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Alice M. Benedict 1858–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 16, 1858

Birth Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut

Death Date: June 8, 1923

Death Location: Fairfield, Connecticut

Father: William Benedict

Mother: Margaret Wakeman

Spouse(s): Edward Downs, David Huntley

Children(s): Pauline Downs, Nelson Downs

In 1858, Alice M. Benedict entered the world in Bridgeport, Connecticut, born to William Colfax Benedict And Margaret Sherwood Wakeman. Alice M. Benedict married David Wallace Huntley, Edward Wallace Downs, and had children including Nelson Horatio Downs, Pauline Benedict Downs. Alice M. Benedict passed away in 1923 in Fairfield, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • In 1858, Alice M. Benedict entered the world in Bridgeport, Connecticut, born to William Colfax Benedict And Margaret Sherwood Wakeman.
  • Alice M. Benedict married David Wallace Huntley, Edward Wallace Downs, and had children including Nelson Horatio Downs, Pauline Benedict Downs.
  • Alice M. Benedict passed away in 1923 in Fairfield, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Benedict
1826–1915
Birth Location: Utica, New York
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Margaret Wakeman
1833–1896
Birth Location: Fairfield, Connecticut
MW

Spouses(s)

Edward Downs
1852–1886
Birth Location: Derby, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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David Huntley
1866–1939
Birth Location: Lyme, Connecticut
DH

Children(s)

Pauline Downs
1882–1961
Birth Location: Derby, Connecticut
PD
Nelson Downs
1884–1941
Birth Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
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Alice Benedict's Ancestors

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Alice Benedict
1858–1923
Birth Place: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Parents
William Colfax Benedict
1826–1915
Utica, New York
Margaret (Sherwood) Wakeman
1833–1896
Fairfield, Connecticut
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alice Benedict's Descendants

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Alice (M.) Benedict (August 16, 1858–June 8, 1923) m. Edward (Wallace) Downs (20 Oct 1852–16 Apr 1886) m. David (Wallace) Huntley (abt 1866–04 May 1939)
  1. 1. Pauline (Benedict) Downs 1882–1961
  2. 2. Nelson (Horatio) Downs 1884–1941

Alice Benedict's Timeline

2 Records

1858
August 16, 1858
Birth of Alice M. Benedict in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport, Connecticut
1923
June 8, 1923
Age 65
Death of Alice M. Benedict in Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 16, 1858
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 8, 1923
    Event Place: Fairfield, Connecticut
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