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Jerome Dewitt Benjamin 1843–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1843

Birth Location: Farmington,Oakland Co.,Michigan

Death Date: 13 Apr 1914

Death Location: Santa Cruz, California, USA

Father: James Benjamin

Mother: Jane Massoner

Spouse(s): Lucy Young

Children(s): Lucy Benjamin, John Benjamin, Leonora Benjamin, Mary Benjamin

Jerome Dewitt Benjamin was born in 1843 in Farmington,Oakland Co.,Michigan, the child of James Benjamin And Jane M Massoner. Jerome Dewitt Benjamin married Lucy Aristeen Young, and had children including John Alfred Benjamin, Leonora Almira Benjamin, Lucy Belle Benjamin, Mary Viola Benjamin. Jerome Dewitt Benjamin passed away in 1914 in Santa Cruz, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Jerome Dewitt Benjamin was born in 1843 in Farmington,Oakland Co.,Michigan, the child of James Benjamin And Jane M Massoner.
  • Jerome Dewitt Benjamin married Lucy Aristeen Young, and had children including John Alfred Benjamin, Leonora Almira Benjamin, Lucy Belle Benjamin, Mary Viola Benjamin.
  • Jerome Dewitt Benjamin passed away in 1914 in Santa Cruz, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Benjamin
1809–1890
Birth Location: Mendon, Monroe, New York, USA
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Jane Massoner
1808–1873
Birth Location: Monroe County, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Young
1856–1916
Birth Location: Grass Lake, Jackson County, Michigan, United States of America
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Children(s)

Lucy Benjamin
1880–1918
Birth Location: Adelaida, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
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John Benjamin
1882–1951
Birth Location: Adelaide District, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
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Leonora Benjamin
1876–1951
Birth Location: Adelaide District, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
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Mary Benjamin
1878–1934
Birth Location: Adelaide District, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
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Jerome Benjamin's Ancestors

Self
Jerome Benjamin
1843–1914
Birth Place: Farmington,Oakland Co.,Michigan
Parents
James Benjamin
1809–1890
Mendon, Monroe, New York, USA
Jane (M.) Massoner
1808–1873
Monroe County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jerome Benjamin's Descendants

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Jerome (Dewitt) Benjamin (Jul 1843–13 Apr 1914) m. Lucy (Aristeen) Young (25 August 1856–30 December 1916)
  1. 1. Lucy (Belle) Benjamin 1880–1918 m. Benjamin (Butler) Rich 1876–1961
    1. 1. Chester (Howard) Rich 1901–1975 m. Madeline Hudson 1902–1998
      1. 1. Dorothy (Evelyn) Rich 1922–2013
      2. 2. Harvey (Howard) Rich 1923–1992
    2. 2. Leland (Benjamin) Rich 1898–1956
    3. 3. Elbert (Elwood) Rich 1912–1995
    4. 4. Edith (Viola) Rich 1899–1964 m. Clarence (Levi) Pritten 1898–1978
      1. 1. Mary (Louise) Pritten 1932–2007
      2. 2. Lewis (Benjamin) Pritten 1924–2009
      3. 3. Mildred (May) Pritten 1926–1992 m. Harry Alley 1924–
  2. 2. John (Alfred) Benjamin 1882–1951
  3. 3. Leonora (Almira) Benjamin 1876–1951
  4. 4. Mary (Viola) Benjamin 1878–1934 m. Percival (Elmer) Pound 1874–1944
    1. 1. Eva (Mae) Pound 1898– m. George (Phillip) Stapleton 1887–1961
      1. 1. Helen (Virginia) Stapleton 1921–2007
      2. 2. Lorraine Stapleton 1922–1973 m. James (Milo) Ryan 1921–1991
        1. 1. Sharon (Lee) Ryan –2020
    2. 2. Mabel (Edna) Pound 1896–1960

Jerome Benjamin's Timeline

2 Records

1843
Jul 1843
Birth of Jerome Dewitt Benjamin in Farmington,Oakland Co.,Michigan
Farmington,Oakland Co.,Michigan
1914
13 Apr 1914
Age 71
Death of Jerome Dewitt Benjamin in Santa Cruz, California, USA
Santa Cruz, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1843
    Event Place: Farmington,Oakland Co.,Michigan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1914
    Event Place: Santa Cruz, California, USA
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