Levi Starr Benedict

	Born	24 Dec 1805	Hinesburg, Chittenden co., VT
	Married	07 Oct 1829	Mary Gregory	Danbury, Fairfield co., CT
	Died	13 Mar 1892	Danbury, Fairfield co., Conn

Parents:

• Father:Levi Benedict Jr; 1783-1865
• Mother:Hannah Starr 1783-1864

Children:

1. Charles Henry Benedict 1832-
2. James Augustus Benedict; 1833-
3. Albert Gregory Benedict; 1841-1902

Mary Gregory and Family

Mary was b ca 1808 at Danbury, CT. She d 12Sep1895 at Danbury, CT. She was the daughter of Caleb Curtis Gregory.

Obituary - 14Sep1895
DIED - BENEDICT - at Danbury, Conn 12Sep1895, at the residence of her son Albert G Benedict, Mary Gregory, widow of Levi Starr Benedict, in the 87th year of her age. Funeral services Saturday afternoon , 14Sep at 3 o'clock

Census Records

1850 US Federal Census: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut; Roll: M432_37; Page: 109; Image: 216. 7Aug1850

• Benedict, Levi S, age 43, male, merchant, value of real estate: 8,000, b CT
• Benedict, Mary, age 40, female, b CT
• Benedict, Charles H, age 18, male, merchant, b CT
• Benedict, James A, age 15, male, b CT
• Wildman, Thomas, age 13, male, b CT
• Benedict, Albert, age 8, male, b CT
• Benedict, Margaret, age 30, female, b CT
• Benedict, Adeline, age 15, female, b CT

1860 US Federal Census: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut; Roll: M653_73; Page: 277; Image: 279. 22Jun1860

• Benedict, Levi S, age 54, male, merchant, value of real estate: 16,200, personal: 16,000, b VT
• Benedict, Mary G, age 52, female, b CT
• Benedict, Albert G, age 18, male, b CT
• Weley, Harriet, age 12, female, b CT
• Denton, Susan, age 45, trimmer, b CT
• 1 servant, b Ireland

1870 US Federal Census: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut; Roll: M593_97; Page: 323; Image: 92. 13Jul1870

• Benedict, Levi S, age 65, male, white, grocer, b VT
• Benedict, Mary G, age 62, female, white, keeping house, b CT
• Davis, Julia, age 38, female, white, domestic servant, b CT

1880 US Federal Census: Res: 19 West Street, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut; Roll: T9_94; Family History Film: 1254094; Page: 139.1000; Enumeration District: 113; Image: 0280. 25Jun1880

• Benedict, Levi S, male, white, age 74, husband, grocer, b VT, parents b CT
• Benedict, Mary, female, white, age 71, wife, b CT, parents b CT
• 1 boarder, 1 servant

Sources

Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 345
111. LEVI6 (Levi,5 Joseph,4 John,3 James,2 Thomas1)
b. March 18, 1783; m. Oct. 14, 1804, Hannah, dau. Nathan Starr of Danbury, Ct., b. July 12, 1783, and d. Jan. 25, 1864. He d. July 8, 1865, at Danbury. Ch.
1) - LEVI STARR, b. Dec. 24, 1805, at Hinesburg, Vt.; m. Oct. 7, 1829, Mary, dau. Caleb Curtis Gregory. Director Danbury Bank, 1859; merchant; res. at Danbury, Ct. Ch.
a) Charles Henry, b. Jan. 12, 1832; m. Aug. 25, 1861, Annie, dau. Edgar S. Tweedy of Danbury; produce merchant, N. Y. city. Ch. 1.) Florence, b. Nov. 16, 1862. 2
b) James Augustus, b. Dec. 17, 1833; m. Oct. 20, 1864, Sarah Emma Turner; produce merchant, N. Y. city.
c) Albert Gregory, b. Aug. 11, 1841; m. June 10, 1863, Emily, dau. Elijah Sturdevant of Danbury. Ch. I.) Emily, b. Sept. 25, 1865.
2) - CHARLES, b. Sept. 13, 1810, at Hinesburgh, Vt.; m. Sept. 12, 1832, Sally Botsford, dau. John Dibble; justice of peace, 1847, '49, '62, '64; selectman, 1858, '59; director Hatters' Bank, 1857; res. Danbury. Ch.
a) Cornelia H., b. Oct. 28, 1833.
b) Russell Botsford, b. Jan. 8, 1836; m. March 14, 1860, Harriet, dau. Henry P. and Phoebe B. Skinner of Hudson; merchant; res. at Hudson. He d 24Dec1915 at 206 Union St, Hudson, NY. Prominent hardware merchant for 60 years. Ch.
I.) Mary, b. Dec. 24, 1860.
II.) Sarah, b. June 6, 1863.
III. ) (243.) Charles, b. Aug. 19, 1866.
3) - MARY, b. Aug. 17, 1813; m. June 16, 1835, James H. Beebe.
4) CORNELIA, b. Dec. 19, 1819; m. May 23, 1838, Almon Hickok; d. June 23, 1839.

Barbour Collection-Danbury, CT
BENEDICT, Levi S, m Mary GREGORY, Oct 7, 1829, by George Benedict

LDS 1435527, Danbury, Fairfield County, CT VS Records, Vol I, Item 2, Pg 120 gives date of death 13Nov1892

Footnotes

-- SandeeToo - 01 Feb 2009