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William Lathrop Benton 1866–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1866

Birth Location: Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 3 Jul 1936

Death Location: Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Azariah Benton

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Lucy Tiffany, Hattie Hayes

Children(s): Lathrop Benton, Roland Benton, Maude Benton, Earl Benton

The story of William Lathrop Benton began in 1866 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA. William Lathrop Benton married Hattie Leona Hayes, Lucy Ellen Tiffany, and had children including Earl Brainard Benton, Lathrop Tiffany Benny Benton, Maude Alice Benton, Roland Edward Benton. William Lathrop Benton passed away in 1936 in Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lathrop Benton began in 1866 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA.
  • William Lathrop Benton married Hattie Leona Hayes, Lucy Ellen Tiffany, and had children including Earl Brainard Benton, Lathrop Tiffany Benny Benton, Maude Alice Benton, Roland Edward Benton.
  • William Lathrop Benton passed away in 1936 in Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Azariah Benton
1816–1896
Birth Location: Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Smith
1834–1876
Birth Location: Somers, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Tiffany
1873–1907
Birth Location: Ellington, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Hattie Hayes
1874–1962
Birth Location: Connecticut
HH

Children(s)

Lathrop Benton
1903–1986
Birth Location: Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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Roland Benton
1901–1974
Birth Location: Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut
RB
Maude Benton
1897–1925
Birth Location: Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
MB
Earl Benton
1898–1997
Birth Location: Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
EB

William Benton's Ancestors

Self
William Benton
1866–1936
Birth Place: Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Azariah Lathrop Benton
1816–1896
Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States
Mary (Millicent) Smith
1834–1876
Somers, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Deacon (Azariah) Benton
1790–1857
Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Presendia Ladd
1791–1851
Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
John (Pratt) Smith
1800–1881
Ellington, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Anna Darby
1804–1879
Somers, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Peter Smith
1768–1862
Polly Pratt
1774–1852
Samuel Darby
1771–1827
Ruth Ladd
1767–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Smith
1745–1808
Elizabeth Powell
1767–1850
William Darby
1745–1841
Ruth
1746–1826

William Benton's Descendants

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William (Lathrop) Benton (21 Mar 1866–3 Jul 1936) m. Lucy (Ellen) Tiffany (21 Jan 1873–16 Apr 1907) m. Hattie (Leona) Hayes (20 Sep 1874–14 Jul 1962)
  1. 1. Lathrop (Tiffany "Benny") Benton 1903–1986
  2. 2. Roland (Edward) Benton 1901–1974 m. Margaret (Anne) Pfau 1904–1982
  3. 3. Maude (Alice) Benton 1897–1925
  4. 4. Earl (Brainard) Benton 1898–1997

William Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1866
21 Mar 1866
Birth of William Lathrop Benton in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
1936
3 Jul 1936
Age 70
Death of William Lathrop Benton in Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1866
    Event Place: Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1936
    Event Place: Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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