Stephen
Benedict
Born in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Benedict
and Jemima (Keeler) Canfield
Brother of
Jemima (Benedict) Smith, Samuel Benedict Jr., Mary Benedict, Daniel Benedict, Sarah (Benedict) Hoyt, Abigail (Benedict) Dean, Esther Benedict and Rachel Benedict [half]
Husband of
Ruth (Keeler) Benedict
— married
31 Jul 1750 in New Canaan, Fairfield, CT
Husband of
Hannah (Finch) Benedict
— married
13 Oct 1763 in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Ruhamah (Benedict) Reed, Rhoda (Benedict) Hoyt, Elsa (Benedict) Bouton, Hannah Benedict, Jemima (Benedict) Keeler and Daniel Benedict
Died
at age 77
in New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Profile last modified
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Biography
Stephen was born in 1731. He passed away in 1809. Burial in May 1809 at the Canoe Hill Cemetery, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Son of Samuel Benedict, I and Jemima (Canfield) Benedict
Husband of Ruth (Keeler) Benedict; Mary (Benton) Benedict and Hannah (Finch) Benedict
Stephen Benedict first married Ruth Keeler on 31 July 1750, then Hannah Finch on 13 Oct 1763, then Mrs. Mary Bouton. He is buried next to Hannah. He was a surveyor, tything man and lister between 1759 and 1777. He lived and died at New Canaan. His will was proved June 14, 1809. He had 13 children. His headstone says "In Memory of Stephen Benedict who died May 15, 1809 E78"
STEPEHEN (Samuel, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas), b. May 20 1731; m. 1st, July 31, 1750, Ruth Keeler; 2d, Oct. 13, 1763, Hannah Finch, who d. Nov 24, 1782, in her 52 year; 3d, Mrs. Mary Bouton, who d. Nov. 1, 1828, aged 96. He was a surveyor, tything-man and lister between 1759 and 1777. He lived and died in New Canaan. His will was proved June 14, 1809.[1]
Father of
- Rhoda (Benedict) Hoyt
- Sarah Benedict
- Rhuhamah (Benedict) Reed
- Ruth Benedict
- Stephen Benedict, II
- Mehitabel Benedict
- Esther Benedict
- Abel Benedict
- Hannah Benedict
- Elsa Benedict
- Jemina Benedict
- Daniel Benedict
Brother of
- Jemina (Benedict) Smith
- Samuel Benedict, II
- Mary (Benedict) Benedict
- Daniel Benedict
- Sarah (Benedict) Hoyt
- Abigail (Benedict) Smith
- Esther (Benedict) Levake
- Rachel Benedict
Sources
- ↑ Source: Genealogy of the Benedicts in America, Volume I, page 30, Author: Henry M Benedict
- CT Gen Web - THE ANCIENT HISTORICAL RECORDS OF NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, Compiled and published by Edwin Hall, pastor of the First Congregational Church of Norwalk, Connecticut. New York: Baker & Scribner, published 1847. Faithfully transcribed, indexed and contributed to the Fairfield County, CT USGenWeb Project by Barbara Kaye, March 1999. page 16. (http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cofairfield/pages/norwalk/norwalkgr11_20.htm)
- From behind the ancestry.com subscription wall: Connecticut Town Records (Barbour Collection), 1731
Acknowledgments
- Thanks to Tami Osmer for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Tami and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Stephen by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Stephen:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Stephen by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Stephen:
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