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Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin 1854–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1854

Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 28 Sep 1943

Death Location: New York, United States

Father: Park Benjamin

Mother: Mary Western

Spouse(s): Rachele DeStSeigne, Caroline Reed

Children(s): Mary Benjamin, Mary Benjamin, Yolanda Benjamin, Park Benjamin, Walter Benjamin

Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin was born in 1854 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, the child of Park Benjamin And Mary Brower Western. In 1860, Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin resided in New York Ward 18 District 2, New York, New York. In 1900, Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin resided in Manhattan, New York, New York. Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin married Caroline A Reed, Rachele Maria Carolina Toussaint Destseigne, and had children including Mary A Benjamin, Mary Benjamin, Park Benjamin, Walter Reed Benjamin, Yolanda Benjamin. Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin passed away in 1943 in New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin was born in 1854 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, the child of Park Benjamin And Mary Brower Western.
  • In 1860, Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin resided in New York Ward 18 District 2, New York, New York.
  • In 1900, Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin resided in Manhattan, New York, New York.
  • Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin married Caroline A Reed, Rachele Maria Carolina Toussaint Destseigne, and had children including Mary A Benjamin, Mary Benjamin, Park Benjamin, Walter Reed Benjamin, Yolanda Benjamin.
  • Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin passed away in 1943 in New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Park Benjamin
1809–1864
Birth Location: Demerara, British Guyana
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Mary Western
1828–1906
Birth Location: Ann, New York, United States
MW

Spouses(s)

Rachele DeStSeigne
1875–1954
Birth Location: Italy
RD
Caroline Reed
1861–1898
Birth Location: –
CR

Children(s)

Mary Benjamin
1905–
Birth Location: New York
MB
Mary Benjamin
1915–
Birth Location: –
MB
Yolanda Benjamin
1914–
Birth Location: New York
YB
Park Benjamin
1900–
Birth Location: United States
PB
Walter Benjamin
1886–1904
Birth Location: United States
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Walter Benjamin's Ancestors

Self
Walter Benjamin
1854–1943
Birth Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Park Benjamin
1809–1864
Demerara, British Guyana
Mary (Brower) Western
1828–1906
Ann, New York, United States
Grandparents
Parke Benjamin
1769–1824
Preston City, New London, Connecticut, United States
Mary (Judith) Gall
1778–1848
Barbados
Great-Grandparents
David Benjamin
1743–1786
Lucy Parke
1749–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John BENJAMIN
1714–1791
Margaret Jameson
1716–1769

Walter Benjamin's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Romeyn Park) Benjamin (24 Sep 1854–28 Sep 1943) m. Rachele (Maria Carolina Toussaint) DeStSeigne (14 Jan 1875–12 Jan 1954) m. Caroline (A) Reed (25 Aug 1861–21 Jun 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

Walter Benjamin's Timeline

8 Records

1854
24 Sep 1854
Birth of Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1860
1860
Age 6
Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin resided here in New York Ward 18 District 2, New York, New York
New York Ward 18 District 2, New York, New York
1900
1900
Age 46
Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin resided here in Manhattan, New York, New York
Manhattan, New York, New York
1915
1 June 1915
Age 61
Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin resided here in New York, New York, New York, United States
New York, New York, New York, United States
1925
1 June 1925
Age 71
Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin resided here in New York, New York, New York, United States
New York, New York, New York, United States
1930
1930
Age 76
Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin resided here in Manhattan, New York, New York
Manhattan, New York, New York
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 86
Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin resided here in New York, New York, New York, United States
New York, New York, New York, United States
1943
28 Sep 1943
Age 89
Death of Walter Romeyn Park Benjamin in New York, United States
New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1854
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] New York, State Census, 1915
    [4] New York, State Census
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Roll: 1566; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 550; Image: 920.0.
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Roll: T623_1114; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 743.
    [7] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: New York Ward 18 District 2, New York, New York; Roll: M653_814; Page: 327; Image: 329.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: New York Ward 18 District 2, New York, New York
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: New York Ward 18 District 2, New York, New York; Roll: M653_814; Page: 327; Image: 329.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Roll: T623_1114; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 743.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 June 1915
    Event Place: New York, New York, New York, United States
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1915

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 June 1925
    Event Place: New York, New York, New York, United States
    Record Source: New York, State Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Manhattan, New York, New York
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Roll: 1566; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 550; Image: 920.0.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: New York, New York, New York, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1943
    Event Place: New York, United States
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