Son of Capt. Ezekiel Gile by his first wife, Gertrude Davis of Plaistow, Benjamin served in his father's company during the Revolutionary War.

He later removed to Massachusetts where he was a renowned school master, no doubt influenced by his father, a trustee of New Hampshire's Atkinson Academy. Described in the Genealogy and History of the Guild, Guile, and Gile Family as "short and stout in stature, very blunt and rough, but with a good heart and strong mind," he is mentioned as having been a master at the first Center School at Peabody.

He married Miss Huldah Southwick at Danvers on 11 Nov 1811, and settled there. Volume 4 of the records of the Danvers Town Clerk registered their marriage and later recorded Benjamin's death. There is a link to the record on Huldah's memorial page.

Benjamin's estate was probated 01 Jul 1834; his occupation listed as “gentleman.”

John A. Wells, in his 1972 book, The Peabody Story, provides the place of Benjamin’s interment as well as the sentimental inscription on his grave marker.

NOTE: Although the Danvers town records shows Ben's date of birth as 31 Dec 1763, the Giles family genealogy book lists it as 30 Oct 1763. The October date is verified in Hammond's 'Vital Records of Plaistow, NH,' p.35.

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Benjamin applied for a military pension on 14 Aug 1832 at Danvers. In his application, he stated he had enlisted at Plaistow in July of 1778 as a substitute for Amos Davis and served in the New Hampshire Line under his father, Capt. Ezekiel Gile, and Col. Peabody. He was stationed at Providence, RI and was at the siege of Newport, RI in August 1778, after which his regiment was ordered to Greenwich, then Boston Neck in South Kingston. His regiment was disbanded on 01 Jan 1779.

In July 1780, having been hired by the town of Plaistow, he enlisted for three months in the New Hampshire Militia under Capt. Eastman and Col. Bartlett. They marched to West Point where he served out his term and was discharged.
He was again hired by the town of Plaistow and served six months in the 1st NH Regiment. Sent to Dobb’s Ferry, New York, he served six weeks there before being detached to serve in Capt. Allen’s Company under Col. Rufus Putnam. In December, he was ordered to join the Regiment then quartered in the Highlands, and was soon after discharged.
Benjamin stated he was born in Plaistow and lived there until he was 26, then moved to Norwich, Vermont. He moved to Essex County, Massachusetts in 1795, but later removed to Boston. He returned permanently to Essex County in 1811.

His claim was allowed on 20 Apr 1833 for 8 months and 7 days of service. He appealed for length of service, but the original decision stood.