Platt Benedict, born March 18, 1775 in Danbury, Connecticut, died October 25, 1866 in Norwalk, Ohio at the age of 91 years, 7 months and 7 days.
Sally DeForest Benedict, born August 27, 1777 in Wilton, Connecticut, died June 24, 1850 in Norwalk Ohio.
NOTE: The original oil portraits of Platt and Sally hang in the Firelands Historical Society Museum in Norwalk, Ohio. The museum houses a large collection of historical artifacts dating back to before the founding of the Firelands. Please visit their website at http://www.firelandsmuseum.org.
Clarissa Benedict, daughter of Platt and Sally Benedict. born September 4, 1796; died January 11, 1878.
Jonas Benedict, son of Platt and Sally Benedict. Born March 23, 1806; died July 29, 1851.
Portraits of Jonas and Clarissa Benedict are from The Firelands Pioneer published by the Firelands Historical Society.
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Thank you for starting this wonderful blog. I am not as techie savvie as you, but I am as appreciative as anyone could be. I am so interested in this era of our country and just happen to be a many generation later descendant of Isaac DeForest.
Not only is your writing wonderful and easy to read, but being able to feel you have done your homework and I am able to share in all your time and studies is incredible. Thanks again. I for one will be checking in often.
Comment by Merna Cherry December 27, 2008 @ 9:16 pmI am the 10th Greatgrandaugher of William Benedict(born) 1579 Married Elizabeth Stephenson. Thank you for this information. I didn’t have this before. My Line starts at William 1, Thomas 2,John 3,Joseph 4,Gideon 5, Aaron 6, Sylvester 7, Amos 8, Cyrus 9, Oura 10, Vivien 11, Lavina Nitzschke 12, & Me. Thank You Connie
Comment by Connie Jacquart February 8, 2009 @ 11:48 amYour blog is outstanding!
Comment by Dorene February 28, 2009 @ 6:26 amMy ancestors were from the part of the Firelands that is now
Erie County.
Keep up the terrific work!
Dorene,
Thanks for your kind words. I hope you continue to visit and enjoy future postings.
Regards,
Comment by firelands March 2, 2009 @ 7:26 amDave Barton
Thanks again for this wonderful site. I have recently been following my Gould Family from Middlesex Co. CT to
Granville, MA post Rev. war. A large group from Granville, Ma founded Granville OH. Some of my Gould family came to Oneida Co. NY and married into the Benedict/Stevens family. It seems harder to connect the family dots as people moved westward.
Jan Abrams
Comment by Janice R. Abrams March 30, 2009 @ 9:29 amHello Jan,
Thanks for your comments and your kind words about The Firelands History Blog. Your family history sounds interesting.
Check out the Benedict Generations project at http://www.genealowiki.com/bin/view.cgi/Benedict/WebHome. I was able to trace your family down to Bushnell Benedict. This project is a work-in-process to produce Volume III of The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America. Volume I was published in 1870. If you are interested, you can add contribute your research to the project. I’m working on Platt Benedict and his descendents. You can see what I’ve done so far by clicking on the Platt Benedict link.
Good luck on your research. I hope you continue to enjoy my blog.
Regards,
Comment by firelands March 30, 2009 @ 11:16 amDave Barton