William Marsh Benedict

	Born	17 Nov 1847	Brooklyn, Kings County, NY
	Married	Date	Jane Matilda Reid	at Location
	Died	Jan 1920	at Location

Parents:

• Father:Dr William Curtis Benedict; 1820-1896
• Mother:Elizabeth Amanda Marsh 1823-1894

Children:

1. William Stanley Benedict 1899-
2. Gordon Marsh Benedict; 1900

Census Records

1850 US Federal Census: Cleveland Ward 3, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Roll: M432_672; Page: 259; Image: 344. 19Aug1850

• Benedict, W C, age 30, male, physician, b NY
• Benedict, Elizabeth A, age 26, female, b PA
• Benedict, Melissa, age 4, b NY
• Benedict, William M, age 3, b NY
• Benedict, Edwin H, age 1, b NY
• 1 female servant, b Ireland

1860 US Federal Census: Brooklyn Ward 10 District 2, Kings County, New York; Roll: M653_769; Page: 169; Image: 170. 11Jun1860

• Benedict, William, age 40, male, white, doctor, value of personal estate: 2000, b NY
• Benedict, Elizabeth, age 36, female, b PA
• Benedict, Melissa, age 14, female, b NY
• Benedict, William, age 12, male, b NY
• Benedict, Edmund, age 11, male, b NY
• Benedict, Bessy, age 1, female, b NY
• 2 female servants

1900 US Federal Census: Res: 250 Cumberland, Brooklyn Ward 20, Kings County, New York; Roll: T623 1057; Page: 14A; 14Jun1900

• Benedict, William, head, white, male, b Nov1847, age 52, m 4y, b NY, father b NY, mother b PA, lawyer
• Brazier, Sidney O, boarder, white, male, b Mar1893, age 27, single, b England, parents b England, manager, fur

Note: Per 1900 census, he has been married 4y, ca 1896. Wife not listed in househhold. This would have Jennie R b ca 1873 the mother of the two sons. Per Benedicts to America, Vol II, Pg 377, Jane Matilda Reid b 1870, did not d until 1951.

1920 US Federal Census: Res: 81 Decatur Street, Brooklyn Assembly District 17, Kings County, New York; Roll: T625_1171; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 1031; Image: 64. 8Jan1920

• Benedict, William M, head, rent, male, white, age 63, married, b NY, father b NY, mother b PA, lawyer, general
• Benedict, Jennie R, wife, female, white, age 47, married, b NY, parents b Scotland
• Benedict, William S, son, male, white, age 20, single, b NY, parents b NY, clerk, export
• Benedict, Gordon M, son, male, white, age 19, single, b NY, parents b NY, clerk, bank

Son William Stanley Benedict

Social Security Death Index
Name: William Benedict SSN: 113-10-6866 Last Residence: 11215 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States of America Born: 19 Jan 1899 Died: Jun 1972 State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951)

Sources

Per Benedicts to America, Vol I, Pg 359
130. LEVI7 (Caleb,6 Caleb,5 James,4 James,3 James,2 Thomas1), b. July 22, 1795; m. Nov. 26, 1818, Melissa Blackman, b. 1796, and d. May 2, 1823; m. 2d, Oct. 26, 1823, Alice, dau. Stephen Gregory. He was alderman of Schenectady for some years; Deacon of Presbyterian church in Schenectady; also elected Deacon of Second Presbyterian church of Cleveland, Ohio, and elder of the same church in 1863, which office he now holds. He moved from Danbury, Ct., to Schenectady, in 1816, and in 1846 to Cleveland, Ohio, where he conducts a hat, cap, fur, and wool business. Ch.
1) WILLIAM C., b. April 19, 1820; m. April 16, 1845, Elizabeth A., dau. Silas H. Marsh. He graduated, 1840, at Union College; received A. M., 1843; grad. M. D., at University of Pennsylvania, April, 1844, since which time he has practised in Brooklyn. Ch. a) Melissa P., b. June 22, 1846. b) (273.) William M., b. Nov. 17, 1847. c) Edwin H., b. April 24, 1849. Levi S., b. Feb. 27, 1851. d) Lilly F., b. April 5, 1854. e) Bessie T. B., b. Dec. 9, 1859.

2) HENRY, b. Oct. 11, 1822.

3) STEPHEN HENRY, b. Feb. 4, 1825; m. Aug. 5, 1847, Caroline Amelia, dau. James J., and Caroline Sterling; res. Cleveland, Ohio. Ch. a) Levi, b. Sept. 24, 1853; d. Nov. 24, 1859. b) Harriet W., b. Sept. 1, 1855. c) George Wright, b. Feb. 24, 1862.

4) EDWIN, b. Nov. 26, 1826; d. July 29, 1827.

5) EDWIN GREGORY, b. July 25, 1828; m. Sept. 2, 1850, Philena C. dau. Levi Osborn. He d. Aug. 30, 1868. Ch. a) Alice Gregory, b. Dec. 12, 1851. b) Ida Adelaide, b. July 31, 1857.

6) LEVI A., b. July 30, 1831; d. May 16, 1832.

Benedicts to America, Vol II, Pg 377
273. William Marsh9, William Curtis8, Levi7, Caleb6, Caleb5, James4, James3, James2, Thomas1
b 17Nov1847, m Jane Matilda Reid, b 1870, d Jul1951. He d Jan1920. Res Brooklyn, NY. Ch:
I. William Stanley, b 19Jan1899 Brooklyn, m 1Aug1934 Mary Blanchfield Toal. In Textile Converting Business. Grad. -Rockville Centre Grammar Sch.- Long Island, Boys High School & Friends Schools, Brooklyn, NY. Canadian Air Force & British Royal Air Force WWI, 2nd Lt. Grad. -McGill Univ. of Montreal, Can., Sch of Aeronautics. Epis & Republican. Res 40 Prospect Park W., Brooklyn 15, NY. No Ch.
II. Gordon Marsh, b 14Jul1900 Brooklyn, NY., m 1st 1927 Katherine E.K. Henry, div 1944, m 2nd 1948 Ruth Buttner. Investment Banker. Cum laude 0BK, Howard Coll. 1927, A.M. 1929, PhD^? 1933. Res 80 Montvale Rd, Weston 93 Mass. Ch: 1. John Gordon, (by 1st m) b 24Jul1932, m Dec1955 Gretchen Frentzel. A.B. Maj. cum 0 laude B.K. Harvard Coll. 1954, A.M. Stanford Univ. 1955. Ch: a). Peter Clyde, b 21Jul1959. 2. Joan Ide b 22Jul1934. 3. Ellen Ann b 22Jul1934, m Jun1956 William W. Crook. 4. Holly Ann (by 2nd m) b 17Dec1948.

Footnotes

NEED VERIFY, information above does not quite work out. This is an alternate possibility only, hopefully someone else with family information can sort this out. It appears Jane Matilda Reid was a 1st wife, with her sister Jennie R being a 2nd wife.

1880 US Federal Census: Res: 164 South 2nd Street, Kings (Brooklyn), New York City-Greater, New York; Roll: T9_847; Family History Film: 1254847; Page: 42.4000; Enumeration District: 107; Image: 0176. 2Jun1880

• Reid, Samuel, white, male, age 46, married, watchman, b Ireland, parents b Ireland
• Reid, Mary, wife, white, female, age 46, keeping house, b NY, father b England, mother b Ireland
• Reid, George, son, white, male, age 17, telegraph, b Brooklyn, father b Ireland, mother b NY
• Reid, Jennie, dau, white, female, age 16, b Brooklyn, father b Ireland, mother b NY (ca 1864)
• Reid, Eleanor, dau, white, female, age 14, b Brooklyn, father b Ireland, mother b NY
• Reid, Matilda, dau, white, female, age 10, b Brooklyn, father b Ireland, mother b NY (ca 1870)
• Reid, William, son, white, male, age 5, son, b Brooklyn, father b Ireland, mother b NY
• Firth, George, grandfather, white, male, age 76, wid, stonemason, b England, parents b England
• Firth, Eleanor, sister in law, white, female, age 38, single, school teacher, b NY, parents b England

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