Albert Gregory Benedict

	Born	18 Aug 1841	Danbury, Fairfield co., Conn
	Married	10 Jun 1863	Emily M Sturdevant	Danbury, Fairfield co., Conn
	Died	30 Jul 1902	Danbury, Fairfield co., Conn

Parents:

• Father:Levi Starr Benedict; 1805-1892
• Mother:Mary Gregory 1808-1895

Children:

1. Emily Benedict 1865-
2. Alberta Benedict 1868-

Emily Sturdevant and Family

Emily was b Mar1844 in Danbury, CT. She was the daughter of Elijah Sturdevant of Danbury, a hat manufacturer.

1850 US Federal Census: Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut; Roll: M432_37; Page: 73; Image: 145. 15Aug1850

• Sturdevant, Elijah, age 38, male, hat manufacturer, b CT
• Sturdevant, Sarah M, age 29, female, b CT
• Sturdevant, Edgar, age 9, male, b CT
• Sturdevant, Emily S, age 6, female, b CT
• Sturdevant, Alfred, age 1, male, b CT

1860 US Federal Census: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut; Roll: M653_73; Page: 265; Image: 267. 21Jun1850

• Sturdevant, Elijah, age 47, male, hat manufacturer, value of real estate: 20,000, personal: 23,500, b CT
• Sturdevant, Sarah M, age 39, female, b NY
• Sturdevant, Edgar, age 19, male, clerk, b CT
• Sturdevant, Emily L, age 16, female, b CT
• Sturdevant, Alfred T, age 12, male, b CT
• Hill, Mary, age 35, female, servant, b Ireland

LDS 1435525, Item 4, Pg 70 - Danbury, Fairfield County, CT Emily Sturdevant birth

Census Records

1850 US Federal Census: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut; Roll: M432_37; Page: 109; Image: 216. 7Aug1850

• Benedict, Levi S, age 43, male, merchant, value of real estate: 8,000, b CT
• Benedict, Mary, age 40, female, b CT
• Benedict, Charles H, age 18, male, merchant, b CT
• Benedict, James A, age 15, male, b CT
• Wildman, Thomas, age 13, male, b CT
• Benedict, Albert, age 8, male, b CT
• Benedict, Margaret, age 30, female, b CT
• Benedict, Adeline, age 15, female, b CT

1860 US Federal Census: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut; Roll: M653_73; Page: 277; Image: 279. 22Jun1860

• Benedict, Levi S, age 54, male, merchant, value of real estate: 16,200, personal: 16,000, b VT
• Benedict, Mary G, age 52, female, b CT
• Benedicty, Albert G, age 18, male, b CT
• Weley, Harriet, age 12, female, b CT
• Denton, Susan, age 45, trimmer, b CT
• 1 servant, b Ireland

1870 US Federal Census: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut; Roll: M593_97; Page: 322; Image: 91. 13Jul1870

• Benedict, Albert G, age 28, male, white, grocer, value of real estate: 10,000, personal: 5,000, b CT
• Benedict, Emily L, age 25, female, white, keeping house, b CT
• Benedict, Emma, age 4, female, white, b CT
• Dibble, Orlando, age 20, male, white, clerk in store, b CT
• 2 female servants

1880 US Federal Census: Res: 21 Deer Hill Ave., Danbury, Fairfield, County Connecticut; Roll: T9_94; Family History Film: 1254094; Page: 143.1000; Enumeration District: 113; Image: 0288. 28Jun1880

• Benedict, Albert G, husband, male, white, age 38, grocer, b CT, parents b CT
• Benedict, Emily L, wife, female, white, age 36, b CT, parents b CT, parents b CT
• Benedict, Emma S, dau, female, white, age 14, at school, b CT, parents b CT
• Benedict, Alberta, dau, female, white, age 9, at school, b CT, parents b CT
• 2 servants, both b Ireland
• 2 female boarders

1900 US Federal Census: Res: 143 Deer Hill Ave, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut; Roll: T623_132 Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 54. 4Jun1900

• Benedict, Albert, head, white, male, b Aug1841, age 58, married 37y, b CT, parents b CT, grocer
• Benedict, Emily S, wife, white, female, b Mar1844, age 56, married 37y, mother of 2, 2 living, b CT, parents b CT
• Benedict, Emma, dau, white, female, b Sep1865, age 34, single, b CT, parents b CT, bookkeeper
• Gordon, Alberta, dau, white, female, b Dec1868, aqge 31, married 4y, mother of 0, b CT, parents b CT
• Gordon, William, son in law, white, male, b Jun1872, age 27, married 4y, b CT, parents b CT, physician

1910 US Federal Census: Danbury Ward 1, Fairfield County, Connecticut; Roll: T624_129; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 61; Image: 1034. not dated

• Benedict, Emma L, head, female, white, age 44, single, b CT, parents b CT, stenographer, insurance company
• Benedict, Emily, mother, female, white, age 66, widow, mother of 2, 2 living, b CT, parents b CT

Sources

Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 345
111. LEVI6 (Levi,5 Joseph,4 John,3 James,2 Thomas1)
b. March 18, 1783; m. Oct. 14, 1804, Hannah, dau. Nathan Starr of Danbury, Ct., b. July 12, 1783, and d. Jan. 25, 1864. He d. July 8, 1865, at Danbury. Ch.
1) - LEVI STARR, b. Dec. 24, 1805, at Hinesburg, Vt.; m. Oct. 7, 1829, Mary, dau. Caleb Curtis Gregory. Director Danbury Bank, 1859; merchant; res. at Danbury, Ct. Ch.
a) Charles Henry, b. Jan. 12, 1832; m. Aug. 25, 1861, Annie, dau. Edgar S. Tweedy of Danbury; produce merchant, N. Y. city. Ch. 1.) Florence, b. Nov. 16, 1862. 2
b) James Augustus, b. Dec. 17, 1833; m. Oct. 20, 1864, Sarah Emma Turner; produce merchant, N. Y. city.
c) Albert Gregory, b. Aug. 11, 1841; m. June 10, 1863, Emily, dau. Elijah Sturdevant of Danbury. Ch. I.) Emily, b. Sept. 25, 1865.
2) - CHARLES, b. Sept. 13, 1810, at Hinesburgh, Vt.; m. Sept. 12, 1832, Sally Botsford, dau. John Dibble; justice of peace, 1847, '49, '62, '64; selectman, 1858, '59; director Hatters' Bank, 1857; res. Danbury. Ch.
a) Cornelia H., b. Oct. 28, 1833.
b) Russell Botsford, b. Jan. 8, 1836; m. March 14, 1860, Harriet, dau. Henry P. and Phoebe B. Skinner of Hudson; merchant; res. at Hudson. He d 24Dec1915 at 206 Union St, Hudson, NY. Prominent hardware merchant for 60 years. Ch.
I.) Mary, b. Dec. 24, 1860.
II.) Sarah, b. June 6, 1863.
III. ) (243.) Charles, b. Aug. 19, 1866.
3) - MARY, b. Aug. 17, 1813; m. June 16, 1835, James H. Beebe.
4) CORNELIA, b. Dec. 19, 1819; m. May 23, 1838, Almon Hickok; d. June 23, 1839.

Footnotes

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