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Raphael Ward Benton 1821–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 MAR 1821

Birth Location: Guilford, CT

Death Date: 25 SEP 1862

Death Location: Guilford, New Haven, CT

Father: Raphael Benton

Mother: Lois Russell

Spouse(s): Hannah Leete, Mary Hotchkiss

Children(s): Wallace Benton, Webster Benton, Arthur Benton, Henry Benton

In 1821, Raphael Ward Benton entered the world in Guilford, CT, born to Raphael Benton And Lois Russell. Raphael Ward Benton married Hannah Ward Leete, Mary Ann Hotchkiss, and had children including Arthur Hotchkiss Benton, Henry Ward Benton, Wallace Leete Benton, Webster Augustus Benton. Raphael Ward Benton passed away in 1862 in Guilford, New Haven, CT.

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Biography

  • In 1821, Raphael Ward Benton entered the world in Guilford, CT, born to Raphael Benton And Lois Russell.
  • Raphael Ward Benton married Hannah Ward Leete, Mary Ann Hotchkiss, and had children including Arthur Hotchkiss Benton, Henry Ward Benton, Wallace Leete Benton, Webster Augustus Benton.
  • Raphael Ward Benton passed away in 1862 in Guilford, New Haven, CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

Raphael Benton
1798–1823
Birth Location: North Guilford, New Haven, CT
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Lois Russell
1799–1886
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Leete
1827–
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, CT
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Mary Hotchkiss
1822–1851
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, CT
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Children(s)

Wallace Benton
1856–
Birth Location: –
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Webster Benton
1860–
Birth Location: –
WB
Arthur Benton
1846–
Birth Location: –
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Henry Benton
1851–1851
Birth Location: –
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Raphael Benton's Ancestors

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Raphael Benton
1821–1862
Birth Place: Guilford, CT
Parents
Raphael Benton
1798–1823
North Guilford, New Haven, CT
Lois Russell
1799–1886
Grandparents
Lot Benton
1773–1823
Guilford, New Haven, CT
Hannah Chittenden
1777–
North Guilford, New Haven, CT
Ebenezer Russell
1758–1850
Abigail Rossiter
1762–1821
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Benton
1732–1807
Rachel Fowler
1745–1784
Jared Chittenden
1734–1824
Deborah Stone
1737–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Benton
1700–1776
Esther Cruttenden
1700–1778
Daniel Fowler
1717–1802
Rachel Hubbard
1719–1779

Raphael Benton's Descendants

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Raphael (Ward) Benton (19 MAR 1821–25 SEP 1862) m. Hannah (Ward) Leete (22 NOV 1827–UNKNOWN) m. Mary (Ann) Hotchkiss (2 DEC 1822–21 AUG 1851)
  1. 1. Wallace (Leete) Benton 1856–
  2. 2. Webster (Augustus) Benton 1860–
  3. 3. Arthur (Hotchkiss) Benton 1846– m. Isabel Craik
    1. 1. Andrew (Arthur) Benton 1874–
    2. 2. Ward Benton 1877–
  4. 4. Henry (Ward) Benton 1851–1851

Raphael Benton's Timeline

3 Records

1821
19 MAR 1821
Birth of Raphael Ward Benton in North Guilford, New Haven, CT
North Guilford, New Haven, CT
1821
19 MAR 1821
Birth of Raphael Ward Benton in Guilford, CT
Guilford, CT
1862
25 SEP 1862
Age 41
Death of Raphael Ward Benton in Guilford, New Haven, CT
Guilford, New Haven, CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 MAR 1821
    Event Place: North Guilford, New Haven, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 MAR 1821
    Event Place: Guilford, CT

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 SEP 1862
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven, CT
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