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Melissa Benjamin 1807–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 APR 1807

Birth Location: De Ruyter, Madison, New York, USA

Death Date: APR 1885

Death Location: Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA

Father: Darius Benjamin

Mother: Charity Rice

Spouse(s): Varnum Burdick

Children(s): Henry Burdick

Melissa Benjamin was born in 1807 in De Ruyter, Madison, New York, USA, the child of Darius Benjamin And Charity Rice. In 1850, Melissa Benjamin resided in Plato, Kane, Illinois. Melissa Benjamin married Varnum Maxson Burdick, and had children including Henry Warren Burdick. Melissa Benjamin passed away in 1885 in Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Melissa Benjamin was born in 1807 in De Ruyter, Madison, New York, USA, the child of Darius Benjamin And Charity Rice.
  • In 1850, Melissa Benjamin resided in Plato, Kane, Illinois.
  • Melissa Benjamin married Varnum Maxson Burdick, and had children including Henry Warren Burdick.
  • Melissa Benjamin passed away in 1885 in Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melissa Benjamin's Ancestors

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Melissa Benjamin
1807–1885
Birth Place: De Ruyter, Madison, New York, USA
Parents
Darius Benjamin
1758–1850
Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA
Charity Rice
1763–1835
New York, USA
Grandparents
Elijah Benjamin
1725–1768
New London, New London, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Taft
1726–1802
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Benjamin
1699–1803
Deborah Clark
1710–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Benjamin
1673–1738
Elizabeth Cooke
1678–1738
John Clark
1673–1750
Deborah Parke
1680–1745

Melissa Benjamin's Descendants

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Melissa Benjamin (26 APR 1807–APR 1885) m. Varnum (Maxson) Burdick (28 SEP 1803–6 JUN 1867)
  1. 1. Henry (Warren) Burdick 1849–1925

Melissa Benjamin's Timeline

3 Records

1807
26 APR 1807
Birth of Melissa Benjamin in De Ruyter, Madison, New York, USA
De Ruyter, Madison, New York, USA
1850
1850
Age 43
Melissa Benjamin resided here in Plato, Kane, Illinois
Plato, Kane, Illinois
1885
APR 1885
Age 78
Death of Melissa Benjamin in Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA
Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 APR 1807
    Event Place: De Ruyter, Madison, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Plato, Kane, Illinois; Roll: M432_112; Page: 64; Image: 237.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Plato, Kane, Illinois
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Plato, Kane, Illinois; Roll: M432_112; Page: 64; Image: 237.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: APR 1885
    Event Place: Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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