Francis Rogers Benedict aka Frank

	Born	26Oct1843	Rhode Island
	Married	26Oct1864	Sarah Ellis Bradford	at Location
	Died	bef 1880	at Location

Parents:

• Father:Benedict, James Tallmadge1818
• Mother:Sumner, Arria1818

Children:

1. Benedict, Mary Gano b 17Sep1865, d 27Aug1867
2. Benedict, Mabel Bradford b 31Aug1866, d aft 1960

Family of Sarah Ellis Bradford

• 1860 US Federal Census: Boston Ward 11, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_524; Page: 394; Image: 395. 1Aug1860

• Bradford, Rufus B, age 54, male, wine dealer, value of personal estate: 6000, b MA
• Bradford, Elizabeth A, age 53, female, b MA
• Bradford, Mary T, age 22, female, b MA
• Bradford, Chas H, age 21, male, clerk, b MA
• Bradford, Anna G, age 20, female, b MA
• Bradford, Frank T, age 19, male, painter, b MA
• Bradford, John R, age 17, male, clerk, b MA
• Bradford, Sarah E, age 16, female, b MA
• Walker, Ann, age 35, female, domestic, b England

Census Records

1850 US Federal Census: North Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; Roll: M432_843; Page: 363; Image: 528. 28Sep1850

• Benedict, Newton R, age 25, occ: California, b RI
• Benedict, Martha, age 55, b CT
• ........Next Door........
• Benedict, James T, age 31, male, clerk, b RI
• Benedict, Ana, age 30, female, b Maine
• Benedict, Francis R, age 6, male, b RI
• Turner, Ann E, age 27, female, occ: California, b Maine
• ........Next Door........
• Benedict, Joseph B, age 27, male, b RI
• Benedict, Sarah A, age 25, female, b Nova Scotia
• Benedict, John G, age 5, male, b RI
• Benedict, Cornelia H, age 3, female, b RI
• Benedict, Margaret G, age 1, female, b RI
• 2 servants

1860 US Federal Census: Boston Ward 8, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_522; Page: 470; Image: 475. 14Jul1860

• Benedict, James T, age 41, male, bookkeeper, personal estate: 1000, b RI
• Benedict, Aaria S, age 42, female, b Maine
• Benedict, Frank R, age 16, male, b RI

1870 US Federal Census: Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: M593_127; Page: 581; Image: 157. 11Jul1870

• Benedict, James Y, age 51, male, white, claim agent, value of personal estate: 1000, b RI (sb James T)
• Benedict, Arria, age 51, female, white, keeping house, b Maine
• Benedict, Frank R, age 26, male, white, clerk in store, b RI
• Benedict, Sarah E, age 24, female, white, at home, b MA
• Benedict, Mary B, age 2, female, white, b DColumbia (sb Mabel B)

1880 US Federal Census: Kings (Brooklyn), New York City-Greater, New York; Roll: T9_842; Family History Film: 1254842; Page: 304.4000; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 0611. 4Jun1880

• Benedict, James, white, male, age 61, married, retired, b RI, parents b RI
• Benedict, Arria, wife, white, female, age 61, married, keeping house, b Maine, parents b Maine
• Benedict, Sarah, dau, white, female, age 34, wid, b NY, parents b NY (dau in law)
• Benedict, Mabel, grandau, white, female, age 11, b NY, parents b NY

1900 US Federal Census: Res: 22 Garden Place, Brooklyn Ward 1, Kings County, New York; Roll: T623 1043; Page: 2A. 4Jun1900

• Benedict, James, head, white, male, b Dec1818, age 81, m 59y, b RI, father b CT, mother b NY, not employed
• Benedict, Arria, wife, white, female, b Oct1818, age 81, m 59y, mother of 1, 1 living, b Maine, parents b Mass
• Benedict, Sarah E, dau in law, white, female, b Aug1845, wid, mother of 2, 1 living, b Mass, parents b Mass
• Benedict, Mabel B, grandau, white, female, b Aug1864, age 31, single, b Washington DC, father b Mass, mother b RI (sb father b RI, mother b Mass)
• 1 servant

1930 US Federal Census: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; Roll: 2176; Page: 28B; Enumeration District: 150; Image: 149.0. 25Apr1930

• Benedict, Mabel B, head, own, 8000, female, white, age 60, single, b ..., parents b MA, no occupation
• Benedict, Sarah E, mother, female, white, age 88, wid, b MA, parents b MA

Daughter Mabel Bradford Benedict

U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925

Name: Mabel B Benedict, Birth Date: 31 Aug 1866, Birth Place: Washington DC, RESIDENCE: Bristol Ferry, Rhode Island, Passport Issue Date: 3 Oct 1914, Source: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925 (M1490). age: 48y, 5' 9 1/2", high forehead, blue eyes, straight nose, medium mouth, pointed chin, light brown hair, fair complected, oval face.

NOTE: First dob entry lists b 31Aug1867, further down, states I am not married and my birth date is 31Aug1866.

Sources

Per Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 174

Thomas5, Thomas4, Thomas3, John2, Thomas1 Rev David, D.D. b 10Oct1778, at Norwalk, CT; m 8May1808, Margaret Hubbell, dau Rev Stephen and Cornelia (Vavasor) Gano (see Sprague's Annals, Vol VI, p 229) b 22Sep1785. He was fitted for college at Sing Sing, and graduated at Brown Univ. 1806; ordained as a Baptist minister in 1805, and was settled over a society in Pawtucket, RI for twenty five years. Mr., and curator of Brown Univ., and S.T.D. Coll. Shurtl, 1851. Dr Benedict's name is intimately associated with the history of the Baptist denomination. Among his contributions to their permanent literature are two large volumes, entitled History of the Baptists, and a History of All Religions. In 1860 he published his Fifty Years among the Baptists, and has been quite recently engaged upon a History of Pawtucket. On the 8th of May 1858, he and his wife were privileged to celebrate their "Golden Wedding". Dr. B is living at Pawtucket, at the advanced age of 91y. His wife d 28Nov1868. He d 5Dec1875. Ch: As pertains to James Tallmadge Benedict:

James Tallmadge Benedict b 29Dec1818; m 4Aug1841 Arria, dau Seth and Emma (Davis) Sumner of Bourdoingham, Me., b 29Oct1818. He was appointed military agent, at Washington, DC for state of RI, with rank of Lieut.-col., and acted as such from Jan1863 to Jan1866. Lawyer; res Washington, DC. Famous Benedict family historian. CH:

a) Frances Rogers, b 26Oct1843; m 26Oct1864, Sarah Ellis, dau Rufus B and Elizabeth Ann (Jackson) Bradford, b 25Aug1844; res Washington, DC. Chd: i) Mary Gano, b 17Sep1865; d 27Aug1867. ii) Mabel Bradford, b 31Aug1868, Georgetown, DC. still living in 1962. Res 123 Waterman St., Providence, RI. Her grandmother Sumner's family had historical importance in Maine. Her mother, direct descendant of Gov Bradford of Mass. Bay Colony.

Footnotes

City Directories:

Tiverton, Portsmouth, Middletown and Little Compton City Directory, 1910

Benedict, Mrs Frank h Bristol Ferry Road B F. Benedict, Mabel B, bds Mrs F Benedict B F

The Tiverton, Portsmouth, Middletown and Little Compton Directory 1919

Benedict, Mrs Frank h Bristol Ferry Road B F. Benedict, Mabel B, bds Mrs F Benedict B F

The Tiverton, Portsmouth, Middletown and Little Compton Directory 1927

Benedict, Mrs Frank (Prov) s r Bristol Ferry Road B F. Benedict, Mabel B, bds Mrs F Benedict's

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