Elijah Benedict

	Born	15 Nov 1765	Danbury, Fairfield co., Conn
	Married	12 Apr 1787	Tamar Pearce	Danbury, Fairfield co., Conn
	Died	23 Nov 1822	Danbury, Fairfield co., Conn

Parents:

• Father:Samuel Benedict III; 1722-1792
• Mother:Phebe Benedict; 1722-1801

Children:

1. Ezra Benedict 1789-1792
2. Ezra Pearce Benedict; 1792-1852
3. Joanna Benedict 1794-

Tamar Pearce and Family

Tamar was b 12Mar1769 at Danbury, Fairfield co., CT, the dau of David and Phebe Pearce.

Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
Name: Tamar Pearce, Gender: Female Birth Date: 12 Mar 1769 Birth Location: Danbury Parent Name: David Parent Name: Phebe

Sources

Per Benedicts To America Vol I, pg 244:
*7. Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Thomas1
m 9Dec1742, Phoebe, dau Capt. John3 Benedict [des. of James.] His will was made 18Jun1787, and proved 12Jun1792, his death occuring 19May1792. Inventory foots about Ld1200. Will names widow Phoebe, Samuel, eldest son, Eleazer, Asa, Elijah, Abigail, wife of David Knapp, Phoebe, wife of Samuel Dibble, Mary, wife of Capt. Justus Barnum, Rebecca, wife of Joseph Beebe Jr., and Anna, grandau, wife of Noble Sanford. Widow received Lb356 12s. 8d; Samuel, Lb147 5s. id.; Eleazer, Asa and Elijah, each Lb137 5s. id; Abigail, Lb73 12s. 6d; Phebe, Mary, Rebecca, Lb69 12s. 6d.; and Anna, Lb34 6s. 3d. Chd
1) (17.) Samuel b 28May1744
2) - Abigail b 31Jul1746
3) (18.) Eleazer b 27Dec1747
4) - Phoebe b 22Jan1750
5) - Mary b 15Apr1752
6) - Joanna b 21Nov1754; d 1Oct1766
7) - Rebecca b 22May1757
8) - John b 4Feb1760; d 1780
9) (19.) Asa b 22Aug1762
10) (20.) Elijah b 15Nov1765

Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 248
20. ELIJAH5 (Samuel,4 Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Thomas1)
b. Nov. 15, 1765; m. April 12, 1787, Tamar Pearce. He d. Nov. 22, 1822. Ch. 1) - EZRA, b. Oct. 19, 1789; d. Feb. 15, 1792. 2) (41.) EZRA PEARCE, b. Aug. 31, 1792. 3) - JOANNA, b. Sept. 28, 1794; m. Edmund Price.

Footnotes

-- SandeeToo - 06 Feb 2009