Stephen Benedict

Family reference: 123.5

	Born		20 May 1731%CITE{1001}%	New Canaan, Conn.
	Married	1st	31 July 1750%CITE{1001}%	Ruth Keeler
	^	2nd	13 Oct 1763%CITE{1001}%	Hannah Finch
	^	3rd	unknown date	Mrs. Mary Bouton%CITE{1001}%
	Died		abt. June 1809	New Canaan, Conn.

Lineage:

• Stephen Benedict⁵, (Samuel⁴, Thomas³, Thomas², Thomas¹)

Parents:

• Father: Samuel Benedict, 1704-
• Mother: Jemima Canfield

Children with Ruth Keeler:%CITE{1001}%

1. Rhuhamah Benedict, 1751-
2. Ruth Benedict, 1753-
3. Stephen Benedict, 1756-1833
4. Rhoda Benedict, 1758
5. Mehitable Benedict, 1759-1832
6. Esther Benedict, 1761-

Children with Hannah Finch:%CITE{1001}%

1. Abel Benedict, 1763-1763; died at age 5 months
2. Hannah Benedict, 1766-1814
3. Sarah Benedict, 1768; died at age 21 days
4. Sarah Benedict, 1770-1787
5. Elsa Benedict, 1772-1788
6. Jemima Benedict, 1774-1859
7. Daniel Benedict, 1777-1814

The Parents of Stephen

Stephen’s Early Years

Stephen was a surveyor, tything-man and lister between 1759 and 1777. He lived and died at New Canaan, Conn. His will was proved on June 14, 1809.%CITE{1001}%

Stephen and Hannah Finch

Hannah Finch was born around 1730 and died in her 52^nd year on Nov. 24, 1782.%CITE{1001}%

Stephen and Mary Bouton

Mary Bouton was born around 1732 and died at age 96 on Nov. 1, 1828.%CITE{1001}%

Footnotes

• Stephen Benedict's biography is in Henry Benedict on p. 30.%CITE{1001}%

Notes on the children:_

• Rhuhamah; born Dec. 24, 1751; married about 1768 to Jacob Reed of Southeast.
• Ruth; born

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-- JimBenedict - 01 Sep 2008
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