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Sarah Benedict 1762–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1762

Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 17 Dec 1845

Death Location: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Silas Benedict

Mother: Lydia Weeks

Spouse(s): John Taylor

Children(s): Sarah Taylor

The story of Sarah Benedict began in 1762 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. Sarah Benedict married John Taylor, and had children including Sarah Sally Taylor. Sarah Benedict passed away in 1845 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Benedict began in 1762 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
  • Sarah Benedict married John Taylor, and had children including Sarah Sally Taylor.
  • Sarah Benedict passed away in 1845 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Silas Benedict
1745–1778
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Lydia Weeks
1741–1774
Birth Location: New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Taylor
1754–1817
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Taylor
1785–1857
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Sarah Benedict's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Benedict
1762–1845
Birth Place: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Silas Good Benedict
1745–1778
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Lydia Weeks
1741–1774
New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan ((Wildman Holmes) Weeks Weekes) Sr.
1705–1781
Greenwich, CT, USA
Abigail Wildman
1714–1796
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Benedict's Descendants

1.
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Sarah Benedict (6 Mar 1762–17 Dec 1845) m. John Taylor (12 Jan 1754–3 Feb 1817)
  1. 1. Sarah ([Sally]) Taylor 1785–1857 m. Josiah Bennett 1783–1857
    1. 1. Polly (A. Taylor) Bennett 1816–1891 m. Abraham (DuBois) Smith 1811–1890
      1. 1. Josiah (Bennett) Smith 1842–1911 m. Anna (Elizabeth) Mitchell 1847–1928
        1. 1. Cecil (Josiah) Smith 1877–1974 m. Anna (Bertha Hulda) Ottinger-Borgwardt 1888–1948

Sarah Benedict's Timeline

2 Records

1762
6 Mar 1762
Birth of Sarah Benedict in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1845
17 Dec 1845
Age 83
Death of Sarah Benedict in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1762
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1845
    Event Place: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
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