John Barnum Benedict

	Born	01 Feb 1820	Danbury, Fairfield co., Conn
	Married	16 Feb 1845	Elizabeth Ann Brush	Danbury, Fairfield co., Conn
	Died	Date	at Location

Parents:

• Father:John Benedict; 1780-1861
• Mother:Lucinda Barnum 1785-1870

Children:

1. Enum Sela Benedict 1854-
2. Alfred Barnum Benedict 1856-1933

Elizabeth Ann Brush

Elizabeth was b 20May1827 at New York. She was the daughter of Joseph Bennett Brush b 26May1786 Huron, Wayne County, NY, d 30Apr1858 Ridgefield, Fairfield County, CT. Her mother was Elizabeth Sears b 26Nov1790 Ridgefield, Fairfield County, CT.

Census Records

1880 US Federal Census: Res: 266 8th Street, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: T9_1028; Family History Film: 1255028; Page: 60.3000; Enumeration District: 168; Image: 0121. 5Jun1880

• Benedict, John, white, male, age 60, contractor-city, b NY, parents b NY
• Benedict, Ann, white, female, age 53, wife, b NY, parents b NY
• Benedict, Enam, white, male, age 25, son, single, clerk in office, b NY, parents b NY
• Benedict, Alfred B, white, male, age 24, son, single, lawyer, b NY, parents b NY
• 1 female servant

1920 US Federal Census: Res: 1736 Kinney Ave, Cincinnati Ward 3, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: T625_1389; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 55; Image: 176. 10Jan1920

• Benedict, Alfred B, head, own, free, male, white, age 63, single, b NY, parents b NY, attorney
• Benedict, Enum S, brother, male, white, age 65, single, b NY, parents b NY, no occupation
• 1 housekeeper

Sources

Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 254
38. JOHN6 (Eleazer,5 Samuel,4 Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Thomas1)
b. Dec. 14, 1780; m. 1804, Lucinda, dau. Ezra Barnum of Danbury, b. March 6, 1785. He d. July 21, 1861, at W. Webster. She d 18Jul1870. Owned and operated first hotel in Webster, NY. Ch.
1) - EZRA CROSBY, b. 1805; m. Ida Jourdan, b. 1810, in Vt. He d. 1861, in Mich. Ch. (Census of 1855):
a) Abigail E., b. 1831;
b) John B., b. 1834
c) Ezra C.; lost a son in the war, probably John B.; has another son, James S., residing in Rochester.
2) - ERIC, b. 1807; d. at two years of age.
3) - ENUM, b. 1808; d. 1832, at Long Point, U. Canada.
4) (103.) ELI, b. 1801; m. Eunice Moody, b. 1812. in Mass. Res. West Webster. They had eight children. Census of 1855, gives:
a) Leonard, 21 yrs. old
b) William F., 18 yrs. old
c) Sarah I., 14 yrs. old
d) Eliza M., 11 yrs. old
e) Elizabeth, 9 yrs. old
f) Mary A., 5 yrs. old
g) Charles H., 3 yrs. old.
h) Son. Eli lost a son in the war. By Census of 1866, it appears: Leonard had wife Lucy, b. 1842. He had been in the army. Also, William had a wife Jenny, b. 1842.
5) - DANIEL SELA, b. 1812; d. 1832.
6) (104.) JOHN BARNUM, b. Feb. 1, 1820; m. Feb. 16, 1845, Ann Elizabeth, dau. Joseph B. Brush of N. Huron, b. May 20, 1827. Is a civil engineer, and res. at Cincinnati, Ohio. Ch.
a) Enum Sela, b. Sept. 17, 1854, at Rochester.
b) Alfred Barnum, b. April 2, 1856, at Rochester.

Benedicts to America, Vol II, Pg 254
104. John Barnum7, (John6, Eleazer,5 Samuel,4 Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Thomas1)
b 21Feb1820, m 16Feb1845 Ann Elizabeth, dau Joseph B Brush of N Huron, b 20May1827. A prominent Cincinnatti contractor and builder. He came to Ohio at the age of 18 and taught school at Ashland. Returning to Rochester at the age of 25, he married and in 1856 moved to Chicago, to Cincinnati in 1863.
He was widely known in many states and Canada as an intelligent business man. He was a contractor and before the late war was engaged in building leeves in the south, since then his business was in contracts for building railroads, bridges, tunnels, etc. He was a quick and accurate calculator, prompt in decision and vigorous in the prosecution of an enterprise. He was usally successful when he followed his own judgment, but in some cases confided to much in other men, and in so doing lost the bulk of his fortune. A democrat and in early life was quite active in advancing the interests of his party. An accommodating and generous neighbor, a constant and reliable friend and a kind and affectionate husband. Res 266 W Eighth St, Cincinnati, Ohio. CH:
1) - Enum Sela b 17Sep1854 at Rochester, NY
2) - Alfred Barnum b 2Apr1856 Rochester. An Atty at Law in Cincinnati

Footnotes

Huron is a town in Wayne County, New York. It is in the northeastern part of the county and is east of Rochester, NY. The town was part of the Pulteney Purchase. The region was first settled around 1796. The Town of Huron was created from the Town of Wolcott in 1826 as the "Town of Port Bay." In 1834 the town's name was changed to honor the Huron tribe.

Footnotes

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