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Stutson Benson

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Stutson Benson Veteran

Birth
Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
1 Mar 1820 (aged 78)
Pompey, Onondaga County, New York, USA
Burial
Delphi Falls, Onondaga County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.8773003, Longitude: -75.912796
Memorial ID
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Son of William Benson(1719-1797) and Elizabeth (Ellis)Benson(1719-1762)
Father of
Elizabeth Benson Marsh(1761–1847)*
Benjamin Benson (1773-1846 )*
William Benson (1763–1834)*
Abigail Benson Sherman(1766 – 1799)
Stutson Benson (1767 – 1845)*
John Benson (1770 – 1870)
Marah Benson (1775 – 1875)
Sarah Benson (1777 – 1877)
Peter Benson (1779 -1864)*
Seth Paul Benson (1781-1867)*
Olive Benson Barber(1784-1827)*
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Military: Revolutionary War 14th Albany, NY, Co. of Capt. Matthias Button, Col. John Abbott's regiment of foot
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Delphi village cemetery. The stone should read "Aged
79 Years/' as he was born in 1741. He was enrolled in the
14th regiment, Albany Co., and served in Col. John Abbott's
Co., Vt., then claimed as part of New York. Mr. F. H. Benson,
of Syracuse, N. Y., says "He was born at Rochester,
Mass., 1741, and died at Delphi, N. Y., 1820/' He married
Bersheba Lewis Dec. 15, 1760, in Dutchess Co. Elizabeth,
his daughter, born in 1761, married William Marsh in
March, '79. They had a large family. Marsh was a Revolutionary soldier in the 14th Albany Co. militia. He lived for a time at White Creek, Washington Co., N. Y., and nearVermont.
The Pompey Re-Union said Stutson Benson could not read or write when married, but learned the alphabet ofhis wife and became well read. He settled on lot 84, nearDelphi, and William and Peter Benson were administrators, June 2, 1820"
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Son of William Benson(1719-1797) and Elizabeth (Ellis)Benson(1719-1762)
Father of
Elizabeth Benson Marsh(1761–1847)*
Benjamin Benson (1773-1846 )*
William Benson (1763–1834)*
Abigail Benson Sherman(1766 – 1799)
Stutson Benson (1767 – 1845)*
John Benson (1770 – 1870)
Marah Benson (1775 – 1875)
Sarah Benson (1777 – 1877)
Peter Benson (1779 -1864)*
Seth Paul Benson (1781-1867)*
Olive Benson Barber(1784-1827)*
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Military: Revolutionary War 14th Albany, NY, Co. of Capt. Matthias Button, Col. John Abbott's regiment of foot
....................
Delphi village cemetery. The stone should read "Aged
79 Years/' as he was born in 1741. He was enrolled in the
14th regiment, Albany Co., and served in Col. John Abbott's
Co., Vt., then claimed as part of New York. Mr. F. H. Benson,
of Syracuse, N. Y., says "He was born at Rochester,
Mass., 1741, and died at Delphi, N. Y., 1820/' He married
Bersheba Lewis Dec. 15, 1760, in Dutchess Co. Elizabeth,
his daughter, born in 1761, married William Marsh in
March, '79. They had a large family. Marsh was a Revolutionary soldier in the 14th Albany Co. militia. He lived for a time at White Creek, Washington Co., N. Y., and nearVermont.
The Pompey Re-Union said Stutson Benson could not read or write when married, but learned the alphabet ofhis wife and became well read. He settled on lot 84, nearDelphi, and William and Peter Benson were administrators, June 2, 1820"
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Inscription

STUTSON BENSON
DIED
MARCH 1, 1820
AGED
70 YEARS
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BERSHEBA
CONSORT OF
STUTSON BENSON
DIED
JULY 18, 1830
AE 84 YEARS



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  • Created by: Barbara LeClaire
  • Added: Sep 6, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21401523/stutson-benson: accessed ), memorial page for Stutson Benson (2 Mar 1741–1 Mar 1820), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21401523, citing Delphi Falls Baptist Church Cemetery, Delphi Falls, Onondaga County, New York, USA; Maintained by Barbara LeClaire (contributor 46903377).