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George Washington Benton 1795–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1795

Birth Location: Massachusetts

Death Date: 7 Aug 1879

Death Location: Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont, USA

Father: George Benton

Mother:

Spouse(s): Cynthia Griswold

Children(s): Lucy Benton, Cynthia Benton, Fanny Benton, Adaline Benton, Sarah Benton

The story of George Washington Benton began in 1795 in Massachusetts. In 1830, George Washington Benton resided in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States. George Washington Benton married Cynthia Griswold, and had children including Adaline White Benton, Cynthia A Benton, Fanny C Benton, Lucy A Benton, Sarah Ann Benton. George Washington Benton passed away in 1879 in Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of George Washington Benton began in 1795 in Massachusetts.
  • In 1830, George Washington Benton resided in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States.
  • George Washington Benton married Cynthia Griswold, and had children including Adaline White Benton, Cynthia A Benton, Fanny C Benton, Lucy A Benton, Sarah Ann Benton.
  • George Washington Benton passed away in 1879 in Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Benton
1778–
Birth Location: Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Cynthia Griswold
1805–1879
Birth Location: Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont
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Children(s)

Lucy Benton
1847–
Birth Location: Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont
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Cynthia Benton
1844–1909
Birth Location: Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont
CB
Fanny Benton
1840–1856
Birth Location: Fayston, Washington, Vermont
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Adaline Benton
1834–1886
Birth Location: Bennington, Bennington, Vermont
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Sarah Benton
1837–1905
Birth Location: Fayston, Washington, Vermont
SB

George Benton's Ancestors

Self
George Benton
1795–1879
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Parents
George Benton
1778–
Connecticut
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Benton's Descendants

1.
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George (Washington) Benton (abt 1795–7 Aug 1879) m. Cynthia Griswold (2 Apr 1805–18 Aug 1879)
  1. 1. Lucy (A.) Benton 1847– m. David (Grow) Brown 1850–1917
    1. 1. Mertie (Cynthia) Brown 1881–1974 m. Albert (Ross) Fielders 1877–1938
      1. 1. Bernice (M.) Fielders 1903–
      2. 2. Albert (W) Fielders 1920–
    2. 2. George (M.) Brown 1883–
    3. 3. Sadie (E.) Brown 1880–
    4. 4. Arlene (M.) Brown 1884–
  2. 2. Cynthia (A.) Benton 1844–1909
  3. 3. Fanny (C.) Benton 1840–1856
  4. 4. Adaline (White) Benton 1834–1886 m. Samuel (Jackson) Dana 1833–1926
    1. 1. Clarence (Warner) Dana 1856–1933 m. Melville (G. 'Mellie') Patterson 1859–1938
      1. 1. Clarence (Allison) Dana 1884–1931 m. Mabel (Alice) Parker 1886–1989
        1. 1. Robert (Warden) Dana 1907–1977 m. Evelyn (Virginia) Ryder 1912–1965
        2. 2. Benton (Patterson) Dana 1914–1988
    2. 2. Fred (Allison) Dana 1860–1934 m. Jennie (M.) Worden 1864–1957
      1. 1. Gladys (Allison) Dana 1893–1971 m. Robert (Henry) Barnes 1890–
        1. 1. Robert (F. Barnes) Sr. 1917–2004
        2. 2. Howard (D.) Barnes 1921–1988
    3. 3. Charles (Hewlett) Dana 1861–1863
    4. 4. Winfield (Rich) Dana 1870–1951 m. Alberta (Margaret) Robinson 1880–1921 m. Annie Adams 1867– m. Ida (May) Shuttle 1875–1961
      1. 1. Wilbur (Robinson) Dana 1914–1952 m. Alice (Clementine) Sellars 1906–1942 m. Beryle (Edna) Small 1915–1952
      2. 2. Mina (May) Dana 1894–1895
      3. 3. Edith (Ellen) Dana 1895–1897
      4. 4. Gladys (Adeline) Dana 1897–1977 m. Raymond (Louis) Ashline 1887–1956
        1. 1. Albert (Harold) Ashline 1919–1975
        2. 2. Baby Ashline 1918–1918
      5. 5. Perley (Moses) Dana 1899–1899
    5. 5. Henry (Walter) Dana 1868–1930 m. Bertha (Amanda) McCullough 1876–1955
      1. 1. George Dana 1915–1915
      2. 2. Mellie (Thelma) Dana 1909–1959 m. Wendell (Glidden) Lane 1906–1969
      3. 3. Lucy (E.) Dana 1903–1984 m. Alexander (William) Hamel 1894–1973
        1. 1. Christina (Nellie) Hamel 1923–1998 m. Paul (George) West 1919–1987
        2. 2. Lionel (Edward) Hamel 1924–1965
      4. 4. Adeline (M.) Dana 1901–1971
      5. 5. Lewis (Malcom) Dana 1918–2011 m. Helen (Rose) Kanizsa 1914–2009
      6. 6. Herbert (Charles) Dana 1898–1968
    6. 6. Harry (C.) Dana 1864–1919 m. Lucy Forbes 1865–1920
    7. 7. Plina (Jackson) Dana 1854–1918 m. Martha (Ann) Willey 1861–1895
      1. 1. Infant Dana 1895–1895
      2. 2. Infant Dana 1890–1890
      3. 3. Infant Dana 1888–1888
      4. 4. Infant Dana 1891–1891
      5. 5. Ethel (Worthington) Dana 1886–1955 m. Leonard (Nelson) Harrington 1874–1951
        1. 1. Dana (Leonard Harrington) Sr. 1908–1996 m. Grace (Cooley) Robinson 1913–2003
      6. 6. Marion (Matilda) Dana 1882–1923
  5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Benton 1837–1905 m. Edwin (Harvey) Dana 1831–1928
    1. 1. Edwin (Steven) Dana 1859–1931 m. Ella (C.) Burrill 1861–1946
    2. 2. Minnie (C.) Dana 1872–1894
    3. 3. Ellen (J.) Dana 1861–1875
    4. 4. Mary (Adeline) Dana 1857–1945 m. Henry (James) Bagley 1847–1921 m. William (L.) Washburn 1843–1884
      1. 1. Lettie (Ella) Washburn 1878–1973 m. William (Joseph) Dukett 1869–1953
        1. 1. Hallie (May) Dukett 1898–1997 m. Albert (Scott) Gordon 1886–1954
    5. 5. Fannie (H.) Dana 1857–1920 m. Moses Shuttle 1848–1929
      1. 1. Ida (May) Shuttle 1875–1961 m. Lucius (J.) Goodwin 1846–1919 m. Morris Woods 1867–1937 m. Winfield (Rich) Dana 1870–1951
        1. 1. Edna (Mabel) Goodwin 1901–1945 m. Jason (H.) Johnson 1893–
        2. 2. Frank (Lloyd) Goodwin 1903–1932 m. Gladys (Marion) Lawliss 1903–1957
      2. 2. Harvey (Berton) Shuttle 1879–1941 m. Lavina (Mary) Kane 1879–1954
        1. 1. Clifton (Harvey) Shuttle 1903–1967 m. Irene (Hazel) Lawrence 1903–1969
        2. 2. Rachel (Lavina) Shuttle 1906–1962 m. James (Robertson) Anderson 1901–1934 m. Russell (George) Hallock 1889–1960
        3. 3. Emmet (James) Shuttle 1908–1926
      3. 3. Hattie (Ruth) Shuttle 1881–1963 m. Ralph (Everett) Witham 1881–1968
        1. 1. Felice (Elva) Witham 1908–1909
        2. 2. Everett (Moses) Witham 1906–1906
        3. 3. Merlin (Everett) Witham 1910–1911
        4. 4. Lucille (Clarabelle) Witham 1902–1992 m. Alexander (Berry) Gray 1897–1946
        5. 5. Helen (Irene) Witham 1904–1990 m. William (Edgar) Burns 1888–1928 m. Dean (Raswell) Pero 1901–1972
        6. 6. Norma (Ruth Retta) Witham 1907–2006 m. Charles (Perry) Amsden 1895–1978
        7. 7. Thelma (May) Witham 1911–2000 m. Harold (Colister) Chamberlain 1900–1986
        8. 8. George (Wilbur) Witham 1912–1998 m. Helen (May) Gilman 1920–
        9. 9. Kenneth (Merrill) Witham 1914–1977
        10. 10. Stanley (Clinton) Witham 1915–2002 m. Anna Kelly 1922–1974
        11. 11. Elva (Rose) Witham 1917–2008 m. Levi (Clarence) Minor 1911–1976
        12. 12. Philip (Hector) Witham 1919–2006 m. Sarah (Ellen) Manley 1920–2007
      4. 4. Frank (Moses) Shuttle 1884–1962 m. Nellie (Ellen) Gibb 1889–1966 m. Della (J.) Harroun 1889–
        1. 1. Arline (Annie) Shuttle 1912–1994 m. Lyman (T.) Manderville 1905–1986
        2. 2. Forest (Perley) Shuttle 1906–1957 m. Gazel (Irene) Sullivan 1907–1976 m. Marie (Anna Julie) Bourgeois 1917–1962 m. Lola Shuttle –1946
      5. 5. Emma (Jane) Shuttle 1877–1966 m. Frank (Albert Lanier) Jr. 1871–1954
        1. 1. Lucie (Agnes) Lanier 1902–1979
        2. 2. Catherine (Edna) Lanier 1904–1967
        3. 3. Margaret (Mary) Lanier 1907–1995 m. Emery (William) Denis 1908–1981
        4. 4. Robert (Francis) Lanier 1909–1950 m. Marjorie (Ainsley) Thibault 1904–1992
        5. 5. Harry (Edward) Lanier 1898–1900
        6. 6. Florence (May) Lanier 1900–1901
      6. 6. Nettie (Fanny) Shuttle 1887–1986 m. Earl (Aro) Slayton 1889–1952
        1. 1. Wilford (Earl) Slayton 1919–1991 m. Ina (Pearl) Toby 1927–2011
        2. 2. Maurice (Henry) Slayton 1921–2003 m. Mildred (Jennie) Thompson 1918–2014
        3. 3. Flora (Cordelia) Slayton 1923–1979 m. Preston (Leonard) Chase 1921–2001
        4. 4. Lois (Mary) Slayton 1926–2015 m. Elbridge (Martin) Toby 1919–1995
        5. 5. Richard (Frederick) Slayton 1929–1987 m. Jean (Louise) Luce 1936–2017
    6. 6. George (S.) Dana 1854–1884 m. Victoria Buttles 1849–
      1. 1. Infant Dana 1883–1883
      2. 2. George Dana 1873–1878
    7. 7. Bertha (Etta) Dana 1881–1962 m. Joseph (Wilfred Herve 'Mac') Deschenes 1896–1952 m. James (Munroe) Backus 1875–1950
      1. 1. William (John) Clark 1912–
      2. 2. Everett (Theron) Backus 1904–1955 m. Pearl (G.) Morey 1904–1971
      3. 3. Emily (Etta) Backus 1900–1987 m. Frank (Mazanec,) Sr. 1894–1966
        1. 1. Richard (Alen) Mazanec 1944–1976
        2. 2. Helen (Emily) Mazanec 1923–1990 m. Frank (W.) Mathews 1923–
        3. 3. Frank (Mazanec) Jr 1921–1991 m. Therese (Ghislaine) Bergeron 1925–2001
      4. 4. Ellen (May) Backus 1899–1979 m. Guy (Osmon) Backus 1896–1970 m. Daniel (Ellison Moore) Sr. 1888–1946 m. Stanley (Evans) Bailey 1892–1962 m. Frederick (Adolphus) Strong 1895–1930
        1. 1. Dannie (Ellis Moore) II 1933–1998
        2. 2. Stella (Jean) Bailey 1918–1989 m. Glenn (Donald) Carley 1916–1995 m. Donald (Francis) Gallagher 1918–1987
        3. 3. William (Charles) Bailey 1917–2001 m. Gertrude (Agnes La) Motte 1933–2002 m. Gertrude (Agnes) Holmes 1918–2006
        4. 4. Ronald Strong 1927–1929
        5. 5. Freda (Helen) Strong 1922–2017 m. Phillip (Squires) Millspaugh 1917–1988 m. Donald (William) Butler 1907–1963 m. Harold (Miles) Shaver 1917–1950
        6. 6. June (Patricia) Strong 1926–2000 m. James (Raymond) Switzer 1923–2002

George Benton's Timeline

6 Records

1795
abt 1795
Birth of George Washington Benton in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1830
1830
Age 35
George Washington Benton resided here in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States
1840
1840
Age 45
George Washington Benton resided here in Windsor, Vermont, United States
Windsor, Vermont, United States
1850
1850
Age 55
George Washington Benton resided here in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont
Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont
1870
1870
Age 75
George Washington Benton resided here in Fayston, Washington, Vermont, United States
Fayston, Washington, Vermont, United States
1879
7 Aug 1879
Age 84
Death of George Washington Benton in Fayston, Washington, Vermont
Fayston, Washington, Vermont

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1795
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Vermont, Vital Records
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fayston, Washington, Vermont; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: M432_931; Page: 207B; Image: .
    [4] Boston Passenger Lists
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Vermont, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1826
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Boston Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Springfield, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Windsor, Vermont, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: M432_931; Page: 207B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Fayston, Washington, Vermont, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fayston, Washington, Vermont; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Fayal, Azores, Portugal
    Record Source: Boston Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Boston Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1879
    Event Place: Fayston, Washington, Vermont
    Record Source:
    [1] War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index
    [2] Vermont, Vital Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Vermont, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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