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---+ Cyrus Benedict

_Family reference:_ 441.43

| :born:    |Born   |16 Apr 1771| |Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn|
| :married: |Married|03 Jan 1793|Penelope Dunning|Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn|
| :died:    |Died   |31 Dec 1848| |Danbury, Fairfield County, Conn|

Lineage:
   * Cyrus Benedict<SUP>6</SUP> _(Caleb<SUP>5</SUP>, James<SUP>4</SUP>, James<SUP>3</SUP>, James<SUP>2</SUP>, Thomas<SUP>1</SUP>)_
Parents:
   * Father:[[CalebBenedict1739][Caleb Benedict]]; 1739-1819
   * Mother:[[RuthBenedict1744][Ruth Benedict]]; 1744-1828

Children:
   1. Polly Benedict 1785-1822. m 31Oct1814 Zera Hamilton
   1. [[NathanDunningBenedict1797][Nathan Dunning Benedict]]; 1797-
   1. [[AlmonBenedict1799][Almon Benedict]]; 1799-1862
   1. [[IraBenedict1803][Ira Benedict]]; 1803-1868
   1. [[EbenezerBenedict1808][Ebenezer Benedict]]; 1808-1837

---+++_Penelope Dunning and Family_
Penelope was b 5May1775 and d 16Apr1868. She was the daughter of Nathan Dunning of Brookfield, CT. 

---+++_The Parents of Cyrus Benedict_
[[RuthBenedict1744][Ruth Benedict]]; and Caleb Benedict Sr are 2nd cousins. Their common ancestors are James Benedict Sr and Sarah Gregory. Calab was the son of James 1710-1777 and Mercy Knapp 1713-1797.
 
Common Ancestors <BR>
James Benedict and Sarah Gregory 2C <BR>
Thomas Benedict Sr and Mary Bridgam 3C <BR>
Thomas Seymour Sr and Hannah Marvin 3C
 
Ruth5, Rachel4, Capt John3, James and Sarah Gregory2, Thomas and Mary Bridgam1

Caleb5, James4, James Jr3, James and Sarah Gregory2, Thomas and Mary Bridgam1

---+++_Daughter Polly Benedict_
*Danbury, CT Vital Records* 1685 - 1848. From the Barbour Collection as found at the CT State Library. <BR>
BENEDICT Polly, dau Cyrus & Penelope, b Aug 3, 1795


---+++_Census Records_
*1850 US Federal Census:* Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut; Roll: M432_37; Page: 146; Image: 291. 22Aug1850

   * Benedict, Ira, age 47, male, hatter, b CT
   * Benedict, Sarah, age 47, female, b CT
   * Benedict, Edgar W, age 17, male, b CT
   *  *Benedict, Penelope,* age 75, female, b CT

*1860 US Federal Census:* Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut; Roll: M653_73; Page: 311; Image: 313. 8Jul1860

   * Benedict, Edgar W, age 28, male, hatter, value of real estate: 1000, personal: 200, b NY  (_s of Ira_) (_all sb b CT_)
   * Benedict, Sarah E, age 27, female, b NY
   * Benedict, Carrie O, age 8/12, female, b NY
   * Benedict, Penelope, age 85, female, value of real estate: 500, personal: 75, b NY
   * Benedict, Ira, age 57, male, value of real estate: 500, personal: 100, b NY


---+++_Sources_
*Per Benedicts to America,* Vol I, Pg 291 <BR>
22. Calab5, James4, James3, James2, Thomas1 <BR>
b 20May1739; m 28Mar1763, Ruth, dau Ebenezer4 (6.) Benedict [des of Samuel]. She was b 28Mar1744, and d 6Dec1828. Selectman in 1780. He d at Danbury, 18Sep1819. 
Inscriptuon on his tombstone: 

"The year rolls round and steals away <BR>
The breath that first it gave; <BR>
What e'er we do, where e'er we be, <BR>
We're travelling to the grave." <BR>
Ch: <BR>
67.   Calab b 6Aug1764 <BR>
-       Ruth b 19Sep1767 (per Barbour Collection, b 19Sep1769)<BR>
68.   *Cyrus b 16Apr1771* <BR>
69.   Lewis b 1Mar1780 <BR>

*Per Benedicts to America,* Vol I, Pg 316 <BR>
68. *Cyrus6,* Caleb5, James4, James3, James2, Thomas1 <BR>
b 16Apr1771; m 3Jan1783, Penelope, dau Nathan Dunning of Brookfield, CT, b 5May1775, and d 16Apr1868. He d 31Dec1848 at Danbury, CT. Ch: <BR>
1)  Polly b 3Aug1795; m 31Oct1814, Zera Hamilton; d 23Jul1822 <BR>
2)  Rev Nathan Dunning, b 26Nov1797; m 15Dec1818, Polly Ann, dau Moses Gillet of Newtown, CT, b 16Aug1797, and d 3Apr1844; m 2nd 18Sep1845, Margaret, dau Jacob Guild of Woodstock, CT., b 17Jul1802. Minister of the Baptist church for more than forty years; res: Easton, CT. Ch: i) Mary A b 22Jan1820; d 8Oct1843. ii) Emily b 25Jul1825; m 8Nov1843, Edward Near; wid; res Danbury, CT. <BR>
3)  Almon, b 27Aug1799; m Clarissa, dau Lewis6 (69.) Benedict. He d 8May1862 at Stanford, CT. Ch: i) Morris P. ii) Edgar. iii) Jane. iv) Calista. All m but one. <BR>
4) Ira b 18Jul1803; m 16Oct1822, Sarah O., dau Gershom and Damaris Buckley, b 23Jan1803, and d 15Jan1856. He d 22Nov1868 at Danbury, CT. Ch: 1) Ezra B b 23Dec1823; d 15Jun1826. 2) Nelson b 23Jul1827; m 1Oct1846, Janette, dau Erastus Buckingham of Milford, CT. Res Newark, NJ. They had chd a) Emma J b 5Oct1850. 3) Edgar Wheeler b 28Feb1833; m 4Dec1855, Sarah A, dau Herman G and Elizabeth Atwood, b 22Feb1833. Res Danbury, CT. Ch: a) Carrie O, b 17Oct1859; d 4Aug1860.<BR>
5) Ebenezer b 15Jun1808; m Hannah Dean; d 17May1837. Ch: i) Anna Hester, m Robert Sayres of Danbury, CT. ii) Cyrus D, m 15Oct1852, Lydia M Bears; res: Newark, NJ. Ch: a) Willie, b 1854. b) Minnie D b 1859.

*Danbury, CT Vital Records* 1685 - 1848. From the Barbour Collection as found at the CT State Library. <BR>
BENEDICT Cyrus, son Caleb & Ruth, b Apr 16, 1771 <BR>
BENEDICT Cyrus, m Penelope DUNING, Jan 3, 1793

*Connecticut Town Marriage Records,* pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) 
Name: Penelope Dunning [Penelope Duning] Marriage Date: 3 Jan 1793 Marriage Location: Danbury Spouse: Cyrus Benedict


---+++_Footnotes_




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