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Benedict.ZadockBenedict1737r1.1 - 27 Jun 2010 - 06:11 - Main.guesttopic end

---+ Zadock Benedict

| :born:    |Born   |   |1737| |at Location|
| :married: |Married|1st|Date|Jerusha Russell|at Location|
|     ^     |   ^   |2nd|Date|Betsey Frost|at Location|
| :died:    |Died   |   |17 Aug 1798| |Danbury, Fairfield co., Conn|

Parents:
   * Father:[[MatthewBenedict1707][Matthew Benedict]]; 1707-1781
   * Mother:Mabel Noble -bef 1782

Children:with Jerusha Russell

   1. Jerusha Benedict 1772-1795
   1. Russell Harrison Benedict 1774-1775
 
Children:with Betsey Frost

   1. [[ZRussellBenedict1799][Zadock "Russell" Benedict]]; 1799- 

---+++_Jerusha Russell_
Jerusha was b 1741 in Brantford, CT, and d 3Sep1791.

---+++_Betsey Frost_
Betsey was b 1766 and d 17Feb1844 


---+++_Zadock’s Early Years_
In his earlier years Zadock was a farmer, like the rest of his brothers.

---+++_Zadock's Political Service_
He represented Danbury in general assembly of Connecticut in 1790; was selectman 1783, 1784 and 1786.

---+++_Zadock's Later Years_
In his later years, he began the manufacture of hats in a small building in Danbury, Ct., thus founding, in 1780, the hatting trade, for which Danbury has since become noted.

---+++_Footnotes_
---++++_References:_
   * _Family reference:_ 522.3
   * _Family Tree:_ [[http://tng.family-sur.name/tng/getperson.php?personID=I1500&tree=1][Benedict Generations]]
   * _Lineage:_ Zadock Benedict<SUP>5</SUP>, _(Matthew<SUP>4</SUP>, Daniel<SUP>3</SUP>, Daniel<SUP>2</SUP>, Thomas<SUP>1</SUP>)_
   *  _Books:_
      * _GBA-I_ p. 375%CITE{1001}%


*Benedicts to America,* Vol I, Pg 367 <BR>
4. MATTHEW4 (Daniel,3 Daniel,2 Thomas1) <BR>
b. about 1707; m. May 21, 1729, Mabel Noble, at New Milford, Ct. He d. Sept. 28, 1781. He was one of the sufferers by the burning of Danbury by the British troops under Gen. Tryon, April 27, 1777; and his heirs were allowed, May, 1792, by the state of Connecticut, œ205 4s. 8d., for damage done to his property. Distribution of his estate took place March 27, 1782. No widow mentioned. Heirs of son Matthew, deceased, received œ317 4s. 4d.; Noble, Zadock, heirs of Thankful, wife of John Hopkins, deceased, Jonah and Abijah, each received œ158 12s. 4d.; total, œ1164 12s. 10d. (Prob. Rec., Danbury, Ct., vol. IV, p. 235.) Ch. <BR>
1) (13.)  MATTHEW, b. about 1733. <BR>
2) (14.)  NOBLE, b. Jan. 25, 1735; d. May 19, 1809. <BR>
3) (15.)  *ZADOCK,* b. 1737; d. Aug. 17, 1798. <BR>
4) - THANKFUL, m. John Hopkins; d. previous to Oct., 1781. (?) <BR>
5) (16.) JONAH, b. 1741. <BR>
6) (17. ) ABIJAH.

*Benedicts to America,* Vol I, Pg 375 <BR>
15. *ZADOCK5* (Matthew,4 Daniel,3 Daniel,2 Thomas1)<BR>
b. 1737; m. Jerusha Russell of Brantford, Ct., b. 1741, and d. Sept. 3, 1791; m. 2d, Betsey Frost, b. 1766, and d. Feb. 17, 1844. He was a farmer, like the rest of his brothers; but, in his later years, he began the manufacture of hats in a small building in Danbury, Ct.--thus founding, in 1780, the hatting trade, for which Danbury has since become noted. (See Francis's History of the Hatting Trade, Danbury, 1860.) He represented Danbury in general assembly of Connecticut in 1790; was selectman 1783, 1784 and 1786. He was one of the sufferers by the sacking of Danbury by the British troops in 1777, and was allowed, in May, 1792, by the state of Connecticut, œ169 17s. for damages sustained by him. He d. Aug. 17, 1798, at Danbury. Real estate about œ3,000; personal œ650. Ch. <BR>
1) - JERUSHA, b. 1772; m. March 19, 1772, Isaac Ives, a lawyer of Danbury, Ct., and d. Aug. 18, 1795. They had Jerusha Russell, b. May 18, 1793; m. May 11, 1814, Lemuel Wildman7 (43) Benedict. <BR>
2) - RUSSELL HARRISON, b. June 1, 1774; d. Aug. 1, 1775. <BR>
3)  (29.) Z. RUSSELL, b. June 7, 1799 <BR>


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