Russell Botsford Benedict

	Born	08 Jan 1836	Connecticut
	Married	14 Mar 1860	Harriet Skinner	at Location
	Died	24 Dec 1915	Hudson, Columbia County, NY

Parents:

• Father:Charles Benedict; 1810-
• Mother:Sally Botsford Dibble ca 1811-

Children:

1. Mary Benedict 1860-
2. Sarah Benedict 1863-
3. Charles Skinner Benedict 1866-
4. W Russell Benedict 1874-

Census Records

1850 US Federal Census: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut; Roll: M432_37; Page: 90; Image: 178. 31Jul1850

• Starr, Nathan W, age 64, male, shoemaker, value of real estate: 1000, b CT
• Starr, Ruth R, age 54, female, b CT
• Starr, Harry A, age 15, male, b CT
• .....2 doors down.....
• Benedict, Charles, age 39, male, hatter, b CT
• Benedict, Sally, age 38, female, b CT
• Benedict, Cornelia H, age 18, female, b CT
• Benedict, Russell B, age 14, male, b CT
• Benedict, Mary E, age 12, female, b CT
• .....Next Door.....
• Benedict, Levi, age 67, male, farmer, value of real estate: 1000, b CT
• Benedict, Hannah, age 67, female, b CT

1860 US Federal Census: Hudson Ward 4, Columbia County, New York; Roll: M653_738; Page: 959; Image: 329. 3Jul1860

• Reilly, Patrick and family
• Skinner, Henry P, age 74,. male, merchant, value of real estate: 4000, personal: 5000, b NY
• Skinner, Phebe B, age 60, female, b NY
• Skinner, Cornelia, age 24, school teacher, b NY
• Skinner, Freeman, age 17, clerk, b NY
• Benedict, Russell, age 24, merchant, value of personal: 2000, b CT
• Benedict, Harriet, age 23, b NY
• Hathaway, Margaret, age 86, value of real estate: 1000, b CT
• 1female servant, b Ireland

1880 US Federal Census: Hudson, Columbia County, New York; Roll: T9_821; Family History Film: 1254821; Page: 282.1000; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 0258. 5Jun1880

• Benedict, R B, male, white, age 44, merchant, b CT, parents b CT
• Benedict, Harriet, wife, female, white, age 43, b NY, parents b NY
• Benedict, Mary, dau, female, white, age 19, at home, b NY, father b CT, mother b NY
• Benedict, Sarah, dau, female, white, age 17, at home, b NY, father b CT, mother b NY
• Benedict, Charles S, son, male, white, age 13, at school, b NY, father b CT, mother b NY
• Benedict, W Russell, son, male, white, age 6, b NY, father b CT, mother b NY

* 1900 US Federal Census:* Res: 206 Union Street, Hudson Ward 1, Columbia County, New York; Roll: T623_1019 Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 18. 11Jun1900

• Benedict, Russell B, head, white, male, b Jan1836, age 64, m 40y, b CT, parents b CT, hardware, own, free
• Benedict, Harriet, wife, white, female, b Apr1837, age 63, m 40y, mother of 4, 4 living, b NY, parents b NY
• Benedict, Mary, dau, white, female, b Dec1869, age 39, single, b NY, father b CT, mother b NY
• Benedict, Sarah, dau, white, female, b Jun1864, age 36, single, b NY, father b CT, mother b NY

1910 US Federal Census: Hudson Ward 1, Columbia County, New York; Roll: T624_933; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 17; Image: 349. 18Apr1910

• Benedict, Russell B, head, male, white, age 79, m 50y, b CT, father b VT, mother b CT, merchant, hardware, employer
• Benedict, Harriet, wife, female, white, age 73, m 50y, mother of 4, 4 living, b NY, parents b NY
• Benedict, Mary, dau, female, white, age 49, single, b NY, father b CT, mother b NY
• Benedict, Sarah, dau, female, white, age 46, single, b NY, father b CT, mother b NY
• Benedict, Cornelia, sister, female, white, age 75, single, b NY, father b CT, mother b NY
• 1 female servant

Son Charles Skinner Benedict

1910 US Federal Census: Hudson Ward 3, Columbia County, New York; Roll: T624_933; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 440. 15Apr1910

• Benedict, Charles S, head, male, white, age 40, married 12y, b NY, father b CT, mother b NY, cashier, bank
• Benedict, Antoinette, wife, female, white, age 40, married 12y, mother of 1, 0 living, b NY, parents b NY

1920 US Federal Census: Hudson Ward 3, Columbia County, New York; Roll: T625_1095; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 872. 10Jan1920

• Benedict, Charles S, head, own, free, male, white, age 53, married, b NY, father b CT, mother b NY, teller, bank
• Benedict, Antoinette, wife, female, white, age 50, b NY, parents b NY

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. <BR

Footnotes

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