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William Jay M. Benedict 1853–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Aug 1853

Birth Location: Chetek, Barron, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 1931

Death Location: Centralia, Lewis, Washington, USA

Father: Egbert Benedict

Mother: Elizabeth Shaw

Spouse(s): Hester Smith

Children(s): Maggie Benedict, Violetta Benedict, Lloyd Benedict, William Benedict

William Jay M. Benedict was born in 1853 in Chetek, Barron, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Egbert Comstock Benedict And Elizabeth Shaw. William Jay M. Benedict married Hester Ann Smith, and had children including Lloyd Benedict, Maggie Viola Benedict, Violetta Lulu Phyletta Benedict, William Leroy Benedict. William Jay M. Benedict passed away in 1931 in Centralia, Lewis, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • William Jay M. Benedict was born in 1853 in Chetek, Barron, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Egbert Comstock Benedict And Elizabeth Shaw.
  • William Jay M. Benedict married Hester Ann Smith, and had children including Lloyd Benedict, Maggie Viola Benedict, Violetta Lulu Phyletta Benedict, William Leroy Benedict.
  • William Jay M. Benedict passed away in 1931 in Centralia, Lewis, Washington, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Egbert Benedict
1814–1894
Birth Location: Walton, Delaware, New York, USA
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Elizabeth Shaw
1824–1891
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hester Smith
1862–1941
Birth Location: Webster, Vernon County, Wisconsin, USA
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Children(s)

Maggie Benedict
1893–1985
Birth Location: Barron County, Wisconsin, USA
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Violetta Benedict
1889–1971
Birth Location: Barron County, Wisconsin, USA
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Lloyd Benedict
1898–1984
Birth Location: Chetek, Barron, Wisconsin, USA
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William Benedict
1891–1955
Birth Location: Chetek, Barron, Wisconsin, USA
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William Benedict's Ancestors

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William Benedict
1853–1931
Birth Place: Chetek, Barron, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Egbert Comstock Benedict
1814–1894
Walton, Delaware, New York, USA
Elizabeth Shaw
1824–1891
New York, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Benedict's Descendants

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William (Jay M.) Benedict (17 Aug 1853–1931) m. Hester (Ann) Smith (30 Jul 1862–14 Apr 1941)
  1. 1. Maggie (Viola) Benedict 1893–1985
  2. 2. Violetta (LuLu Phyletta) Benedict 1889–1971
  3. 3. Lloyd Benedict 1898–1984
  4. 4. William (Leroy) Benedict 1891–1955 m. Elizabeth (A) Everett 1898–1970
    1. 1. Ruth (Ann) Benedict 1935–2006

William Benedict's Timeline

2 Records

1853
17 Aug 1853
Birth of William Jay M. Benedict in Chetek, Barron, Wisconsin, USA
Chetek, Barron, Wisconsin, USA
1931
1931
Age 78
Death of William Jay M. Benedict in Centralia, Lewis, Washington, USA
Centralia, Lewis, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1853
    Event Place: Chetek, Barron, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Centralia, Lewis, Washington, USA
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