Born in New Haven, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Austen Smith Sr.
and Margaret Smith
Sister of
Margaret (Smith) Thompson, Mary (Smith) Thompson, Gad Smith, Austin Smith Jr., Hannah (Smith) Hickox, Philena (Smith) Hickox, Anthony Smith and Asher Smith
Wife of
Elihu Benham
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Elihu Benham II and Sena (Benham) Beecher
Died
at age 79
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Oct 2014
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Biography
Mehitable SMITH was born 28 May 1755. She died 28 Oct 1834 in Waterbury, New Haven, CT and was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Naugatuck, New Haven, CT. Mehitable married Elihu BENHAM.
Sources
- Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven ([CD]Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981[originally]Rome, N.Y. and New Haven, Conn., 1922-1932), vol 7, p 1623.
- Hart, Jr., Frederick C., Ancestry of William Weed of Stamford and Darien, Connecticut, Connecticut Ancestry (Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc., Stamford, Conn., Feb 2008) Vol. 50, No. 3, Page 112.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mehitabel 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 Mehitabel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mehitabel 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 Mehitabel:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
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Quentin Smith
Quentin Smith
Smith-72061 and Smith-71807 appear to represent the same person because: they are the same person, and there are also 2 profiles for her husband, Elihu Benham which should be merged. Thanks
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