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Jacob Alexander Benedict 1783–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 17 1783

Birth Location: Grand Lake, Queens, New York, United States

Death Date: 23 May 1861

Death Location: Old Burying Grounds Windsor NS

Father: Jabez Benedict

Mother: Charity (Benedict)

Spouse(s): Mary (Benedict)

Children(s): Henry Benedict

The story of Jacob Alexander Benedict began in 1783 in Grand Lake, Queens, New York, United States. Jacob Alexander Benedict married Mary Shanks Benedict, and had children including Henry Benedict. Jacob Alexander Benedict passed away in 1861 in Old Burying Grounds Windsor NS.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Alexander Benedict began in 1783 in Grand Lake, Queens, New York, United States.
  • Jacob Alexander Benedict married Mary Shanks Benedict, and had children including Henry Benedict.
  • Jacob Alexander Benedict passed away in 1861 in Old Burying Grounds Windsor NS.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jabez Benedict
1726–1804
Birth Location: Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Charity (Benedict)
1731–1815
Birth Location: Trumbull, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary (Benedict)
1786–1880
Birth Location: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Henry Benedict
1815–1904
Birth Location: Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Jacob Benedict's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Benedict
1783–1861
Birth Place: Grand Lake, Queens, New York, United States
Parents
Jabez Benedict
1726–1804
Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Charity (Booth) (Benedict)
1731–1815
Trumbull, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Benedict's Descendants

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Jacob (Alexander) Benedict (Jan 17 1783–23 May 1861) m. Mary (Shanks) (Benedict) (17 Jan 1786–5 May 1880)
  1. 1. Henry Benedict 1815–1904 m. Rachel (Elizabeth) Stillman 1828–1909
    1. 1. William (A) Benedict 1855–1934 m. Margaret (Matilda) Moore 1856–1935
      1. 1. George (M) Benedict 1883– m. Bessie (R) Lyons 1893–1972
        1. 1. Sarah (Margaret) Benedict 1913–1996 m. George (F) McNeil 1908–1966
        2. 2. Marguerite (M) Benedict 1917–
        3. 3. Elenor Benedict 1923–

Jacob Benedict's Timeline

2 Records

1783
Jan 17 1783
Birth of Jacob Alexander Benedict in Grand Lake, Queens, New York, United States
Grand Lake, Queens, New York, United States
1861
23 May 1861
Age 78
Death of Jacob Alexander Benedict in Old Burying Grounds Windsor NS
Old Burying Grounds Windsor NS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 17 1783
    Event Place: Grand Lake, Queens, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1861
    Event Place: Old Burying Grounds Windsor NS
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