Albert Elton Benedict

	Born	04 Mar 1848	Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan
	Married	Date	Martha A Murphy	at Location
	Died	Date	at Location

Parents:

• Father:Edson Benedict; 1814-aft 1870
• Mother:Pamelia Shoecraft ca 1817-

Children:

1. Dr Earle Edson Benedict; 1877-

Martha A Murphy and Family

Martha was b Jul1852 at Wisconsin. Her father was b in England, her mother Canada.

1860 US Federal Census: Salem, Kenosha, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1415; Page: 193; Image: 194. 23Jun1860

• Murphy, John, age 46, male, farmer, b England
• Murphy, Elizabeth, age 38, female, b Canada
• Murphy, Robert J, age 15, male, b Canada
• Murphy, Ambrosia, age 12, female, b Canada
• Murphy, Martha, age 9, female, b WI
• Murphy, Elizabeth, age 6, female, b WI
• Murphy, George, age 4, male, b WI
• Murphy, Kate, age 8/12, female, b WI
• Murphy, Jane, age 46, female, servant, b NY
• Murphy, Clara, age 41, female, seamstress, b NY

Census Records

1856 Iowa State Census Collection,

• Benedict, Edra, age 41, male, married, b CT, mill wright
• Benedict, Pamela, age 39, female, b NY
• Benedict, Albert E, age 8, male, b MI
• Benedict, Allena, age 8, female, b MI
• Phillips, James, age 61, male, b PA

1860 US Federal Census: Osage, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: M653_336; Page: 47; Image: 186. 20Jun1860

• Benedict, Edson, age 45, male, farmer, value of real estate: 2600, personal: 450, b CT
• Benedict, Pamelia, age 43, female, b NY
• Benedict, Albert E, age 12, twin, male, b MI
• Benedict, Alleine E, age 12, twin, female, b MI

1870 US Federal Census: Osage, Mitchell, Iowa; Roll: M593_411; Page: 191; Image: 381. 7Jun1870

• Benedict, Edson, age 55, male, white, furniture dealer, value of real estate: 2000, personal: 1000, b CT
• Benedict, Pamela, age 53, female, milliner, b NY
• Benedict, Albert, age 22. male,in furniture store, b MI
• Whitaker, Daul, age 23, male, farmer, value of real estate: 500, personal: 1000, b MI
• Whitaker, Allene, age 22, female, keeps house, b MI
• Whitaker, Gertrude, age 7/12, b Nov, Iowa
• 1 servant, 1 carpenter

1900 US Federal Census: Res: 1627 Portland Ave., Minneapolis Ward 8, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: T623_768 Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 83. 4Jun1900

• Benedict, Albert E, head, white, male, b Mar1850, age 50, m 26y, b MI, father b CT, mother b NY, tres Elev Co
• Benedict, Martha A, wife, white, female, b Jul1852, age 47, m 26y, mother of 1, 1 living, b WI, father b England, mother b English Canada
• Benedict, Erle E, son, white, male, b Mar1877, age 23, single, b Iowa, father b MI, mother b WI
• Whitaker, Lulu M, niece, white, female, b Nov1879, age 20, single, b Iowa, father b PA, mother b MI

1910 US Federal Census: Minneapolis Ward 8, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: T624_703; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 132; Image: 762. 21Apr1910

• Benedict, Albert E, head, male, white, age 62, m 36y, b MI, father b CT, mother b NY, bookkeeper, grain co
• Benedict, Martha A, wife, female, white, age 59, m 36y, mother of 1, 1 living, b WI, father b French Canada, mother b Eng Canada
• Murphy, Mary E, niece, female, white, age 18, single, b Iowa, father b WI, mother b Iowa

1920 US Federal Census: Res: 2729 Third Ave., Minneapolis Ward 8, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: T625_835; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 269; Image: 860. 16Jan1920

• Benedict, Albert E, head, own, free, male, white, age 71, married, b MI, father b CT, mother b NY
• Benedict, Martha A, wife, female, white, age 68, married, b WI, father b England, mother b Canada

Sources

Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 255
39. ELIUD6 (Eleazer,5 Samuel,4 Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Thomas1)
b. May 8, 1790; m. Mercy Osborn. He lived at Webster, and d. there, 1821; his widow m. 2d, Asa Cook, and res. at W. Webster. Ch.
1) - EDSON, b. Feb. 7, 1814, at Danbury; m. Feb. 14, 1838, Pamelia, dau. James Shoecraft of Monroe Co., b. March 14, 1817; res. Osage, Iowa. Ch.
a) Alphonso Delos, b. Jan. 26, 1839; d. May 9, 1850.
b) Alonzo Delacy, b. Jan. 26, 1839; d. Sept. 20, 1839.
c) (105.) Albert Elton, b. March 4, 1848.
d) Allene Ella, b. March 4, 1848.
2) (106.) FREDERICK, b. Sept. 11, 1816; m. Jan. 10, 1841, Sarah Mandeville; res. Monroe Co. Ch.
a) Delos E., b. Nov. 7, 18--.
b) Norman A., b. Nov. 4, 1864.
3) - ALFRED, b. April 19, 1818, in Webster; m. Feb., 1839, Dorcas Curtis, b. 1820; res. Monroe Co. Ch.
a) Jane A., b. Dec. 14, 1840 m Henry Williams. Ch
i) Lewis
ii) Child
b) Hermon R., b. Feb. 6, 1845; enlisted in Reynolds Battery, N. Y. Vols., and d. July 7, 1862, at Fort Royal, Va.
c) Cameron, b. March 15, 1852; d. Oct. 12, 1862.
d) (107.) Orlo C., b. Feb. 28, 1856.
4) - HARRIET, b. April 21, 1820; m. April, 1841, Joseph Groser; res. in Mich.

Benedicts to America, Vol II, Pg 255
105. Albert Elton8, (Edson7, Eliud6, Eleazer,5 Samuel,4 Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Thomas1) b 4Mar1848 Coldwater, MI, m Martha A Murphy. Grain Dealer. Res: 2729 3rd Ave., So. Minneapolis, Minn. CH:
1) - Earle Edson, MD, b 2Mar1877 Osage, Ia., m 21Mar1906 Matilda Simonson. Grad Univ of Minn 1901. Medical Physician & Surgeon. CH:
a) Elizabeth Parmelia, b 25Jun1907
b) Marie Oline, b 14Jul1908

Footnotes

This is most likely this Albert Elton Benedict:

Iowa Cemetery Records Name: Albert E. Benedict Death Date: 1925 Page #: 9 Birth Date: 1848 Cemetery: Osage Level Info: Mitchell County, Iowa Grave Records

-- SandeeToo - 12 Mar 2009