Lemuel Wildman Benedict

	Born	12 Oct 1792	Danbury, Fairfield co., Conn
	Married	11 May 1814	Jerusha Russell Ives	at Location
	Died	06 Mar 1853	Danbury, Fairfield co., Conn

Parents:

• Father:Stephen Brownson Benedict; 1764-1851
• Mother:Eunice Wildman 1769-1804

Children:

1. George Ives Benedict 1815-1815
2. Mary Ann Benedict 1816-
3. Frederick Wolcott Benedict^?; 1821-

Jerusha Russell Ives and Family

Jerusha was b 18May1793 at Danbury, CT. She was the daughter of Deacon Isaac Ives and Jerusha Benedict^? 1772-1795. Deacon Ives was an attorney in Danbury, CT.

Relationship

Lemuel Wildman Benedict and Jerusha Russell Ives are 3rd cousins. Their common ancestors are Daniel Benedict Jr and Rebecca Taylor.

Lemuel Wildman1752, Stephen Brownson1764, Lieut Lemuel1734, Capt Daniel1705, Daniel Jr and Rebecca Taylor

Jerusha1793, Jerusha1772, Zadock1737, Matthew1707, Daniel Jr and Rebecca Taylor

Census Records

1850 US Federal Census: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut; Roll: M432_37; Page: 131; Image: 260. 15Aug1850

• Benedict, Lemuel W, age 57, male, farmer, b CT
• Benedict, Jerusha R, age 57, female, b CT
• Benedict, Frederick W, age 28, male, farmer, b CT
• Benedict, Susan D, age 29, female, b CT
• Benedict, George F, age 6, male, b CT
• Benedict, Sarah A, age 3, female, b CT

Sources

Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 380
24. STEPHEN BRONSON6 (Lemuel,5 Daniel,4 Daniel,3 Daniel,2 Thomas1), b. Dec. 20, 1764; m. May 24, 1789, Eunice, dau. Comfort Wildman, b. May 11, 1769, and d. Aug. 8, 1804; m. 2d, Hannah Dunning, the widow Keeler, b. 1770, and d. New Canaan in 1858. He was 1st selectman of Danbury in 1824. He d. Nov. 19, 1851, at Danbury. Ch.
1) - SARAH, b. April 23, 1790; m. Sept. 20, 1812, R. Starr; d. April 30, 1850.
2) - SUSAN, b. April 23, 1790; m. May 26, 1812, Wm. De Forest of Ridgebury, Ct.
3) (43.) LEMUEL WILDMAN, b. Oct. 12, 1792.
4) (44. GEORGE,) b. April 15, 1795.

Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 394
43. LEMUEL WILDMAN7 (Stephen Bronson,6 Lemuel,5 Daniel,4 Daniel,3 Daniel,2 Thomas1)
b. Oct. 12, 1792; m. May 11, 1814, Jerusha R., dau. Dea. Isaac and Jerusha (Benedict) Ives, of Danbury, Ct. Jerusha Ives was a dau. of Zadock5 (15) Benedict. Jerusha R. was b. May 18, 1793, and is living at Danbury, Ct. He d. March 6, 1852, at D. Ch.
1) - GEORGE IVES, b. Sept. 1, 1815; d. Oct. 15, 1815.
2) - MARY ANN, b. Nov. 28, 1816; m. Sept. 27, 1837, John Augustus Rogers, who d. Jan. 2, 1857; m. May 5, 1862, Harvey S. Weld. Res. Brooklyn.
3) - FREDERICK WOLCOTT, b. Sept. 19, 1821; m. Jan. 17, 1842, Susan D., dau. Ebenezer T. and Mary Squires, of Weston, Ct. She was b. Aug. 1, 1821; res. Danbury, Ct. Ch.
a) George Frederick, b. June 21, 1844.
b) Sarah Augusta, b. July 6, 1847.
c) Martha Ann, b. Feb. 11, 1851.
d) William Platt, b. Dec. 22, 1853.
e) Arthur Thomas, b. Nov. 21, 1855.
f) James Russell, b. March 19, 1857.
g) Franklin W., b. Aug., 1858; d. Dec. 25, 1859.

Footnotes

-- SandeeToo - 12 Feb 2009
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