-- StarrDeb - 05 Jun 2008 Samual Benedict Born Aug 20 1835 Shannonville Prince Edward Ontario Died 1877 June in Indian uprising Married Isabella Kelly Born 1848 New York Died June 15 1911 Slate creek Idaho Blacksmith

parents: Smith Benedict born Sept 7 1778 [1st wife Margaret Cole b 1810-1828] Dorcus {Trickey]Cole born 1813-18 married 1830 [understand they had 13 or 14 children] believe parents of Smith are

James Benedict 1765- Ann Barages 1774-1849

Children:of Samual Mary Caroline "Caddy" Benedict Born Sept10 1866 Lewiston Idaho died dec 25 1916 married Frank L Taylor on 1896

Ulysis S "Grant" born Oct 9 1864 Slate creek Idaho Died dec 9 1951 Seattle Wash was living with son

Frances I "Frankie" born 9 1868 died sept 23 1955 everett Wash married Henery F Shissler on 1891

Adedaide "Addie" Born Nov 1873 died Dec 23 1964 Maryville Wash married William Green Brown on 1892

Youngman- Came from the east coast in 1852 on the Brig Dudley to Calif mining area he then moved up north to Idaho, in the early 1860 was in florence Idaho where he met Isabella Kelly and married her on Feb 9 1863. Can find records that Samual had part ownership in some mines, and owned a saloon would assum he also did blacksmith work too. after he marred isabella they moved to Lewiston Idaho and had a blcksmith shop there, 1st child was born there, [my grandmother Caddie] They then moved to the mouth of whitebird Creek where he had a blacksmith shop,a boarding house and a small store, large garden and some livestock In June of 1877 the 2 oldest children were in Grangeville area going to school there was an Indian up rising and Samual was killed he did keep the indian attention so that Isabella and the 2 small children could get away. [ please see usgeneral web idaho- idaho county there is a lot of informaton and pictures at this site on Samual- see Bennedict, Robie and Taylor]
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