Benjamin Randall (1789 - 1859)

Born 14 Nov 1789 in Topsham, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Wealthy Bradford (Jones) Randall — married 18 May 1817 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States

Husband of Sarah Angelina (Whitman) Randall — married 12 Sep 1824 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Died 11 Oct 1859 at age 69 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States

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Biography

Benjamin Randall served for Massachusetts in the War of 1812
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Benjamin Randall was a graduate of Bowdoin College. Her served with Captain David Johnson's Company of Massachusetts Militia during the War of 1812. His widow received a pension based on his service. Media He served as a Member of Congress, representing Maine and the Whig Party, for two sessions, the 26th and 27th, from 1839 to 1843.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "Randall, Benjamin 1789-1859," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress online (https://bioguide.congress.gov : accessed February 2023).

See also:

• 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census", database with images, Year: 1830; Census Place: Bath, Lincoln, Maine; Series: M19; Roll: 49; Page: 355; Family History Library Film: 0497945, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 8058 #1141567 : accessed 26 February 2023), Benjamin Randall in Bath, Lincoln, Maine.
• 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census", database with images, Year: 1840; Census Place: Bath, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: 145; Page: 372; Family History Library Film: 0009705, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 8057 #1347927 : accessed 26 February 2023), Benjamin Randoll in Bath, Lincoln, Maine.
• 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census", database with images, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Bath, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: 261; Page: 141b; Line Number: 1, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 8054 #9543912 : accessed 26 February 2023), Benjamin Randall (60), Collector of Customs & Attorney At Law, in Bath, Lincoln, Maine, USA. Born in Maine.
• Moses Woodman, Early History of Topsham Town, Some Names of Those Who Figured There in Early Days,1823-1840. p.27[1] NOTE: Link does not appear to work
• "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4WK-YLX : accessed 3 April 2016), Benjamin Randall, 14 Nov 1787; citing TOPSHAM,SAGADAHOC,MAINE; FHL microfilm 928,294.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV7-S551 : accessed 3 April 2016), Benjamin Randall, 1859; Burial, Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States of America, Maple Grove Cemetery; citing record ID 7232586, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.