Silas Benedict

	Born	April 2, 1787		Danbury, CT
	Married	December 6, 1812	Polly Blake	Goshen, CT
	Died	February 19, 1868		Goshen, CT

Parents:

• Father:Nathan Benedict 1759-1807
• Mother:Sarah Abbott 1759-1825

Children:

1. Jerusha Benedict; June 27, 1814
2. Julia Benedict; March 28, 1816
3. Silas Benedict; May 19, 1818
4. Ozias Benedict; March 24, 1819
5. Francis Jerome Benedict; October 3, 1835

Early Years of Silas

Silas and Polly

Both Silas and Polly are buried in the Milton Cemetery, located in the town of Litchfield, CT near the town border with Cornwall, CT.

Sources

The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, by Henry Marvin Benedict, published in 1870 by Joel Munsell, 82 State Street, Albany, NY
Pg 391
36. SILAS (Nathan5, Nathan4, Daniel3, Daniel2, Thomas1), b. April 2, 1787; m. Dec. 6, 1812, Polly, dau. James and Dorcas Blake of Cornwall, Ct., b. March 29, 1795, and d. Feb. 13, 1861. He d. Feb. 19, 1868, at Goshen, Ct. Ch.

1. Jerusha, b. June 27, 1814; m. Sept. 28, 1836, Dr. Eliada Osborn Jr.; physician; res. Litchfield, Ct.
   
2. Julia, b. March 28, 1816; m. May 13, 1835, James Landon, d. Sept. 10, 1839.
   
3. Silas, b. May 19, 1818; m. April 23, 1847, Nancy R., dau. James D. Ford of Cornwall, Ct., b. May 27, 1828; res. at Goshen, Ct. Ch.
   
   1. Mary Elizabeth, b. Aug. 23, 1848.
      
   2. Ozias, b. Dec. 3, 1849.
   3. James Chester, b. April 30, 1851.
   4. Nancy Josephine, b. Nov. 18, 1852.
   5. Harriet Adelaide, b. Aug. 18, 1856.
   6. John Chauncey, b. March 13, 1858.
   7. Henry Trustin, b. July 27, 1860.
4. Osias, b. March 24, 1835; m. June 9, 1833, in Texas, Mary Emily Bratton, b. in Indiana; merchant; res. Florence, Williamson county, Texas.
   
5. Francis Jerome, b. Oct. 3, 1835; res. at Goshen, Ct., on the homestead.
   

_Footnotes

-- ThomasJBenedict - 10 Sep 2011