Henry Clinton Benedict

Family reference: 274.812.7

	Born	5 May 1852		Rhode Island
	Married	1873	Ella	at Location
	Died	5 Oct 1903		Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
^	Buried			Walnut Hill Cemetery, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Lineage:

• Henry Clinton Benedict⁸, (Stephen⁷, David⁶, Thomas⁵, Thomas⁴, Thomas³, John², Thomas¹)

Parents:

• Father: Stephen Gano Benedict; 1811-1889
• Mother: Abby M. Smith

Children:

1. Edwin Judson Benedict; b 1873
2. Newton Rogers Benedict; b 1877
3. Frank M. Benedict; b 1879
4. Harry Gano Benedict; b 1881
5. Louis W. Benedict; b 1885
6. Abbie M. Benedict; b. Mar 1888, Rhode Island
7. Roy V. Benedict; b. July 1889, Missouri, d. 6 Nov 1911, buried at Walnut Hill Cemetery, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI
8. Hattie A. Benedict; b. March 1891 at Missouri
9. Benedict, Child
10. Benedict, Child
11. Benedict, Child
12. Benedict, Child

Note: Per 1900 Census, Ella was the mother of 12 children, 8 still living.

About Ella M ?

b ca 1853, Rhode Island. d 9Apr1911, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI. Buried Walnut Hill Cemetery, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

City Directories

Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 1876. Benedict, Henry C, clerk, boards 37 S Union

Pawtucket and Central Falls City Directory, 1883. Benedict, Henry C, boxmaker, house, 24 N Union

Pawtucket and Central Falls City Directory, 1885. Benedict, Henry C, teamster, house, 26 North Union

Pawtucket and Central Falls City Directory, 1887. Benedict, Ella R, Mrs , boards 42 Brook. Benedict, Henry C, teamster, house, 26 North Union

Pawtucket and Central Falls City Directory, 1888. Benedict, Ella R, Mrs , boards 118 Brook. Benedict, Henry C, teamster, house, 44 North Union

Census Records

1860 US Federal Census: Madison Ward 2, Dane County, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1403; Page: 488; Image: 497. 4Jun1860

• Benedict, SG, age 48, male, agent, value of real estate: 1000, personal: 400, b Mass
• Benedict, Abia, age 47, female, b RI (sb Abby)
• Benedict, Harriet, age 20, female, b RI
• Benedict,. William, age 11, male, b RI
• Benedict, Henry, age 8, male, b RI

1870 US Federal Census: North Providence District 1, Providence County, Rhode Island; Roll: M593_1476; Page: 335; Image: 46. 9Jun1870

• Benedict, Stephen, age 58, male, white, auctioneer, value of personal: 2000, b Mass
• Benedict, Abby M, age 57, female, white, keeping house, b RI
• Benedict, Henry C, age 18, male, white, clerk, auction store, b RI
• ........2 doors down........
• Benedict, David, age 90, male, white clergyman, value of realestate: 12,000, b CT
• Benedict, Martha, age 74, female, white, b NY
• Benedict, Cornelia, age 61, female, white, keeping house, b RI

1880 US Federal Census: Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island; Roll: T9_1215; Family History Film: 1255215; Page: 157.2000; Enumeration District: 135; 8Jun1880

• Benedict, Henry C, white, male, age 28, conductor H car, b RI, parents b RI
• Benedict, Ella, wife, white, female, age 27, keeping house, b RI, parents b RI
• Benedict, Edwin J, son, white, male, age 6, at school, b RI, parents b RI
• Benedict, Newton R, son, white, male, age 3, b RI, parents b RI

1900 US Federal Census: Res: 94 Darlingdale Ave., Pawtucket Ward 1, Providence County, Rhode Island; Roll: T623 1511; Page: 3A; 4Jun1900

• Benedict, Henry C, head, white, male, b May1852, age 48, m 27y, b RI, parents b RI, teamster
• Benedict, Ella M, wife, white, female, b Aug1852, age 47, m 27y, mother of 12, 8 living, b RI, parents b RI
• Benedict, Edwin J, son, white, male, b Dec1873, age 26, m 6y, b RI, parents b RI, teamster
• Benedict, Newton R, son, white, male, b Mar1877, age 23, m 2y, b RI, parents b RI, laborer, Wire W
• Benedict, Frank M, son, white, male, b Jan1879, age 21, single, b RI, parents b RI, laborer, Wire W
• Benedict, Harry G, son, white, male, b Jul1881, age 19, single, b RI, parents b RI, laborer, Wire W
• Benedict, Louis W, son, white, male, b Mar1885, age 17, single, b RI, parents b RI, salesman, dry G
• Benedict, Abbie M, dau, white, female, b Mar1888, age 12, single, b RI, parents b RI, at school
• Benedict, Roy V, son, white, male, b Jul1889, age 10, b MO, parents b RI, at school
• Benedict, Hattie A, dau, white, female, b Mar1891, age 9, b MO, parents b RI, at school
• Benedict, Mary, dau in law, white, female, b Oct1875, age 24, m 6y, mother of 1, 1 living, b Ireland, parents b Ireland, immigrated 1882
• Benedict, Gladys M, grandau, white, female, b Sep1896, age 3, b RI, father b RI, mother b Ireland
• Benedict, Agnes M, dau in law, white, female, b Jun1877, age 22, m 2y, mother of 1, 1 living, b RI, parents b Ireland
• Benedict, Clinton H, grandson, white, male, b Aug1899, age 9/12, b RI, parents b RI

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: Stephen Gano b 16Sep1811; m 24Oct1833, Abby M Smith of Grafton, Mass; moved from RI in 1854, to Madison, Wis, where he resided until 1869. Deacon of Baptist church there. He was appointed, Jul1861, by the governor of Wisconsin, state agent to attend to the wants of the 2nd Wis. Vols. in 1864 he was a representative recruit to the Wis Cav. Insurance and real estate agent; res. Pawtucket, RI. He d 24Jan1889. chd: a) Vavasor Holroyd b 26Jan1836; d 12Dec1836. b) Edwin Rossinton b 27Sep1837; d 6Sep1839, c) Harriet Amelia b 6Sep1839; m 1Jan1867, Henry W Shepard of Madison, Wis. d) Margaret Eliza b 6Jul1842; d 22Apr1848, e) Judson b 27Oct1846; d 16Jan1864, f) William b 27Feb1849; res: Aurora, Ill, g) Henry Clinton b 5May1852

Death and Burial Per RI Historical Cemeteries

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