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Abigail Benson 1799–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 AUG 1799

Birth Location: Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States

Death Date: 21 Dec 1860

Death Location: Gledhill Cemetery, New Lisbon, Otsego, New York, United States

Father: Samuel Benson

Mother: Rachel Darling

Spouse(s): Henry Soule

Children(s): Edgar Soule, George Soule, Helen Page, Miles Soule, Hannah VanDusen, Harriet Lee, Elizabeth White, Jane Northrop

Abigail Benson was born in 1799 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States, the child of Samuel Benson And Rachel Darling. In 1850, Abigail Benson resided in Dover, Dutchess, New York, USA. Abigail Benson married Henry Soule, and had children including Edgar Soule, Elizabeth White, George H Soule, Hannah Vandusen, Harriet Lee, Helen Josephine Page, Jane Eliza Northrop, Miles Benson Soule. Abigail Benson passed away in 1860 in Gledhill Cemetery, New Lisbon, Otsego, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Abigail Benson was born in 1799 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States, the child of Samuel Benson And Rachel Darling.
  • In 1850, Abigail Benson resided in Dover, Dutchess, New York, USA.
  • Abigail Benson married Henry Soule, and had children including Edgar Soule, Elizabeth White, George H Soule, Hannah Vandusen, Harriet Lee, Helen Josephine Page, Jane Eliza Northrop, Miles Benson Soule.
  • Abigail Benson passed away in 1860 in Gledhill Cemetery, New Lisbon, Otsego, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Abigail Benson's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Benson
1799–1860
Birth Place: Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States
Parents
Samuel Benson
1745–1816
Horse Neck, Rhode Island, United States
Rachel Darling
1758–1858
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Jacob Benson
1710–1801
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Judah Tinkham
1718–1756
Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Peletiah Darling
1720–1796
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
Elizabeth
1725–1800
of Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Benson
1669–1762
Mary Bumpas
1671–1715
John Tinkham
1663–1740
Sarah King
1697–1759
John Darling
1687–1760
Hannah Staples
1686–1746
Mary Thomson
1694–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John III
1635–1711
Elizabeth Marsh
1646–1704
Ephiaim Tinkham
1616–1685
Mary Brown
1627–1689
Rebekah Clapp
1672–1706
John 1684
1664–1753
Elizabeth THOMPSON
1668–1687
John Thomson
1667–1749
Hannah Wight
1668–1759

Abigail Benson's Descendants

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Abigail Benson (12 AUG 1799–21 Dec 1860) m. Henry Soule (17 Mar 1783–19 Mar 1866)
  1. 1. Edgar Soule 1818–1897 m. Sarah Wheeler 1837–1887
    1. 1. Lillian Soule 1864–1850 m. Walter (Cass) Jennings 1868–1945
      1. 1. William (Edgar) Jennings 1890–1942 m. Caroline (Francis) Brown 1892–1974
        1. 1. Ethel Jennings 1915–1992 m. George Lathrop 1905–1991
  2. 2. George (H.) Soule 1821–1892
  3. 3. Helen (Josephine) Page 1831–1905
  4. 4. Miles (Benson) Soule 1825–1903
  5. 5. Hannah VanDusen 1814–1908
  6. 6. Harriet Lee 1809–1880
  7. 7. Elizabeth White 1803–1862
  8. 8. Jane (Eliza) Northrop 1829–1917

Abigail Benson's Timeline

5 Records

1788
24 Dec 1788
Birth of Abigail Benson in Amenia, Dutchess, New York
Amenia, Dutchess, New York
1799
12 AUG 1799
Birth of Abigail Benson in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States
Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States
1850
1850
Age 51
Abigail Benson resided here in Dover, Dutchess, New York, USA
Dover, Dutchess, New York, USA
1855
1855
Age 56
Abigail Benson resided here
None
1860
21 Dec 1860
Age 61
Death of Abigail Benson in Amenia, Dutchess, New York
Amenia, Dutchess, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1788
    Event Place: Amenia, Dutchess, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Dover, Dutchess, New York; Roll: 497; Page: 329b
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 AUG 1799
    Event Place: Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Dover, Dutchess, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Dover, Dutchess, New York; Roll: 497; Page: 329b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1860
    Event Place: Amenia, Dutchess, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Age:
    72

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gledhill Cemetery, New Lisbon, Otsego, New York, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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