Bunker 1853–1867 m. Noble (Washington) Hartman 1853–1935
      3. 3. Lester (P.) Bunker 1849–1850
      4. 4. Marnilva Bunker 1848–1907
  8. 8. Phoebe Benedict 1762–1823 m. Israel Brock 1745–1779
  9. 9. Reuben Benedict 1768–1854 m. Anna Stevens 1770–1785
  10. 10. Sylvester Benedict 1780–1821 m. Martha Allen 1786–1870
  11. 11. William Benedict 1776–1843 m. Alse Hoag 1785–1840 m. Polly Simmons 1780–1793

Aaron Benedict's Timeline

2 Records

1740
6 DEC 1740
Birth of Aaron Benedict in Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT
Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT
1816
25 JUL 1816
Age 76
Death of Aaron Benedict in Bennington, OH
Bennington, OH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 DEC 1740
    Event Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 JUL 1816
    Event Place: Bennington, OH
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