Ruth (Keeler) Benedict (abt. 1734 - 1763)

Born about 1734 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Stephen Benedict — married 31 Jul 1750 in New Canaan, Fairfield, CT

Descendants

Died 13 Oct 1763 at about age 29 in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Biography

Ruth Keeler 1734 Gender: Female Birth Date:, 1734 Ridgefield Twp, Fairfield, Conneticut Death Date:13 October 1763 Marriage: Spouse: Stephen Benedict, I, husband b. May 20, 1731 d. May 15, 1809 m. July 31, 1750 New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut

Children of Stephen Benedict and Ruth Keeler are: m. 31 July 1750

1. (Rheumy) Rhuhamah Benedict Reed b. December 24, 1751, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, CT Died in Putnam County, New York m. Jacob Reed
2. Ruth Benedict Stocker November 19, 1753 d. November 30, 1815 m. Aaron Stocker
3. Rev. Stephen Benedict, b. January 16, 1756, CT d. November 23, 1833, Manlius, New York. (possibly a Methodist Minister). Burial Cicero Center Cemetery, Cicero, Onondaga County, New York m. Miriam Waldron Benedict
4. Rhoda Benedict Hoyt b. January 6, 1758, New Canaan, Fairfield, CT Died in Pawling, Dutchess County, New York m. Abel Hoyt
5. Mehitabel Benedict Hays b. August 30, 1759 Died February 5, 1832 m. Stephen Hays
6. Esther Benedict b. July 2, 1761
7. Abel Benedict, b. March 29, 1763 d. August 27, 1763

In 1771, her heirs received a distribution from her Father, John Keeler's estate.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 17-18, 1767-1776”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-Y5QD : 25 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627294, image 237-239, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 17, 1767-1776, Page 448-452.

• ancestry.com
• geni.com
• Benedict, Henry Marvin. The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America (Joel Munsell, Albany, New York, 1870) pg 30 https://archive.org/details/genealogybenedi00benegoog/page/n54/mode/2up?q=ruhamah