Gideon Benedict

	Born	15 Mar 1710%CITE{1002}%		Norwalk, Fairfield co., Conn.
	Married	11 Apr 1737%CITE{1002}%	Dorothy (Prindle) Botsford	Norwalk, Fairfield co., Conn.A
	Died	17 Aug 1748%CITE{1002}%		New Milford, Litchfield, Conn.

Parents:

• Father: Joseph Benedict
• Mother: Anne Joseph St. John

Children:

1. Dorothy Benedict; married Pratt%CITE{1001}%.
2. Aaron Benedict; 1740-1816
3. Elijah Benedict; 1741; d. Jan 1811 at Underhill, Vermont%CITE{1001}%

The Parents of Gideon

In his father's will, Gideon's uncle Jonathan is instructed to pay 20 sh. to each of the heirs of Gideon%CITE{1002}%.

Gideon’s Early Years

Gideon and Dorothy

Dorothy was the daughter of Samuel and Dorothy [Plum] Prindle of New Milford, Connecticut. She was born on January 19, 1706/7 and first married an Elnathan Botsford of New Milford on March 19, 1734 but apparently there were no children. Three years later, she married Gideon on April 11, 1737 and after his death, married a third time.

Dorothy and her brother Daniel were appointed administrators of Gideon's estate by the Probate Court of Woodbury%CITE{1002}%.

Dorothy died on Nov. 16, 1750.^A

Gideon's Final Years

Gideon lived near New Milford and paid 10 sh. a year to pass the toll gate. He died intestate on August 17, 1748.

Footnotes

References:

• Family reference: 262
• Family Tree: Benedict Generations
• Lineage: Gideon Benedict⁴, (Joseph³, John², Thomas¹)
• Books:
  • GBA-I p. 62%CITE{1001}%
  • GBA-II p. 39%CITE{1002}%

Note A: The descendants of John Benedict and Phoebe Gregory that moved to Alum Creek are described in the Alum Creek website at http://alumcreekoh.com/clayn/names4.htm#benedict.

Note B: Elijah Benedict's birth is shown as Sept. 20, 1738 in the Barbour collections%CITE{1029}%.

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-- JimBenedict - 23 Jul 2009