Starr Benedict

	Born	13 Dec 1783	Danbury, Fairfield co., Conn
	Married	28 Feb 1805	Phoebe Beebe	at Location
	Died	23 May 1863	Bethel, Fairfield co., Conn

Parents:

• Father:Eleazer Benedict; 1758-1835
• Mother:Mabel Dibble 1763-1861

Children:

1. Mabel Benedict 1805-1835
2. George Melancthon Benedict; 1807-
3. Mary Matilda Benedict 1811-
4. Joseph Beebe Benedict; 1814-1896
5. James Starr Benedict; 1819-1865

Phoebe Beebe and Family

Phoebe was b 15Jun1781 and d 7Oct1866 at Bethel, Fairfield co., CT. She was the daughter of Deacon Joseph Beebe of Danbury, CT., 1753-1844 and Rebecca Benedict 1757-1842

Relationship

Starr Benedict and Phebe Beebe were 2nd cousins. Their common ancestors were Capt John Benedict and Rachel Starr.

Starr1783, Eleazer1758, Jachin1727, Capt John and Rachel Starr
Phebe1781, Rebecca1757, Phebe1722, Capt John and Rachel Starr

Capt John and Rachel (Starr) Benedict 2C Capt Josiah Sarr and Elizabeth Hicks 3C1R Thomas Benedict and Mary (Bridgham) 4C

Sources

Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 300
45. ELEAZAR5 (Jachin,4 John,3 James,2 Thomas1)
b. 1758; m. Mabel, dau. Samuel Dibble, b. 1763, and d. Jan. 4, 1861, aged 98 years. "She was never sick enough in her life to call a physician." He was a member Ct. legislature, Oct., 1815. He lived and d. at Bethel, Ct., Oct. 1, 1835. Ch.
1) (112.) STARR, b. Dec. 13, 1783.
2) - LUCY, b. Oct. 3, 1796; m. Jan. 24, 1817, Zera Judson.
3) - HIRAM, b. Oct. 14, 1783; m. Lucy, dau. Abel Smith, b. 1793, d. Oct. 10, 1866; res. Bethel. Ch.
a) Eliza C., b. March 3, 1822.
b) Winthrop S., b. Oct. 24, 1825; unm.
c) Sarah S., b. March 10, 1827.
d) Laura J., b. Feb. 27, 1832; m. Jan. 13, 1856, Alfred Bell.

Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 345
112. STARR6 (Eleazar,5 Jachin,4 John,3 James,2 Thomas1)
b. Dec. 13, 1783; m. Feb. 28, 1805, Phoebe, dau. Joseph Beebe of Danbury, b. June 15, 1781, and d. Oct. 7, 1866, at Bethel, Ct. He d. May 23, 1863, at B. Ch.
1) - MABEL, b. Nov. 30, 1805; m. Oct. 22, 1829, Joshua Hoyt; d. April 11, 1835.
2) - GEORGE MELANCTHON, b. March 11, 1807; m. Jan. 1, 1829, Harriet, dau. Hawley Fairchild of Newtown, Ct., b. May 22, 1808; res. Newtown. Ch.
a) Hawley Starr, b. Oct. 14, 1830; d. July 27, 1841.
b) Edwin Fairchild, b. Aug. 13, 1832; d. Feb. 22, 1833.
c) Edwin, b. July 14, 1834; m. Jan. 1, 1854, Cornelia, dau. Ziba Morse, who d. Oct. 22, 1861; m. 2d, Sept. 14, 1862, Mary E. Ambler. Enlisted in 23d Regt. Ct. Vols.; served nine months; corporal; res. Newtown, Ct. Ch.
I.) Birdsey, b. Oct. 17, 1854; d. May 19, 1860.
II. ) Harriet C., b. Aug. 14, 1859.
III. ) Noble, b. April 12, 1864.
d) Emily Victorine, b. May 25, 1839; m. Aug. 17, 1862, George Peter, son of Ezra Pearce6 (41) Benedict [line of Samuel.]
e) Delia Harriet, b. July 6, 1846; m. July 19, 1864, Lewis B. Fairchild.
3) - MARY MATILDA, b. Oct. 15, 1811; m. Dec. 30, 1835, Charles Dikeman.
4) - JOSEPH BEEBEE, b. April 16, 1814; m. April 30, 1837, Nancy, dau. John Hempstead of New Haven, Ct., b. Aug. 27, 1816; res. Bethel. Ch.
a) Charles Starr, b. March 1, 1838; m. Aug. 22, 1862, Juliet Roswell. Enlisted for three years in Co. C, 17th Regt. Ct. Vols.; d. May 31, 1863, in hospital, Washington, D. C.
b) (244.) John Hempstead, b. April 27, 1840; m. July 4, 1860, Amanda Wheeler. Enlisted Aug., 1862, in Co. C, 17th Ct. Vols., for three years. Wounded twice in the battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; corporal; res. Danbury. Ch.
I.) Allena Edith, b. Jan. 1, 1866.
c) Lewis Beebe, b. Sept. 7, 1842; m. Nov. 23, 1865, Hannah S. dau. Geo. Barnum of Bethel, b. Dec. 2, 1839; res. Bethel. Ch.
I. ) Alida Elizabeth, b. Nov. 22, 1866.
d) Henry James, b. Jan. 4, 1849. Res. Bethel.
e) Eli Augustus, b., Oct. 20, 1853; d. Sept. 11, 1864.
5) - JAMES STARR, b. July 23, 1819; m. April 14, 1840; assessor (Bethel) in 1859; d. Nov. 15, 1865. Ch.
a) Caroline Maria, b. 1843; m Samuel Sherman.
b) Mabel Sophia, b. 1845; m. May 13, 1867, Sherwood H. Fanton.
c) William Henry, b. 1848.
d) Phoebe A., b. 1850.
e) Harlow S. b. 1853.
f) James Ovington, b. 1855; d. Oct. 27, 1856.
g) Louisa M., b. 1857; d. Dec. 16, 1865.

Footnotes

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