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---+ Alexander Benedict

Reference: ==135.324==

| :born: |Born   |27 March 1794%CITE{1007}%|Aylesford, Kings Co., Nova Scotia|
| :died: |Died   |17 April 1825| |
| :married: |Married|23 March 1820%CITE{1007}%|Eliza Patterson at Aylesford, Kings Co., Nova Scotia|

Parents:
   * Father: [[JabezBenedict1752][Jabez Benedict]]
   * Mother: Mary Weeks


Children:

   1. Alexander Benedict; b. 21 Dec 1820
   2. James Benedict; b. 11 Nov 1822, m. Lydia Marshall 1849
   2. Frederick Benedict; b. 9 Oct 1825, m. Mary J. Foster 1851

---+++_The Parents of Alexander_
Alexander's parents fled the upheaval in Connecticut following the American Revolution.  His father sought refuge with other Tory stalwarts in the still-British colonies of New Brunswick and then to Nova Scotia.  His mother was from Long Island in New York state.

---+++_Alexander's Early Years_
Little is known of Alexander as a young man.  He was baptized at Wilmot Trinity Anglican church in Middleton, Kings Co., Nova Scotia.


---+++_Alexander and Eliza_
Eliza's father was Alexander Patterson, her mother was Elizabeth Ovilvie.  Eliza was born in Aylesford in 18 March 1803.  The Pattersons were early pioneer settlers in the Aylesford township of Nova Scotia.  The family roots go back to Armagh, Ireland, arriving in Halifax in 1770.  After Alexander's death, she married Moses Orr of Aylesford.


---+++_The Final Years for Alexander_
Alexander died young, aged 31, on April 17th, 1825.

---+++_Footnotes_
---++++_Notes on the children:_
Information on the children's birth dates is according to "The History Of Kings County", page 563%CITE{1007}%.

Further notes obtained from Donna Parker of New Minas, Nova Scotia:
   * Alexander was baptized on April 8, 1827.
   * James was baptized on July 8, 1824.
   * Frederick Benedict; b. Oct 9, 1825; m. 27 July 1851 to Mary Jane Foster; she b. June 1, 1830.  About 32 years later, she married Thomas Rolland on May 15, 1883.
   * There might have been more children, according to Donna's notes:
      * Howard in 1854
      * Foster in 1856
      * James in 1865
      * William in 1859; d. 1888
      * Seymore in 1856
      * Emma J. in 1852; d. 1865
      * Fraser James in 1865; d. 1882
      * Mary E. in 1861; m. 1882
      * all above children are not verified at this time

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-- Main.JimBenedict - 02 Dec 2005

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