Amos Benedict

Family reference: 462.C

	Born	14 May 1774	Danbury, Connecituct
	Married	1794	Mary Townsend
	Died	27 Feb 1845	Meadville, Pa.

Parents:

• Father: Thaddeus Benedict 1728-1805
• Mother: Abigail Starr 1729

Children:

1. Willis Benedict
2. Mary Ann Benedict
3. Jennett C. Benedict
4. Amos Townsend Benedict
5. Charles Benedict
6. Hannah Eliza Benedict
7. Robert Benedict
8. Frederick Starr Benedict
9. William White Benedict
10. William Henry Benedict
11. Emily Louisa Benedict
12. Elizabeth Caroline Benedict

The Parents of Amos

Amo’s Early Years

Amos and Mary Townsend

Mary was the daughter of Captain Robert and Hannah Townsend of New Haven, Conn. She was born on May 16, 1775.

Amos was a merchant and was connected with his brother-in-law, Capt. Amos Townsend, in the East India shipping trade. Amos removed with his entire family in 1817 to Meadville, Pa., where he died on Feb. 27, 1845. Mary passed away some ten years later on Jan. 1, 1855.

Footnotes

• Biography in Henry Benedict p. 306.%CITE{1001}%

Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Name: Amos Benedict Gender: Male Birth Date: 14 May 1775 Birth Location: Danbury Parent Name: Thaddeus Parent Name: Abigail

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