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Benjamin Bruyn DeWitt 1817 – 1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 July 1817

Birth Location: Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 12 December 1902

Death Location: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA

Father: Egbert Dewitt

Mother: Maria Bruyn

Spouse(s): Sarah Burhans

Children(s): Sarah Witt, Egbert Witt, Maria DeWitt, Maria Dewitt, Malissa Dewitt, William DeWitt, Fannie Dewitt

The story of Benjamin Bruyn DeWitt began in 1817 in Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, United States of America. Benjamin Bruyn DeWitt married Sarah Maria Burhans, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth De Witt, Egbert De Witt, Maria Jane DeWitt, Maria Dewitt, Malissa Dewitt, William Edgar DeWitt, Fannie Dewitt. Benjamin Bruyn DeWitt passed away in 1902 in Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Bruyn DeWitt began in 1817 in Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, United States of America.
  • Benjamin Bruyn DeWitt married Sarah Maria Burhans, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth De Witt, Egbert De Witt, Maria Jane DeWitt, Maria Dewitt, Malissa Dewitt, William Edgar DeWitt, Fannie Dewitt.
  • Benjamin Bruyn DeWitt passed away in 1902 in Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Egbert Dewitt
1792 – 1851
Birth Location: Warwarsing, Ulster Cty, NY
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Maria Bruyn
1784 – 1855
Birth Location: Ulster County, New York, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Burhans
1824 – 1899
Birth Location: Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, USA
SB

Children(s)

Sarah Witt
1843 –
Birth Location: Rolling Prairie, La Porte, Indiana, USA
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Egbert Witt
1845 – 1908
Birth Location: Rolling Prairie, La Porte, Indiana, USA
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Maria DeWitt
1847 – 1898
Birth Location: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America
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Maria Dewitt
1848 –
Birth Location: Indiana
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Malissa Dewitt
1850 – 1899
Birth Location: Indiana
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William DeWitt
1851 – 1909
Birth Location: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
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Fannie Dewitt
1864 –
Birth Location: Rolling Prairie, La Porte, Indiana
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Benjamin DeWitt's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin DeWitt
1817 – 1902
Birth Place: Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Egbert R Dewitt
1792 – 1851
Warwarsing, Ulster Cty, NY
Maria Bruyn
1784 – 1855
Ulster County, New York, United States of America
Grandparents
Reuben (Egbertse) DeWitt
1753 – 1800
Rochester, Ulster, New York, USA
Elizabeth DePuy
1753 – 1820
Rochester, Ulster, New York, USA
Benjamin Bruyn
1754 – 1822
Ulster, New York Colony, British, Colonial, America
Sarah Depuy
1751 –
Kingston, Ulster Co., New York
Great-Grandparents
Egbert DeWitt
1699 – 1726
Mary Nottingham
1704 – 1759
Moses DePuy
1718 – 1802
Elizabeth Clearwater
1720 – 1789
Johannes Bruyn
1712 – 1755
Maria Schoonmaker
1727 – 1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andries Dewitt
1657 – 1710
Jannetje Egbertson
1664 – 1733
William Nottingham
1670 – 1731
Margaret Rutsen
1680 – 1731
Jacobus Jr
1680 – 1744
Tryntje Schoonmaker
1684 – 1763
Benjamin Schoonmaker
1702 – 1764
Catharina Depuy
1701 – 1741

Benjamin DeWitt's Descendants

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Benjamin (Bruyn) DeWitt (7 July 1817 – 12 December 1902) m. Sarah (Maria) Burhans (29 Jan 1824 – 12 January 1899)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth De) Witt (1843 – )
  2. 2. Egbert (De) Witt (1845 – 16 Mar 1908) m. Sarah (L) Fildes (28 March 1848 – 13 October 1903)
    1. 1. Arthur (Eugene) Dewitt (1 Jan 1883 – 2 Jul 1964) m. Mabelle Travis (20 Feb 1877 – 10 Sep 1955) m. Mabelle Travis (20 Feb 1877 – 10 Sep 1955)
  3. 3. Maria (Jane) DeWitt (26 August 1847 – 9 January 1898) m. George (A) Bell (4 January 1847 – 1 August 1900)
    1. 1. Melissa Bell (8 October 1871 – 25 February 1873)
    2. 2. Musa (H) Bell (11 October 1873 – 29 August 1878)
    3. 3. Benjamin (Ludlow) Bell (20 June 1881 – 23 November 1931)
  4. 4. Maria Dewitt (abt 1848 – )
  5. 5. Malissa Dewitt (abt 1850 – 14 May 1899)
  6. 6. William (Edgar) DeWitt (29 November 1851 – 2 October 1909) m. Ella (Mae) McCarty (24 August 1855 – 22 Feb 1931)
    1. 1. Edgar (Odell) DeWitt (1878 – 1934) m. Alta (Belle) Magnus (4 Sep 1890 – 2 Dec 1935)
      1. 1. Harold Dewitt (May 1900 – )
      2. 2. Bessie (M) Dewitt (abt 1903 – )
      3. 3. Edgar (Beverly) Dewitt (4 May 1913 – 19 Apr 1976)
    2. 2. Abbie (Blanche) Dewitt (16 May 1880 – 18 Jun 1966) m. Elmer (E) Hovarter (abt 1880 – 05 Sept 1948)
      1. 1. Harold (D) Hovarter (19 Dec 1906 – 2 Jun 1974)
      2. 2. Berniece (Clementine) Hovarter (17 Jul 1909 – 22 Mar 1997)
    3. 3. Erma (G) Dewitt (Sep 1883 – Bet. 1888–1982) m. Webster (Willis) WEIDMAN
    4. 4. Paul (Francis) DeWitt (27 March 1885 – 19 July 1947) m. Bernice Haslett (12 March 1889 – 19 December 1980)
      1. 1. Claude (William) Dewitt (25 October 1908 – 9 October 1976) m. Irene (Elizabeth) Imhoff (3 March 1911 – 4/7/86)
        1. 1. James (A De) Witt (abt 1939 – )
      2. 2. Evelyn (Bernadine) DeWitt (abt 1911 – 15 Oct 1999) m. William (Harold) Storm (6 Sep 1910 – 26 Oct 1989)
        1. 1. Karen (Lou) Storm (21 Aug 1940 – 1 Oct 2005) m. Charles (D) Lamb (9 Jan 1937 – ) m. Francis (W) Weir (1935 – ) m. Francis (Wayne) Weir (5 Feb 1935 – 27 June 2020)
      3. 3. Paul (Haslett) DeWitt (abt 1913 – 16 May 2003) m. Hortense (Louise) Haworth (16 Sep 1913 – 03 Sep 1997)
        1. 1. Paul (("Pat") Haworth) DeWitt (1 Jan 1942 – ) m. Cathline Dewitt
        2. 2. Michael DeWitt
      4. 4. Donnabelle DeWitt (12 Aug 1915 – 5 Jun 2002) m. Louis (Earl) Stover (30 Apr 1919 – 26 Jul 1997) m. Herbert (Denis) Bare (2-28-1904 – 20 Nov 1974) m. George (Franklin) Lashmit (11 Jan 1910 – 9 Jul 1982) m. Baker m. Louis (Earl) Stover
        1. 1. Dorlea Stover (10 Apr 1936 – 8 Nov 1988)
        2. 2. Margaret (Elouise) Stover (17 Apr 1938 – 17 Apr 1938)
      5. 5. Margaret (Ella) DeWitt (24 Sep 1918 – 14 Jan 2003) m. Charles (John Renkes) Jr (25 Oct 1913 – 18 October 1974) m. Virgil (Clifford) Todd (9 Oct 1915 – 5 Sep 1978) m. William (Newlin) Kelly (1928-06-20 – 2008-06-22) m. Hymie Ford m. David Larkin m. Paul Dreyer m. Paul Dreyer m. David Larkin
        1. 1. Charlotte (Joan) Renkes (abt 1939 – 20 Apr 2020) m. Walter (Dallas) Laisure (25 Feb 1935 – 5 Jun 1995)
        2. 2. Timothy (DeWitt) Todd (November 27, 1950 – ) m. Kathryn (Marie) Claymiller (9 Dec 1949 – ) m. Noemi (Aransado) Tatoy (11/28/1977 – )
      6. 6. Raymond (Odell De) Witt (5 Nov 1921 – 31 May 2006) m. Mildred (Annette) VanderVen (13 Feb 1922 – 21 Sep 2008) m. Doris (Jean) Tressler (13 Jun 1936 – 21 Oct 2006)
        1. 1. Nancy (Rae) Dewitt (Jan 1947 – ) m. Jerry (Ronald) Sain
        2. 2. Cathy (Ann) Dewitt (abt 1947 – ) m. Denis (Richard) Anderson (abt 1946 – )
        3. 3. Mary (E.) DeWitt (20 Apr 1951 – ) m. Jack (Lee) Smallwood (30 Jul 1947 – 20 Mar 2021)
        4. 4. Dana (A De) Witt (abt 1970 – ) m. Jacqueline (S.) Carr
        5. 5. Lee (De) Witt
        6. 6. Carol Otteson
      7. 7. Rexford (Orin De) Witt (1921 – 26 Nov 1921)
    5. 5. William (McFalls) Dewitt (14 Feb 1892 – 30 May 1946)
  7. 7. Fannie Dewitt (1864 – )

Benjamin DeWitt's Timeline

7 Records

1814
10 Jul 1814
Benjamin Bruyn DeWitt was baptized in Wawarsing, New York, USA
Wawarsing, New York, USA
1817
7 July 1817
Birth of Benjamin Bruyn DeWitt in Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
1817
7 July 1817
Birth of Benjamin Bruyn DeWitt in Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 53
Benjamin Bruyn DeWitt resided here in Kankakee, La Porte, Indiana, USA
Kankakee, La Porte, Indiana, USA
1902
12 December 1902
Age 85
Death of Benjamin Bruyn DeWitt in Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America
Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America
1902
19 Dec 1902
Age 85
Death of Benjamin Bruyn DeWitt in Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
1902
12 December 1902
Age 85
Death of Benjamin Bruyn DeWitt in Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 July 1817
    Event Place: Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 July 1817
    Event Place: Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Wawarsing, New York, Reformed Dutch Church Records
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1902; Roll: 11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1814
    Event Place: Wawarsing, New York, USA
    Record Source: Wawarsing, New York, Reformed Dutch Church Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Kankakee, La Porte, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 December 1902
    Event Place: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1902; Roll: 11

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1902
    Event Place: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 December 1902
    Event Place: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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