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Park Benjamin 1809–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1809

Birth Location: Demerara, British Guyana

Death Date: 12 Sep 1864

Death Location: Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

Father: Parke Benjamin

Mother: Mary Gall

Spouse(s): Mary Western

Children(s): Susan Benjamin, William Benjamin, Mary Benjamin, Charles Benjamin, Walter Benjamin, George Benjamin, Henry Benjamin, Mary Benjamin, Park Benjamin

Park Benjamin was born in 1809 in Demerara, British Guyana, the child of Parke Benjamin And Mary Judith Gall. In 1850, Park Benjamin resided in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island. In 1860, Park Benjamin resided in New York County, NY. Park Benjamin married Mary Brower Western, and had children including Charles Membery Benjamin, George Hilliard Benjamin, Henry Western Benjamin, Mary Elizabeth Benjamin, Mary W Benjamin, Park Benjamin, Susan E Benjamin, Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin, William Evarts Benjamin. Park Benjamin passed away in 1864 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Park Benjamin was born in 1809 in Demerara, British Guyana, the child of Parke Benjamin And Mary Judith Gall.
  • In 1850, Park Benjamin resided in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island.
  • In 1860, Park Benjamin resided in New York County, NY.
  • Park Benjamin married Mary Brower Western, and had children including Charles Membery Benjamin, George Hilliard Benjamin, Henry Western Benjamin, Mary Elizabeth Benjamin, Mary W Benjamin, Park Benjamin, Susan E Benjamin, Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin, William Evarts Benjamin.
  • Park Benjamin passed away in 1864 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Park Benjamin's Ancestors

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Park Benjamin
1809–1864
Birth Place: Demerara, British Guyana
Parents
Parke Benjamin
1769–1824
Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States
Mary (Judith) Gall
1778–1848
Barbados
Grandparents
David Benjamin
1743–1786
Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States
Lucy Parke
1749–1785
Preston, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
John BENJAMIN
1714–1791
Margaret Jameson
1716–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Benjamin
1682–1716
Phebe Larrabee
1680–1716

Park Benjamin's Descendants

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Park Benjamin (18 Aug 1809–12 Sep 1864) m. Mary (Brower) Western (6 Jan 1828–30 Dec 1906)
  1. 1. Susan (E) Benjamin 1860–1940
  2. 2. William (Evarts) Benjamin 1859–1940
  3. 3. Mary (W) Benjamin 1857–1912
  4. 4. Charles (Membery) Benjamin 1856–1916
  5. 5. Walter (Romeyn Park) Benjamin 1854–1943 m. Rachele (Maria Carolina Toussaint) DeStSeigne 1875–1954 m. Caroline (A) Reed 1861–1898
    1. 1. Mary (A) Benjamin 1905–
    2. 2. Mary Benjamin 1915–
    3. 3. Yolanda Benjamin 1914–
    4. 4. Park Benjamin 1900–
    5. 5. Walter (Reed) Benjamin 1886–1904
  6. 6. George (Hilliard) Benjamin 1852–1927 m. Grace 1871–
  7. 7. Henry (Western) Benjamin 1851–1857
  8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Benjamin 1849–
  9. 9. Park Benjamin 1849–1922 m. Ida (E) Crane 1853–1922
    1. 1. Dorothy (Park) Benjamin 1893–1956 m. Enrico Caruso 1873–1921 m. Charles (Adams) Holder 1872–
      1. 1. Gloria Caruso 1919–1999
    2. 2. Romeyn (Park) Benjamin 1892–
    3. 3. Park (J) Benjamin 1885–1959 m. Katharine (Ward) Doremus 1889–1956
      1. 1. Park Benjamin 1917–1986 m. Beatrix (Chase Trixie) Hoyt 1920–2005
    4. 4. Marjorie (Park) Benjamin 1883–
    5. 5. Gladys Benjamin 1881–

Park Benjamin's Timeline

5 Records

1809
18 Aug 1809
Birth of Park Benjamin in Demerara, British Guyana
Demerara, British Guyana
1850
1850
Age 41
Park Benjamin resided here in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
1860
1860
Age 51
Park Benjamin resided here in New York County, NY
New York County, NY
1860
1860
Age 51
Park Benjamin resided here in New York Ward 18 District 2, New York, New York, United States
New York Ward 18 District 2, New York, New York, United States
1864
12 Sep 1864
Age 55
Death of Park Benjamin in New York, New York, New York, United States
New York, New York, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1809
    Event Place: Demerara, British Guyana
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions
    [3] Handy Book of American Authors, 1907
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: New York Ward 18 District 2, New York, New York; Roll: ; Page: 327; Image: 328.
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island; Roll: M432_842; Page: 356A; Image: .
    [6] Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1660-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island; Roll: M432_842; Page: 356A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: New York County, NY
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: New York Ward 18 District 2, New York, New York, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: New York Ward 18 District 2, New York, New York; Roll: ; Page: 327; Image: 328.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1864
    Event Place: New York, New York, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions
    [3] Handy Book of American Authors, 1907
    [4] New York, Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890 (Barber Collection)
    [5] Brooklyn, New York, Green-Wood Cemetery Burial Index
    [6] Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1660-2012

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
    Record Source: Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1660-2012

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