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Samuel Benedict 1703–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1703

Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, CT, USA

Death Date: 11 Feb 1757

Death Location: New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: Thomas BENEDICT

Mother: Rachel SMITH

Spouse(s): Jemima Canfield, Elizabeth Knapp, Experience Jarvis

Children(s): Samuel Benedict, Jemima Benedict, Thomas Benedict, Patience Benedict, Eunice Benedict, Mary Benedict, Stephen Benedict, Jessie Bostwick, Sarah Benedict, Prudence Benedict, Abigail Benedict, Esther Benedict, Matthew Bostwick, Rachel Benedict, Daniel Benedict

Samuel Benedict was born in 1703 in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT, USA, the child of Thomas Benedict And Rachel Smith. Samuel Benedict married Elizabeth Knapp, Experience Jarvis, Jemima Canfield, and had children including Abigail Benedict, Daniel Benedict, Esther Benedict, Eunice Benedict, Jemima Benedict, Jessie Bostwick, Mary Benedict, Matthew Bostwick, Patience Benedict, Prudence Benedict, Rachel Benedict, Samuel Benedict, Sarah Benedict, Stephen Benedict, Thomas Benedict. Samuel Benedict passed away in 1757 in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Samuel Benedict was born in 1703 in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT, USA, the child of Thomas Benedict And Rachel Smith.
  • Samuel Benedict married Elizabeth Knapp, Experience Jarvis, Jemima Canfield, and had children including Abigail Benedict, Daniel Benedict, Esther Benedict, Eunice Benedict, Jemima Benedict, Jessie Bostwick, Mary Benedict, Matthew Bostwick, Patience Benedict, Prudence Benedict, Rachel Benedict, Samuel Benedict, Sarah Benedict, Stephen Benedict, Thomas Benedict.
  • Samuel Benedict passed away in 1757 in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas BENEDICT
1670–1743
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Rachel SMITH
1674–1737
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Jemima Canfield
1706–1739
Birth Location: Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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Elizabeth Knapp
1690–1753
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Experience Jarvis
1704–
Birth Location: American Samoa, United States
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Children(s)

Samuel Benedict
1726–1803
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Jemima Benedict
1725–1760
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
JB
Thomas Benedict
1679–1719
Birth Location: Litchfield, Medina, Ohio, United States
TB
Patience Benedict
1734–
Birth Location: Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Eunice Benedict
1749–1842
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
EB
Mary Benedict
1728–1800
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
MB
Stephen Benedict
1731–1809
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Jessie Bostwick
1733–1778
Birth Location: Connecticut, United States
JB
Sarah Benedict
1734–1817
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
SB
Prudence Benedict
1734–
Birth Location: Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
PB
Abigail Benedict
1735–
Birth Location: New, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
AB
Esther Benedict
1737–1800
Birth Location: New, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
EB
Matthew Bostwick
1737–
Birth Location: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
MB
Rachel Benedict
1739–1761
Birth Location: New, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
RB
Daniel Benedict
1730–1776
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
DB

Samuel Benedict's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Benedict
1703–1757
Birth Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, CT, USA
Parents
Thomas BENEDICT
1670–1743
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Rachel SMITH
1674–1737
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Benedict's Descendants

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Samuel Benedict (31 Jan 1703–11 Feb 1757) m. Jemima Canfield (1706–24 Jun 1739) m. Elizabeth Knapp (7 Sep 1690–1753) m. Experience Jarvis (1704–)
  1. 1. Samuel Benedict 1726–1803 m. Mary Bristol 1729–1800
    1. 1. Joseph Benedict 1767–1817 m. Jemima Smith 1769–1854
      1. 1. Hiram Benedict 1796–1865 m. Jane Griffin 1796–1869
        1. 1. David Benedict 1830–
        2. 2. David (H) Benedict 1830– m. Sarah (A.) Carpenter 1831–
        3. 3. Ann Benedict 1825–1893
        4. 4. Aaron (Smith) Benedict 1827–1884 m. Louisa 1846–
        5. 5. Phila (Jane) Benedict 1832–1912
        6. 6. Hiram (King) Benedict 1837–1916
        7. 7. Charles (Griffin) Benedict 1834–1889 m. Margaret (Clotilda) Bailie 1835–1917
      2. 2. Sarah (Sally) Benedict 1789–1876
      3. 3. Smith Benedict 1791–1859
      4. 4. Laura Benedict 1793–1823
      5. 5. Samuel Benedict 1794–
      6. 6. Cyrus Benedict 1798–1826
      7. 7. Polly Benedict 1800–1835
      8. 8. Emily Benedict 1802–1836
      9. 9. David Benedict 1803–1870
      10. 10. Nehemiah Benedict 1805–1885
      11. 11. Lewis Benedict 1804–1879
      12. 12. Henry Benedict 1809–1880
      13. 13. Fanny (J) Benedict 1811–1853
      14. 14. Joseph (Augustus) Benedict 1814–1886
    2. 2. Samuel Benedict 1755–1776
    3. 3. Lydia Benedict 1755–1771
    4. 4. Jemima Benedict 1757–
    5. 5. Hannah Benedict 1759–
    6. 6. Mercy Benedict 1763–
    7. 7. Samuel Benedict 1786–
  2. 2. Jemima Benedict 1725–1760 m. Peter Smith 1727–1782
    1. 1. Nehemiah Smith 1750–1812 m. Hannah Richards 1754–1812
      1. 1. Jemima Smith 1769–1854 m. Joseph Benedict 1767–1817 m. Daniel Helm 1758–1836
      2. 2. Nehemiah Smith 1771–1854
      3. 3. Matthew Smith 1773–1775
      4. 4. Elizabeth Smith 1774–1859
      5. 5. Sarah Smith 1777–1778
      6. 6. Sarah Smith 1778–1865
      7. 7. Lewis Smith 1781–1812
      8. 8. Mary Smith 1783–1843
      9. 9. Rebecca Smith 1785–
      10. 10. Truman Smith 1787–1862
      11. 11. Esther Smith 1789–1874
      12. 12. Jehu Smith 1792–1793
      13. 13. Ira Smith 1795–1797
      14. 14. Rufus Smith 1796–1867
      15. 15. Ira Smith 1798–1868
    2. 2. Nehemiah Smith 1739–
    3. 3. Jemima Smith 1740–
    4. 4. Daniel Smith 1746–
    5. 5. Peter Smith 1748–1782
    6. 6. Matthew Smith 1752–
    7. 7. David Smith 1754–
    8. 8. Samuel Smith 1756–1775
    9. 9. Mary Smith 1758–
    10. 10. Phineas Smith 1762–
    11. 11. Daniel Smith 1764–1810
    12. 12. Mary Smith 1770–
  3. 3. Thomas Benedict 1679–1719 m. Elizabeth Hickox 1682–1729
    1. 1. Elizabeth Benedict 1706–1795 m. Ebenezer Knapp 1706–1784
      1. 1. Thomas (Ebenezer) Knapp 1733–1804
      2. 2. Sarah KNAPP 1730–
      3. 3. Eleazur Knapp 1747–1819
      4. 4. Hannah Knapp 1747–
      5. 5. Mary Knapp 1744–1797
      6. 6. Rachel Knapp 1744–1821
      7. 7. Lois Knapp 1742–
      8. 8. John Knapp 1740–
      9. 9. Rueben Knapp 1737–
      10. 10. Peter Knapp 1736–1800
      11. 11. Ebenezer Knapp 1734–1786
      12. 12. Elizabeth (G) Knapp 1728–1804
      13. 13. Sarah Knapp 1727–
      14. 14. Samuel Knapp 1726–1816
      15. 15. Ezra Knapp 1724–1779
      16. 16. Sarah Knapp 1750–1848 m. Isaac Harrington 1734–1847
        1. 1. William Harrington 1810–
        2. 2. Thomas Harrington 1803–1820
        3. 3. Susannah Harrington 1802–1778
        4. 4. Huldah Harrington 1800–1886
        5. 5. Calvin Harrington 1798–1888
        6. 6. Samuel (Knapp) Harrington 1796–1813
        7. 7. Huldah Harrington 1772–1789
        8. 8. Susannah Harrington 1772–1778
        9. 9. Isaac Harrington 1805–1893 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Willets 1823–1884
  4. 4. Patience Benedict 1734–
  5. 5. Eunice Benedict 1749–1842
  6. 6. Mary Benedict 1728–1800
  7. 7. Stephen Benedict 1731–1809
  8. 8. Jessie Bostwick 1733–1778
  9. 9. Sarah Benedict 1734–1817
  10. 10. Prudence Benedict 1734–
  11. 11. Abigail Benedict 1735–
  12. 12. Esther Benedict 1737–1800
  13. 13. Matthew Bostwick 1737–
  14. 14. Rachel Benedict 1739–1761
  15. 15. Daniel Benedict 1730–1776

Samuel Benedict's Timeline

4 Records

1703
31 Jan 1703
Birth of Samuel Benedict in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1703
31 Jan 1703
Birth of Samuel Benedict in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT, USA
Norwalk, Fairfield, CT, USA
1757
11 Feb 1757
Age 54
Death of Samuel Benedict in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1795
26 November 1795
Age 92
Death of Samuel Benedict in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1703
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1703
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, CT, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1703; Birth city: Norwalk; Birth state: CT.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1704; Birth city: Danbury; Birth state: CT.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 November 1795
    Event Place: New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1704; Birth city: Danbury; Birth state: CT.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1757
    Event Place: New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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