Benajah Geer (1713 - aft. 1746)

Born 31 May 1713 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Clark) Geer — married 26 Jan 1732 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut

Descendants

Died after 1746 after age 32 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Harold Templeton [send private message]

Biography

Birth

Benajah born May 31, 1713 ^[1] or May 31, 1714^[2]
"The eldest son must have had a different mother from the other children, for there is a lapse of eighteen years between the eldest and second child and the youngest is thirty-two years younger than the eldest." R. Cutter

Cutter's point seems to be valid, but the birth dates of Keziah and Sarah do not seem to agree with the supposed date of Joseph's marriage to Susannah Silsbee in 1713. The link to the source for Susannah is either broken or requires a paid subscription making it unviewable to many (most?) researchers. Benajah, Joseph II, Silas and Ezra must belong to another wife rather than Sarah if her death occurred in 1713 as stated. Joseph I's birthdate supports Joseph Sr.'s marriage date to Sarah Howard. Is it reasonable to assume that Keziah and Sarah are the daughters of Sarah Howard, suggested by the naming of the child Sarah after her mother? (would Susannah approve of naming a daughter of hers after the former wife of Joseph Sr., or is this modern day thinking?) Should the gap between Joseph I and daughters Keziah and Sarah be ignored and assume they are all three Sarah Howard's children? Could they be children from a prior marriage of Susannah's, step-children to Joseph? A lot of questions here. Beardsley-386 17:43, 27 June 2015 (EDT)

Death

Date: AFT 1746 ^[1] Place: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut ^[1]

Marriage

Date: 26 JAN 1732 Place: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
Wife: Elizabeth Clark ^[1]
Children:

1. Jedediah Geer ^[1]
2. Elizabeth Geer ^[1]
3. Benajah Geer ^[1]
4. Sibyl Geer ^[1]
5. Keziah Geer ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Harold Templeton created WikiTree profile Geer-277 through the import of Shirley.ged on Aug 8, 2013
2. ↑ New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial - A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation - Vol. I - by Richard Cutter - Pub. 1913 Pg. 393

• August, Ginger: Email Title: August, Ginger M., Geer Family Association Historian <GingerA123@aol.com>, dated Tuesday, May 18, 1999.
  • Lists the ancestry of James A. Geer. Taken from the 1923 Geer Genealogy, reprinted by the Geer Family Association.
  • Supplement published in 1991.
  • Text: Subject: Re: Geer Lineage from Immigrant
    • Dear Harold: Email is as sophisticated computerwise as I get--don't even know what a Gedfile is. I will give you sketch of your descendancy from Immigrant George Geer(e) of England--MA and CT in thumbnail sketch--but since it is all in 1923 Geer Genealogy and corrected and added to in the Supplement we put out in 1991--and since we reprinted both recently and they are available to you--and we need folks to buy them, here goes:
      • George (1) Geer(e) m. Sarah Allyn, d/o Robert (of Allyn's Pt., CT);
      • Joseph (2) Geer b. CT m. 1st wife Sarah HOWARD;
      • Benajah (3) Geer b. CT m. Elizabeth CLARK;
      • Jedediah (4) Geer b.CT [ID# 62] m. Sarah DODGE;
      • Jedediah (5) Geer [ID# 198] b. CT m. Phoebe HAWKINS;
      • DYER/JEDEDIAH (6) Geer b. VT [ID # 480] m. Salome "Sally" WHITE;
      • Dyer A. (7) Geer b. VT [ID# 480-3] m. Anna Eliza[beth] ARNOLD b. OH;
      • James A. (8) Geer [ID # 480-3-2] m. Margaret EDGAR.
    • Now I trust you will join up with the Geer Family Association right away as a delay to June 1 means losing money as the price goes up to /yr, and it is now /yr. I don't handle dues or membership, but David A. Geer, our sec.-treas. would be glad to hear from you.
      
    • Dyer Geer's Bible Records were published a few years back in the newsletter as I recall, from someone in Michigan. Large Geer family! Glad we connected and hope you are a longtime member of the GFA! Your CT roots are strong and we meet in 2 yrs in Geer Country again as an association.
      
    • Keep in touch, and let David A. Geer know all about the address info, as HE WILL NEED it to get your newsletters coming.
      
    • Warmly, Ginger M. August, Geer Family Association Historian
• Ancestral File Online: Geer Title: Ancestral File of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
  • Submitted by Dianne Wood, P.O. Box 111 , Mount Blanchard, OH 45867-0111 (submission AF92-105614) and Sally Lou Geer Kelly, American Embassy - State, APO AP 96440 (submission AF95-107971) and many others.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Harold Templeton for creating WikiTree profile Geer-277 through the import of Shirley.ged on Aug 8, 2013.