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Ebenezer Benton 1700–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 JUN 1700

Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

Death Date: 11 FEB 1776

Death Location: North Guilford, New Haven, CT

Father: Ebenezer Benton

Mother: Abigail Graves

Spouse(s): Esther Cruttenden

Children(s): Lucy Benton, Nathaniel Benton, Ebenezer Benton, Stephen Benton, Timothy Benton, Bela Benton, Josiah Benton, Lot Benton, Ruth Benton, Rachel Benton

Ebenezer Benton was born in 1700 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, the child of Ebenezer Ens Benton And Abigail Graves. Ebenezer Benton married Esther Cruttenden, and had children including Bela Benton, Ebenezer Benton, Josiah Benton, Lot Benton, Lucy Benton, Nathaniel Benton, Rachel Benton, Ruth Benton, Stephen Benton, Timothy Benton. Ebenezer Benton passed away in 1776 in North Guilford, New Haven, CT.

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Biography

  • Ebenezer Benton was born in 1700 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, the child of Ebenezer Ens Benton And Abigail Graves.
  • Ebenezer Benton married Esther Cruttenden, and had children including Bela Benton, Ebenezer Benton, Josiah Benton, Lot Benton, Lucy Benton, Nathaniel Benton, Rachel Benton, Ruth Benton, Stephen Benton, Timothy Benton.
  • Ebenezer Benton passed away in 1776 in North Guilford, New Haven, CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Benton
1663–1758
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
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Abigail Graves
1669–1753
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Esther Cruttenden
1700–1778
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, CT
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Children(s)

Lucy Benton
Birth Location: –
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Nathaniel Benton
1726–1800
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, CT
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Ebenezer Benton
1728–1776
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, CT
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Stephen Benton
1730–
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, CT
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Timothy Benton
1732–1807
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, CT
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Bela Benton
1734–1753
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, CT
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Josiah Benton
1736–1799
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, CT
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Lot Benton
1738–1814
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, CT
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Ruth Benton
1741–1813
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, CT
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Rachel Benton
1742–
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, CT
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Ebenezer Benton's Ancestors

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Ebenezer Benton
1700–1776
Birth Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
Parents
Ebenezer (Ens.) Benton
1663–1758
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
Abigail Graves
1669–1753
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
Grandparents
John Graves
Elizabeth Cruttenden
1634–1698
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
George Graves
Abraham Cruttenden
1610–1682
Mary Hickson
1612–1664
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Cruttenden
Elizabeth Roberts

Ebenezer Benton's Descendants

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Ebenezer Benton (12 JUN 1700–11 FEB 1776) m. Esther Cruttenden (ABT 1700–24 APR 1778)
  1. 1. Lucy Benton
  2. 2. Nathaniel Benton 1726–1800 m. Abigail Gillett 1733–1810
    1. 1. Bela Benton 1756–1777
    2. 2. Esther Benton 1756–1840 m. Benjamin Bissell 1754–1825
    3. 3. Abigail Benton 1759–
    4. 4. Nathaniel Benton 1761– m. Unknown Moulthrop
      1. 1. Bela Benton
      2. 2. Nathaniel Benton
      3. 3. William Benton
      4. 4. Eunice Benton
      5. 5. Ansel Benton
      6. 6. William (P.) Benton 1797–1862 m. Anne Swope
      7. 7. Jared Benton
      8. 8. Julius Benton
      9. 9. Hannah Benton
      10. 10. Isaac Benton
      11. 11. Orin Benton
      12. 12. Arthur Benton
    5. 5. Abraham Benton 1763–1808 m. Desire Meade
      1. 1. Orange Benton 1791–
    6. 6. Daniel Benton 1764–1821 m. Margery Frisbie 1767–1835
      1. 1. Orlando Benton 1790–1813
      2. 2. Elias Benton 1794– m. Catherine Cherry 1801– m. Elizabeth (J.) Caldwell 1797–1865
        1. 1. Orlando Benton 1826–1852
        2. 2. William (Johnston) Benton 1828–1833
        3. 3. Maria (Jane) Benton 1830–1860 m. Joseph Wright
        4. 4. Daniel (Webster) Benton 1832– m. Harriet (M.) Wharton
        5. 5. Almira Benton 1834–1853
        6. 6. Sarah (Ellen) Benton 1838– m. John Saylor
      3. 3. Amos Benton 1797–1874 m. Sarah Benton 1816–1867
        1. 1. Cornelia Benton
        2. 2. Horatio Benton –1873 m. Lizzie Woodmansee
        3. 3. Orlando (Frederick) Benton m. Mary Crow
        4. 4. Chester (Elias) Benton
    7. 7. Orange ((Dr.)) Benton 1766– m. Unknown Bostwick
      1. 1. Charles (Bostwick) Benton
      2. 2. Sarah Benton m. Unknown Martin
    8. 8. Eunice Benton 1768–1785
    9. 9. Rachel Benton 1770– m. Unknown Beardsley
    10. 10. Isaac Benton 1772–
    11. 11. John Benton 1775– m. Sarah Bradley
    12. 12. Anna Benton 1779– m. Asahel Potter
  3. 3. Ebenezer Benton 1728–1776 m. Ama Unknown
    1. 1. Amos Benton 1771– m. Rachel Catlin 1775–
      1. 1. Julia Benton 1800–
      2. 2. George (B.) Benton 1805–
      3. 3. Horatio Benton 1811–
      4. 4. Sarah Benton 1816–1867 m. Amos Benton 1797–1874
  4. 4. Stephen Benton 1730– m. Hannah Camp 1739–
    1. 1. Hannah Benton 1761–
    2. 2. Annis Benton 1764– m. David ((Dr.)) Brooks
    3. 3. Phebe Benton 1766–1846 m. Isaac ((Capt.)) Foote 1747–
    4. 4. John Benton 1768–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Benton 1771– m. Nathan Crane
    6. 6. Ichabod Benton 1774–
  5. 5. Timothy Benton 1732–1807 m. Rachel Fowler 1745–1784 m. Desire Fowler 1744–1824
    1. 1. Rachel Benton 1768–1820 m. Nathan ((Capt.)) Chidsey 1755–1832
      1. 1. Joseph Chidsey 1787–1868 m. Mercy ((Mary)) Coe 1788–
        1. 1. Helen Chidsey m. John Wadsworth
        2. 2. Maria (Theresa) Chidsey m. John Marshall
        3. 3. Joseph (V.) Chidsey
        4. 4. Charles (Philip) Chidsey 1817– m. Sarah (C.) Squire 1821–
        5. 5. Helen (B.) Chidsey
        6. 6. Nathan (A.) Chidsey
      2. 2. Abraham Chidsey 1791–
    2. 2. Timothy Benton 1771–1853 m. Hannah Bradley 1772–1807 m. Frances Cook 1789–1821 m. Irene Isbell –1833
      1. 1. Hannah Benton 1808– m. Joel Ives
      2. 2. Frances Benton 1810–
      3. 3. Timothy Benton 1812–1812
      4. 4. Sarah Benton 1813–1828
      5. 5. David (Brooks) Benton 1816–1887 m. Eliza (A.) Byington 1825–1866 m. Julia (Ann) Linsley 1826–
        1. 1. Emiline (Eliza) Benton 1846– m. Stephen (O.) Rose
        2. 2. David (Ellsworth) Benton 1851–1870
        3. 3. Jennie (Sophia) Benton 1860–
      6. 6. John (H.) Benton 1817–1887 m. Marietta Dudley 1825–1885
        1. 1. John (Walter) Benton 1846–
        2. 2. Alice (Marietta) Benton 1849–
        3. 3. George (Henry) Benton 1856–1861
    3. 3. Lot Benton 1773–1823 m. Hannah Chittenden 1777–
      1. 1. Raphael Benton 1798–1823 m. Lois Russell 1799–1886
        1. 1. Raphael (Ward) Benton 1821–1862 m. Hannah (Ward) Leete 1827– m. Mary (Ann) Hotchkiss 1822–1851
      2. 2. Joel Benton 1800– m. Lois (Rossiter) Dudley 1814–1838 m. Celia Weld 1814–
        1. 1. William (Walter) Benton 1835– m. Caroline (Marilla) Bartlett 1840–
      3. 3. Daniel Benton 1802–1835 m. Abigail Graves 1813–
        1. 1. Daniel (Webster) Benton 1833–1860
      4. 4. Erastus Benton 1804–1868 m. Lucretia (A.) Cook –1831 m. Caroline (J.) Cook
        1. 1. Sophia (C.) Benton 1828–1829
        2. 2. George (R. (Dr.)) Benton 1834– m. Lavinia Dupuy
        3. 3. Lucretia (Ann) Benton 1836–
        4. 4. Daniel (O'Connell) Benton 1844–
      5. 5. Julia Benton 1806– m. Aaron (D.) Cook
      6. 6. Delia Benton 1809– m. Richard Thompson
      7. 7. Abraham Benton 1813– m. Sarah (Dudley) Chittenden 1814–
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Benton 1838–
        2. 2. Ruth (Frances) Benton 1841– m. Alexander (J.) Leggat
    4. 4. Hubbard (Fowler) Benton 1776–1845 m. Martha Hubbard 1776–1834
      1. 1. Mary Benton 1804–1883
      2. 2. Charlotte ((or Caroline)) Benton 1801–1876 m. John Russell 1799–
        1. 1. Julia (Ann) Russell 1826–1829
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Russell 1831–1833
        3. 3. John (Benton) Russell 1836– m. Sarah Page 1841–1863 m. Eva Ackley 1847–1869 m. Catherine (M.) Gilbert
      3. 3. Rachel Benton 1803–1885 m. Alexander Stevens 1807–1879
      4. 4. Marcus (Hubbard) Benton 1806–1887 m. Eliza Cleveland –1844 m. Elizabeth Huntley 1828–1867
        1. 1. Amy (Almeda) Benton 1838–
        2. 2. Merrit (Fowler) Benton
        3. 3. Marcus Benton 1849– m. Rose (E.) Harrison
        4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Benton 1852– m. James Cooper
        5. 5. Hattie (Louise) Benton 1860– m. Raymond Deroy
        6. 6. Raphael (Ward) Benton 1862– m. Emma (J.) Thompson
      5. 5. Monimia Benton 1808– m. Timothy Dudley 1808–1882
        1. 1. Oscar Dudley 1833–1856
        2. 2. Martha (Jennette) Dudley 1837–
        3. 3. Emily Dudley 1841–
        4. 4. Mary (Clarissa) Dudley 1847–
      6. 6. Clarinda Benton 1810–1845 m. Samuel Hemingway
      7. 7. Merritt (Fowler) Benton 1812–1870 m. Anna (Maria) Mandeville 1830–1884
        1. 1. Wilma (Hubbard) Benton 1857–1876
        2. 2. Merrit (Lot) Benton 1862–1940 m. Sarah (Jane) Nettleton 1866–1944
      8. 8. Martha Benton 1818–1882 m. Darwin Byington
    5. 5. Bela Benton 1779– m. Rachel Graves 1776–
    6. 6. Mary Benton 1781–1815 m. Medad Holcomb 1781–1858
    7. 7. Amy Benton 1784–1822 m. Joseph (Stone) Chittenden 1782–1858
      1. 1. Harriet Chittenden 1803–1867 m. Isaac Fowler 1811–1871
      2. 2. Merab Chittenden 1805–1890 m. Austin Fowler 1807–1879
        1. 1. Harriet (Frances) Fowler 1832– m. Cyrus (Olcott) Bartlett 1829–
        2. 2. Amy (Lucretia) Fowler 1834–1855
        3. 3. Anson (Franklin) Fowler 1836– m. Harriet Andrews
        4. 4. Charles (Austin) Fowler 1841– m. Emily (Louisa) Chittenden 1848–1882 m. Katie Edmonds 1859–
  6. 6. Bela Benton 1734–1753
  7. 7. Josiah Benton 1736–1799 m. Mehitabel Smith
    1. 1. Lucinda Benton 1768–
    2. 2. Jesse Benton 1766–1827 m. Susannah Rogers 1772–1812
      1. 1. Edwin Benton 1796–1842
      2. 2. Pamelia Benton 1794– m. Ebenezer Burr 1791–1855
        1. 1. Mary Burr 1818– m. William Hill
        2. 2. Caroline Burr m. Daniel Grant
        3. 3. Erastus Burr 1823– m. Nancy Potter
        4. 4. Ralph (E.) Burr 1831–1854
      3. 3. Erastus Benton 1798–1815
      4. 4. Philo Benton 1800–1863 m. Emily Clark
    3. 3. Statira Benton 1769–
    4. 4. Silvena Benton 1770–
    5. 5. Philo Benton 1772–
  8. 8. Lot Benton 1738–1814 m. Catharine Lyman 1741–1799 m. Anne Lyman 1747–1805 m. Elizabeth Collins 1748–1838
  9. 9. Ruth Benton 1741–1813 m. James Thompson –1817
  10. 10. Rachel Benton 1742– m. James Coe

Ebenezer Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1700
12 JUN 1700
Birth of Ebenezer Benton in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
1776
11 FEB 1776
Age 76
Death of Ebenezer Benton in North Guilford, New Haven, CT
North Guilford, New Haven, CT

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 JUN 1700
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 FEB 1776
    Event Place: North Guilford, New Haven, CT
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