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Elizabeth Benjamin 1797–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 FEB 1797

Birth Location: Gaspereau, Kings, NS

Death Date: 26 May 1879

Death Location: Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Jacob Benjamin

Mother: Salome Cleveland

Spouse(s): Samuel Westcott

Children(s): Parney Westcott, Amelia Westcott, Sarah Westcott, Mary Westcott, Susan Westcott, Nancy Westcott, Jacob Westcott, Lucinda Westcott, Letitia Westcott, Robert Westcott

Elizabeth Benjamin was born in 1797 in Gaspereau, Kings, NS, the child of Jacob H Benjamin And Salome Cleveland. Elizabeth Benjamin married Samuel Westcott, Thomas Martin, and had children including Amelia Westcott, Jacob Benjamin Westcott, Letitia Westcott, Lucinda Westcott, Mary Elizabeth Westcott, Nancy Westcott, Parney Read Westcott, Robert Westcott, Sarah Ann Westcott, Susan Westcott. Elizabeth Benjamin passed away in 1879 in Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Benjamin was born in 1797 in Gaspereau, Kings, NS, the child of Jacob H Benjamin And Salome Cleveland.
  • Elizabeth Benjamin married Samuel Westcott, Thomas Martin, and had children including Amelia Westcott, Jacob Benjamin Westcott, Letitia Westcott, Lucinda Westcott, Mary Elizabeth Westcott, Nancy Westcott, Parney Read Westcott, Robert Westcott, Sarah Ann Westcott, Susan Westcott.
  • Elizabeth Benjamin passed away in 1879 in Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Benjamin's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Benjamin
1797–1879
Birth Place: Gaspereau, Kings, NS
Parents
Jacob H Benjamin
1766–1832
Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Salome Cleveland
1776–1853
Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Obed Benjamin
1729–1806
Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA
Mary Herd
1731–1786
Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Obediah Benjamin
1701–1746
Mary Yarrington
1701–1755
Thomas Hurd
1690–1751
Lydia Bumpus
1692–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Benjamin
1673–1738
Elizabeth Cooke
1678–1738
Peter Yarrington
1665–1725
Mary Woodward
1674–1720
Jacob Hurd
1653–1694
Anna Wilson
1655–1728
Philip Bumpas
1648–1724
Sarah Eaton
1662–1725

Elizabeth Benjamin's Descendants

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Elizabeth Benjamin (19 FEB 1797–26 May 1879) m. Samuel Westcott (1 Jan 1789–22 Jun 1849)
  1. 1. Parney (Read) Westcott 1838–
  2. 2. Amelia Westcott 1835–1836
  3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Westcott 1833–1908 m. Daniel (Elijah) Miner 1821–1908
    1. 1. George (Washington) Miner 1854–1935 m. Adelia (Sabra) Curry 1858–1923
      1. 1. Bret (Russell) Miner 1896–1968 m. Pearl (Elizabeth) Brown 1902–1942
  4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Westcott 1831–
  5. 5. Susan Westcott 1825–1900 m. James (W.) Lawrence 1819–1866
    1. 1. Warren (B) Lawrence 1851–1903 m. Borgia Wheeler 1890–1986
  6. 6. Nancy Westcott 1823–1874
  7. 7. Jacob (Benjamin) Westcott 1820–
  8. 8. Lucinda Westcott 1818–1879
  9. 9. Letitia Westcott 1816–
  10. 10. Robert Westcott 1828–1915 m. Maria (Ann) Benjamin 1830–1918
    1. 1. Winnifred Westcott 1875–1947 m. Emory (Stanley) Coldwell 1868–1961
      1. 1. Karl (Milton) Coldwell 1900–1971 m. Elsie (Maude) Duncan 1905–1944
        1. 1. Gerald (Emory) Coldwell 1928–1994
    2. 2. Archibald Westcott 1870–1936
    3. 3. Cassie (Blanche) Westcott 1868–1923
    4. 4. Rebecca (Delight) Westcott 1863–1932 m. Isaac (Newton) Coldwell 1853–1905
      1. 1. Delmar (Lee) Coldwell 1894–1977 m. Lova (Blossom) Gertridge 1897–1968
        1. 1. Neil (Elliott) Coldwell 1915–
        2. 2. Frances (Mary) Coldwell 1923–1985 m. John (Jasker) Granger 1918–1993
      2. 2. Blanche (Marguerite) Coldwell 1891–1963 m. Frank (Monroe) Carr 1881–1940
        1. 1. Marian Carr 1920–2016 m. Kenneth (Leslie) Thompson 1916–1998
      3. 3. Eldon Coldwell 1885–1908 m. Juliah (Shaw) Illsley 1892–
      4. 4. Howard (Alison) Coldwell 1880–1910
    5. 5. J (Eliplalet) Westcott 1858–1960
    6. 6. Elmina (Elizabeth) Westcott 1856–1969

Elizabeth Benjamin's Timeline

2 Records

1797
19 FEB 1797
Birth of Elizabeth Benjamin in Gaspereau, Kings, NS
Gaspereau, Kings, NS
1879
26 May 1879
Age 82
Death of Elizabeth Benjamin in Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 FEB 1797
    Event Place: Gaspereau, Kings, NS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1879
    Event Place: Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

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