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Rufus Augustus BENJAMIN b: 15 DEC 1775 in Preston, New London Co., Connecticut d. 1841
Catherina GROAT Birth: 9 AUG 1779 in Claverack, Columbia Co., New York d. abt 1866
Married: 1796 in Windham, Greene Co., New York

Children
Joseph BENJAMIN b: 1801 in Windham, Greene Co., New York
Augustus BENJAMIN b: 1802 in Windham, Greene Co., New York
Catherine BENJAMIN b: 16 MAR 1803 in Windham Greene Co., New York
Medad (Mdad) BENJAMIN b: 1804 in Windham Greene Co., New York
John V BENJAMIN b: 19 MAY 1806 in Windham Greene Co., New York
Sarah BENJAMIN b: 14 MAR 1809 in Windham Greene Co., New York
Grace BENJAMIN b: ABT 1810 in Windham Greene Co., New York
Moses BENJAMIN b: ABT 1811 in Windham Greene Co., New York
Clarissa BENJAMIN b: ABT 1812 in Windham Greene Co., New York SEE Find A Grave Memorial# 40232400
Margaret BENJAMIN b: ABT 1814 in Windham Greene Co., New York
Aaron BENJAMIN b: ABT 1815 in Windham Greene Co., New York
Olive BENJAMIN b: 9 AUG 1818 in Windham, Greene, New York
Lewis BENJAMIN b: 1820 in Windham Greene Co., New York
George W BENJAMIN b: 1823 in Hunter, Greene Co., New York

His father was John Jameson Benjamin, 1751-1781. John served in Gen Waterbury's brigade of the Connecticut State militia in Capt. Mills' Co. in the "New Haven Alarm"; organized for the costal defense between New York and New Haven, and was "slain by the enemy near Horse Neck" (West Greenwich, Connecticut) in 1781.

Is listed in the 1800 Census for Lumberland, Ulster Co. NY. Married with one infant son.

On April the 9, 1806, signed the "Big Book" membership in the Trinity Church, Ashland, Greene County New York

AN ACT to incorporate the Hunter Turnpike Company Passed April 12, 1822 names Gilbert E. Palen, William W. Edwards, and Augustus R. Benjamin as a corporation for the purpose of building and operating a toll road between Saugerties and Hunter NY.

May 4, 1833 granted US Patent #7,567X along with Philo Bushnell for a Machine for shaving shingles
http://www.datamp.org/patents/search/advance.php?pn=7567X&id=35109&set=1

Died intestate and on 29 June 1841. Son, Augustus Benjamin and John Beach were appt. administrators of the estate of Augustus R. Benjamin, deceased.