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---+ Jacob Benedict | :born: |Born |about 1783|in Germany(?)| | :married: |Married|25 May 1810|Mary Shanks| | :died: |Died |23 May 1861|Windsor Forks, Hants Co., Nova Scotia<SUP><I>A</I></SUP>| | ^ |Buried |24 May 1861|at The Forks, old Parish Windsor<SUP><I>B</I></SUP>| [[JacobBenedict1789images][ :album: ]] - [[JacobBenedict1789images][Family album]] of photos and documents. Parents: * Father: unknown * Mother: unknown Children with Mary: (note: children per personal notes of Donna Parker, Janice Frolic-Brown and Elwyn Benedict%CITE{1002}%) 1. Mary Benedict; b. 1811 at Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia d. 1822 buried in Old St James Cemetery, Age 11, Brooklyn, Nova Scotia 1. [[WilliamBenedict1813][William Jacob Benedict]]; b. 1813; d. 1899 1. [[HenryBenedict1815][James Henry Benedict]]; b. 1815; d. 1904 1. [[JohnBenedict-d1822][John Benedict]]; b. before 1822 1. [[KatherineBenedict1823][Catherine "Kitty" Benedict]]; b. 1823; d. August 19, 1870 aged 47 buried in Old Parrish Burying Ground, Windsor, NS 1. Susannah Benedict; b. 1826; d. 13 Jan 1881 buried in Old Parrish Burying Ground, Windsor, Age 55 1. Jacob Benedict; b. abt.1827 (see footnote) ---+++_Jacob's Early Years_ <img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/signature.jpg" alt="Jacob Benedict" align="right" width="312" height="97" Hspace="10" Vspace="10"> The parentage of Jacob Benedict has not been verified as of yet. One alternate version is that Jacob was originally Jacob Bauchmann from Strausburg, Germany, who upon arrival in Nova Scotia, changed his surname to Benedict. This is according to Margaret [Benedict] Redden, the daughter of [[JacobBenedict1850][Jacob Alexander Benedict]]%CITE{1002}% and from Karen Oliver. Jacob's birthdate was estimated from the age given in his burial record: 78 years. See footnote 2. <BR clear=all> ---+++_Jacob and Mary_ Mary Shanks was born in 1786 and died May 5, 1880 and was buried next to Jacob. ---+++_The Final Years for Jacob_ <img src="%ATTACHURLPATH%/headstone-top.jpg" alt="headstone" align="right" width="231" height="200" Hspace="10" Vspace="10"> Little is known of the final years for Jacob and Mary. Jacob's headstone reads: Dearest Father thou hast left us, Here thy loss we deeply feel. But tis God that hath bereft us. He can all our sorrows heal. <BR clear=all> ---+++_1821 Land Petition_ The following is a transcript of the original land petition made on Jacob Benedict's behalf: The Petition of Jacob Benedict, Recommended to His Excellent, the Lieut. Governor, by the Board. T.C. Haliburton, Appended - if the land applied for is in the disposal of the board. Ungranted, Benedict, Jacob, 1821 To His Excellency Lieutenant General [illegible] Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province of Nova Scotia and its Dependent cities etc. etc. etc. The Petition of Jacob Benedict Humbly therewith, That your petitioner is a native of Germany and left that country when a not very young man, and came to this Province in which he has resided every since, a period of almost eighteen years. That he has a wife and four children, three boys and a girl, and purposes by the cultivation of land to support himself and his family. He therefore humbly prays that your Excellency will be pleased to grant him two hundred acres of land situated between Windsor and Falmouth adjoining lands of Mrs. Palmer, on the Chester Road. Your Petitioner further states that this land is not [illegible] or claimed by any person whatever as he believes. That this Grant is not sought for the purpose of traffic but for actual settlement, that he has never received a grant of land from Government, and that should he obtain the [illegible] he will forever settle upon the same. Jacob Bennedict X his mark Witness B. Dewolf Personally appeared before me Jacob Benedict and being duly sworn, [illegible] put forth in the above petition are true. Benjamin Dewolf Just. Peace ---++++_References:_ * _Family reference:_ B.G. * _Lineage:_ Jacob Benedict<SUP>1</SUP> * _Books:_ * _GBA-II_ p. 462%CITE{1002}% ---+++_Footnotes_ Note A: Death date from headstone (see _family album_ ) Note B: Burial record from Christ Church Anglican, Windsor, N.S. burials, 1814-1900. 1. Most of the rough information was obtained from handwritten notes by Donna Parker of New Minas, Nova Scotia. Obtained by J.B. on a personal visit the summer of 2004. No supporting sources available, although her research was carried out at the Kentville, Kings County Museum and on field gravesite visits. 2. See the [[%ATTACHURL%/JacobBenedictfamily.pdf][Jacob Family document]] submitted by Janice Fralic-Brown of Nova Scotia for alternate research and sources on his family. 3. An e-note from Karen Oliver, a granddaughter of the late Effie and Clarence Dimock, regarding Jacob Benedict:<BR> _"My mother (who is 93) has stated that it was always told to her when she was a little girl that her grandfather (or great?).. had arrived from Germany and that his name was originally Bauchman."_ <BR> _"Bauchman/Benedict left Germany during a war because of religious persecution at that time as was told by my great grandfather to my mother about his ancestors."_ 4. _from Janice Fralic-Brown of NS via Tracy Rounds email:_ * Benedicts from the Christ Church Anglican, Windsor NS, PANS mfilm#12002-x * Death records of Jacob Benedict and Mary (Shanks) Benedict: * *Jacob Benedict*; The Forks; buried May 24 1867; age 78 * *Mary Benedict*; The Forks; buried May 7 1880; age 94 --- ---++++_Notes on the Children_ %CITE{1002}% * John; married Margaret Winslow of Digby, Nova Scotia and went to Massachusetts U.S.A. Children: * Eleanor Winslow Benedict; M. Henry Trevitt of Wilton, N.H. * Charlotte Benedict; d. Infancy * Carita Benedict; married to Seldon Rand * Percival John Benedict * Lillian M Benedict; married Grant Shattuck of Groton, Mass * Ann Catherine Benedict; married to Mr. Gage * Jacob; married to Ellen Winslow of Digby, Nova Scotia. They went to California (see census note below) _Information on John's children added by_ Main.SteveMetcalf --- ---++++_Census for Nova Scotia for 1861_ _census record for Jacob Benedict; son William Benedict and family:_ %TABLE{ sort="off" tableborder="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="3" headerbg="#000099" headercolor="#FFFFCC" databg="#C8CB8F, #DBDDB5" dataalign="right,,center,center,center,center,left,left," }% |*Head of Families*|*No. Males*|*No. Females*| |BENEDICT Jacob |1|3| |BENEDICT William|3|2| _-Nova Scotia census for 1861; Hants county, Roll: M-880._ ---- ---++++_Census for California of 1880_ _census record for son Jacob Benedict:_ %TABLE{ sort="off" tableborder="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="3" headerbg="#000099" headercolor="#FFFFCC" databg="#C8CB8F, #DBDDB5" dataalign="right,,center,center,center,center,left,left," }% |* *|* *|*Marital*|* *|* *|* *|* *|* *|*Father's *|*Mother's *| |*Name*|*Relation*|*Status *|*Gender*|*Race*|*Age*|*Birthplace*|*Occupation*|*Birthplace*|*Birthplace*| |BENEDICT Jacob|Self|M|Male|W|49|Nova Scotia|Carpenter|Germany|Nova Scotia| |Ellen|Wife|M|Female|W|45|Nova Scotia|Keeping House|Ireland|Ireland| _-1880 United States Census for San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California; LDS Family History Library film #1254077, NA film # T9-0077, page 312C; original image available at [[http://www.familysearch.org][Family Search]]._ ---- %BIBLIOGRAPHY{header="---+++_Sources_" referenceTopics="BibliographyReferences" order="citation"}% * [[%ATTACHURL%/FALMOUTH2.pdf][FALMOUTH2.pdf]]: Mr. Benedict of Annapolis in Falmouth -- Main.JimBenedict - 05 Dec 2005
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