Ezra Peck Benedict

	Born	28 Feb 1781	Danbury, Fairfield co., Conn
	Married	28 Sep 1806	Phila Benedict	at Location
	Died	02 Nov 1862	at Location

Parents:

• Father:Peter Benedict; 175_ - 1835
• Mother:Anne Peck 1752-

Children:

1. Abigail Benedict 1808-
2. Edwin Peck Benedict 1814-1854
3. Ezra Ward Benedict 1818-1820
4. Ezra Ward Benedict 1825-1825

Relationship

Relationship: Ezra Peck Benedict and Phila Benedict are 3rd cousins.
John Hoyt 3C
Thomas and Mary (Bridgum) 4C
John Gregory Jr and Sarah ST John 4C

Ezra Peck1781, Peter175_, Thaddeus Sr1728, Abigail Hoyt1694, John Hoyt1644
Phila1787, Joseph1746, Deacon Nathniel1717, Mary Hoyt1677, John Hoyt1644

Census Records

1850 US Federal Census: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut; Roll: M432_37; Page: 116; Image: 229. 8Aug1850

• Benedict, Ezra P,age 69, male, farmer, b CT
• Benedict, Phila, age 63, female, b CT
• Benedict, Edwin, age 36, male, b CT
• 2 laborers, both b Ireland
• Benedict, Betsey, age 67, female, value of real estate: 1000, b CT (sister of Ezra)
• Benedict, Ann, age 54, female, value of real estate: 1000, b CT (sister of Ezra)
• Williams, Caroline, age 23, female, b CT

1860 US Federal Census: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut; Roll: M653_73; Page: 316; Image: 318. 11Jul1860

• Benedict, Ezra P, age 79, male, b CT
• Benedict, Phila, age 73, female, b CT
• .....2 doors down.....
• Benedict, Betsey, age 77, female, value of real estate: 2800, personal: 530, b CT (sister of Ezra)
• Benedict, Anna, age 66, female, b CT (sister of Ezra)

Sources

Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 303
51. PETER5 (Thaddeus,4 Thomas,3 James,2 Thomas1)
b. Dec. 11, 1758; m. Dec. 22, 1779, Anne, dau. Abijah and Rachel (Hoyt) Peck of Danbury, b. Feb. 17, 1761, and d. Dec. 20, 1846. He d. at Danbury, Oct. 2, 1835. Ch:
1) - EZRA PECK, b. Feb. 28, 1781; m. Sept. 28, 1806, Phila, granddau. of Nathaniel4 (10) Benedict, [des. John,] who d. Nov., 1868. Her father, Joseph, was one of the first hat manufacturers in Danbury. He d. Nov. 2, 1862. Ch.
a) Abigail, b. April 3, 1808; m. April 12, 1835, Seely Harris of Southbury, Ct.. b) Edwin Peck, b. July 13, 1814; merchant. Chosen town clerk of Danbury, 1844 and 1845; justice of the peace, 1846; d. unm., Feb. 24, 1854. c) Ezra Ward, b. Dec. 23, 1818; d. Aug. 11, 1820. d) Ezra Ward, b. June 5, 1825; d. Dec 7, 1825.
2) - BETSEY, b. Dec. 16, 1782; d. May 24, 1867.
3) - HANNAH, b. Dec. 20, 1784; m. May 17, 1807, Salter Peck Clark; d. Feb. 11, 1852.
4) - ISAAC HOYT, b. Dec. 24, 1786; d. Dec. 8, 1793.
5) - ABIGAIL, b. June 26, 1789; d. Oct. 5, 1805.
6) (118.) ELI STARR, b. Sept. 14, 1791.
7) - ANN, b. June 9, 1794; res. Danbury, Ct.
8) - ISAAC HOYT, b. Dec. 12, 1795; m. Lodosiaka Gilbert of Newberry, S. C., and d. Greenville, S. C., Nov. 30, 1853. Ch.
a) Olivia Ann, b. Nov. 24, 1827; m. Jan. 20, 1853, Isaac M. Springer. b) John Jay, b. June 7, 1829; m. c) Susan, b. May 17, 1832; m. July 26, 1855, Wm. M. Leake. d) Mary Ann, b. Sept. 16, 1834; m. Wm. Burns of S. C.; d. e) Samuel Ward, b. July 26, 1837; unm. f) Thomas, b. March 16, 1843; d. 1864, in confederate service.
9) (119. )SAMUEL WARD, b. March 12, 1798.
10) - RACHEL, b. Feb. 20, 1801; d. Sept. 16, 1849.
11) - DEBORAH, b. Jan. 23, 1804; d. Oct. 8, 1805.

Footnotes

Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
Name: Ezra Peck Benedict Gender: Male Birth Date: 28 Feb 1781 Birth Location: Danbury Parent Name: Peter Parent Name: Anne

Abigail Benedict and Seeley Harris
LDS 1435525, Danbury VS Records, show m 12Apr1834 in Norwalk (Residence).

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