Amelia Benedict

	Born	29 Dec 1792	Connecticut
	Married 1st	05 Nov 1817	Francis Knapp	Brookfield, Fairfield co., Conn
	Married 2nd	20 May 1839	Joshua Benedict Trowbridge	Torrington, Litchfield co., Conn
	Died	30 Sep 1879	Danbury, Fairfield co., Conn

Parents:

• Father:Francis Knapp Benedict Sr; 1766-1848
• Mother:Phebe Northrop 1768-1846

Children:with Francis Knapp

1. Henry Holt Knapp 1819-1914
2. Samuel Alpheus Knapp 1822-1866

Francis Knapp and Family

Francis was b 11Jul1782, Danbury, Fairfield County, CT, he d 6Nov1826, Norfolk, Litchfield County, CT. He was the son of Samuel Knapp 1746-1824 and Mercy Holt 1747-1837.

Joshua Benedict Trowbridge

Joshua was b ca 1801, probably Danbury, CT. He d Feb1870 Danbury, Fairfield County, CT.

U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index
Surname: Joshua B. Trowbridge Year: 1870 County: Fairfield CO. State: CT Age: 69 Gender: M (Male) Month of Death: Feb State of Birth: CT ID#: MRT197_335007 Occupation: FARMER Cause of Death: DROPSY

Census Records

1850 US Federal Census: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: M432_37; Page: 102; Image: 202. 5Aug1850

• Trowbridge, Joshua, age 42, male, farmer, value of real estate: 3000, b CT
• Trowbridge, Amelia, age 47, female, b CT
• Trowbridge, Henry, age 31, male, value of real estate: 300, b CT
• Benedict, Mercy, age 80, female, b CT
• Call, Sylvester, age 9, male, b CT
• Stevens, John S, age 31, male, b CT

1860 US Federal Census: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: M653_73; Page: 277; Image: 279. 22Jun1860

• Trowbridge, Joshua B, age 59, male, farmer, value of real estate: 3750, personal: 1200, b CT
• Trowbridge, Amelia, age 66, b CT
• Bennett, Deborah, age 52, b MA
• Russell, Mary A, age 15, b NY
• Hickock, Nathan E, age 20, male, b CT
• Knapp, Henry M, age 41, male, carpenter, value of real estate: 2000, personal: 540, b CT
• Knapp, Lois J, age 32, female, b CT
• Knapp, Mary V, age 7, female, b CT
• Knapp, Hannah M, age 2, female, b CT
• Andrews, Aaron B, age 56, b CT
• Andrews, Polly M, age 54, b CT

1870 US Federal Census: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: M593_97; Page: 400; Image: 248. 23Jun1870

• Knapp, Henry H, age 52, male, white, farmer, b CT
• Knapp, Louise J, age 42, female, keeping house, b CT
• Knapp, Mary V, age 17, female, b CT
• Knapp, Hannah M, age 12, female, b CT
• Knapp, Frances J, age 2, female, b CT
• Trowbridge, Amelia, age 77, b CT
• Andrews, Aaron B, age 66, male, farm laborer, b CT
• Andrews, Polly M, age 64, female, b CT
• Chase, Daniel, age 25, male, farm laborer, b CT
• Andrews, Frank, age 13, male, b CT

Son Henry Holt Knapp

Henry b 3Feb1819 Canaan Valley, Litchfield County, CT, d 17Sep1914 Danbury, Fairfield County, CT. He m 3Feb1852 at Danbury, Lois Jane Andrews. She b 5Nov1827 Bethel, Fairfield County, CT, d 11May1907 Danbury, Fairfield County, CT. CH:
a) Mary Viola Knapp b 13Jan1853 Danbury, d 25Feb1930 Danbury
b) Hannah Maria Knapp b 27Oct1857 Danbury, d 29Dec1926
c) Frances Jane Knapp b 4Jul1867, d 23Dec1924

Son Samuel Alpheus Knapp

Samuel was b 27Jun1822 Canaan Valley, Litchfield County, CT and d 16Jun1866 Marcellon, Columbia County, Wisconsin. He m 10Nov1845 Lydia Carpenter. She b 4May1830 Lynne, NY, d 16Apr1923 Marcellon, Columbia County, Wisconsin. CH:
a) Frank B Knapp b 6Jul1846 Wolcott, Wayne County, NY, d Wisconsin
b) Charles H Knapp b 16May1849
c) Phebe Knapp b 22Jun1853 Pardeeville, Columbia County, WI., m ca 1875 Charles A Woodford at Pardeeville, Columbia County, WI.
d) Samuel Carpenter Knapp b 16Nov1856 Marcellon, Columbia County, Wisconsin, d 28Jan1928 Pardeeville, Columbia County, WI. He m Carrie May Tunison Oct1883 at Pardeeville, Columbia County, WI, she b ca 1860 at Pardeeville, and d Apr1904 at Pardeeville.

Sources

Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 301
47. FRANCIS KNAPP5* (Thomas,4 Thomas,3 James,2 Thomas1)
b. July 7, 1766; m. June 25, 1789, Phoebe, dau. Ezra and Susannah Northrop of Brookfield, Ct., b. July 20, 1768, and d. Dec. 19, 1846. He d. at Canaan, Ct., Oct. 24, 1848. Ch.
1) - MARY, b. Sept. 12, 1790; m. Perry Green Foster; res. Corning.
2) - AMELIA, b. Dec. 29, 1792; m. Francis Knapp; m. 2d, Joshua Benedict Trowbridge of Danbury.
3) - SARAH, b. Feb. 5, 1795; m. Gilbert Stevens; res. Mt. Vision.
4) - PHOEBE, b. March 11, 1797; m. Edmund Wilcox; d. May 2, 1830.
5) - HEPSIBAH, b. April 22, 1799; m. Joel Harris Deming; res. South Canaan, Ct.
6) - MERCY, b. Aug. 24, 1801; m. William P. Russell; res. Farmington, Mich.
7) (113.) THOMAS, b. Nov. 9, 1803.
8) (114.) JOSHUA NORTHROP, b. April 14, 1806.
9) - DEBORAH CELIA, b. April 25, 1808; unm.
10) (115.) FRANCIS KNAPP, b. April 11, 1810.

Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
Name: Joshua B Trowbridge Residence Location: Danbury Marriage Date: 20 May 1839 Marriage Location: Torrington Spouse: Amelia Knapp Spouse Residence Location: Canaan

Footnotes

Canaan refers to Canaan Valley , Litchfield County, CT

-- SandeeToo - 25 Feb 2009
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