Amzi Lewis Benedict
| Born | 19 Mar 1794 | at Location |
| Married | 26 Dec 1827 | Lucy Hoyt | at Location |
| Died | 20 Apr 1839 | Cramah, Canada West |
Parents:
Children:
- Lewis Benedict; 1828-
- Parthena Benedict 1830-
- Charles Stewart Benedict 1832-
- Elizabeth Mary Benedict 1833-
- John Zadock Benedict 1837-1856
- Lucy Benedict 1839-1840
Lucy Hoyt and Family
Lucy was b 6Oct1807, the daughter of John Hoyt. She m 2nd 26Oct1846 Robert Johnston of Hudson, Lanawee County, MI
Sources
Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 377
17. ABIJAH5 (Matthew,4 Daniel,3 Daniel,2 Thomas1)
m. May 10, 1785, Betsey, dau. Chas. Stuart of Frederickborough, who d. 1828. He served in the Revolution; was a school teacher. Removed to Greenville as early as 1795, and June 9, 1797, to Coxsackie. He d. 1823, in Canada. Ch.
1) - ZADOCK, b. June 4, 1786; d. June 14, 1787.
2) - SALLY BETSEY, b. May 24, 1789; m. Nov., 1812, Guy C. Lee; res. Howell, Mich.
3) (31.) ZADOCK, b. Aug. 6, 1791, at Danbury, Ct.; d. March 2, 1870, at West Berne, Albany Co.
4) - POLLY, m. Jan. 25, 1818, Nathaniel Parsons; d. Dec. 23, 1838.
5) (32.)
AMZI LEWIS, b. March 19, 1794.
6) - CHARLOTTE (?).
Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 388
32.
AMZI LEWIS6 (Abijah,5 Matthew,4 Daniel,3 Daniel,2 Thomas1)
b. March 19, 1794; m. Dec. 26, 1827, Lucy, dau. John Hoyt, b. Oct. 6, 1807; she m. 2d, Oct. 26, 1846, Robert Johnston of Hudson, Mich. He d. April 20, 1839, at Cramah, C. W. Ch.
1) - LEWIS, b. Nov. 17, 1828; m. Dec. 1, 1856, Almira A., dau. Daniel Wheeler of NY, b. Oct. 20, 1834; res. Chicago; proprietor of the Chicago foundry facing mills. Ch.
a) John Stewart, b. Aug. 31, 1858, at Champaign, Ill.
b) Frank Wheeler, b. May 1, 1861, at C., Ill.
c) Fanny W., b. Sept. 5, 1868, at Chicago, Ill.
2) - PARTHENA F., b. Aug. 29, 1830; m. 1857, Levi Metcalf Clayes; res. Frankfort, Ill.
3) - CHARLES STEWART, b. Jan. 14, 1832.
4) - ELIZABETH MARY, b. Oct. 20, 1833; res. Hudson, Mich.
5) - JOHN ZADOCK, b. Feb. 9, 1837; d. Oct. 13, 1856.
6) - LUCY, b. Feb. 26, 1839; d. March 4, 1840.
Footnotes
Canada West was the western portion of the United Province of Canada from February 10, 1841 to July 1, 1867. Its boundaries were identical to those of the former Province of Upper Canada.
The area of Canada West covered all of modern-day Southern Ontario and all those areas of Northern Ontario in the pays d'en haut which had formed part of New France, essentially the watersheds of the Ottawa River, Lake Huron, and Lake Superior.
Canada West was a political entity and a geographic way of referring to the former Province of Upper Canada, following its merger into the United Province of Canada.
The area was named the Province of Ontario under the British North America Act of 1867.
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SandeeToo - 16 Feb 2009
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