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Sarah C. <I>Hart</I> Benedict

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Sarah C. Hart Benedict

Birth
New York, USA
Death
28 Sep 1907 (aged 67)
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.0547093, Longitude: -73.6102343
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DEATH COMES TO MRS.E.C.BENEDICT
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She Had Been Ill Since Death of Son in an Accident Seven Years Ago.
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GREENWICH, CONN., Saturday. — After an illness lasting for more than seven years Mrs. E. C. Benedict wife of Commodore E. C. Benedict, a banker, of New York city, died in her country home, in this city, today.
Many times during the last month Mrs. Benedict's life had been despaired of and for the last week her two daughters, Mrs. Clifford B. Harmon and Mrs. Thomas Hastings, have been constantly at her bedside.
Mrs. Benedict's only son, Frederick H. Benedict, was killed during the fall of 1900 [sic] in an automobile accident at Tuxedo Park. Since that time his mother had been under a physician's care. The Benedict family for many years has been on very friendly terms with President Grover Cleveland. Mrs. Benedict was a near relative of Henry H. Rogers, of the Standard Oil Company.
NEW YORK HERALD NY, NY Sunday, September 29, 1907

Her marriage to E. C. Benedict occurred on Thursday, October 6, 1859 in NYC by Rev Asa Smith.

Per the 1850 Federal Census she was the daughter of Lucius and Hannah Hart (each born about 1802). At the time, she had two older sisters, Martha b. 1833 and Mary b. 1836, and a younger brother, Lucius b.1842.
DEATH COMES TO MRS.E.C.BENEDICT
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She Had Been Ill Since Death of Son in an Accident Seven Years Ago.
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GREENWICH, CONN., Saturday. — After an illness lasting for more than seven years Mrs. E. C. Benedict wife of Commodore E. C. Benedict, a banker, of New York city, died in her country home, in this city, today.
Many times during the last month Mrs. Benedict's life had been despaired of and for the last week her two daughters, Mrs. Clifford B. Harmon and Mrs. Thomas Hastings, have been constantly at her bedside.
Mrs. Benedict's only son, Frederick H. Benedict, was killed during the fall of 1900 [sic] in an automobile accident at Tuxedo Park. Since that time his mother had been under a physician's care. The Benedict family for many years has been on very friendly terms with President Grover Cleveland. Mrs. Benedict was a near relative of Henry H. Rogers, of the Standard Oil Company.
NEW YORK HERALD NY, NY Sunday, September 29, 1907

Her marriage to E. C. Benedict occurred on Thursday, October 6, 1859 in NYC by Rev Asa Smith.

Per the 1850 Federal Census she was the daughter of Lucius and Hannah Hart (each born about 1802). At the time, she had two older sisters, Martha b. 1833 and Mary b. 1836, and a younger brother, Lucius b.1842.


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  • Created by: EAF
  • Added: Jul 20, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133103880/sarah_c-benedict: accessed ), memorial page for Sarah C. Hart Benedict (Feb 1840–28 Sep 1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 133103880, citing Putnam Cemetery, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by EAF (contributor 48114020).