Born in Litchfield, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Nathaniel Benton
and Abigail (Gillett) Benton
Sister of
Bela Benton, Abigail Benton, Nathaniel Benton, Abraham Benton, Daniel Benton, Orange Benton, Eunice Benton, Rachel (Benton) Beardsley, Isaac Benton, John Benton and Anne Benton
Wife of
Benjamin Bissell Sr
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Anna (Bissell) Hoyt, Rebecca (Bissell) Smith, Hiram Bissell, Nathaniel Bissell, Benjamin Bissell Jr, Abigail (Bissell) Griswold, Dotha (Bissell) Landers, Herman Bissell, Amos Bissell and Julia (Bissell) Smith
Died
at age 82
in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Oct 2012
This page has been accessed 231 times.
Biography
Sources
- Payne, Charles Thomas. Litchfield and Morris Inscriptions (D.C. Kilbourn, Litchfield, Conn., 1905) Page 17
- The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1994-2002) Vol. 1-55.
- Woodruff, George C. A Genealogical Register of the Inhabitants of the Town of Litchfield, Connecticut (Case Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1845) Page 27
Is Esther your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Esther:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Esther:
-
~1.56%
Sarah Percival
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A616177 [compare], Ancestry member sarahepercival
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Featured National Park champion connections: Esther is 13 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 20 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 8 degrees from George Catlin, 16 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 23 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 11 degrees from George Grinnell, 24 degrees from Anton Kröller, 11 degrees from Stephen Mather, 21 degrees from Kara McKean, 15 degrees from John Muir, 16 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 24 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
Benton-929 born in Litchfield CT; ancestors for Benton-871 from Guilford CT.