Rev.
Benjamin
Franklin
Oviatt
Born in Berlin, Renssalaer, New York, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Elisha Oviatt
and Mary Ruth (Barber) Oviatt
Brother of
Francis Oviatt, Frances Oviatt, Sally Oviatt, Naomi (Oviatt) Eymer, Daniel Barber Oviatt, William Oviatt, Polly Oviatt, Martha (Oviatt) Hakes, Patty Oviatt and Japheth Zophar Oviatt
Husband of
Francis (Sweet) Oviatt
— married
5 Mar 1804 in Alfred, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Ira A. Oviatt and Joseph Beaman Oviatt
Died
at age 80
in Hornell, Steuben, New York, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Feb 2015
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Biography
Rev. Benjamin Oviatt, son of Elisha and Mary Barber Oviatt was raised near Troy, New York, received a good education and became a minister of the Baptist Church, was ordained in 1815. His obituary reads: 1864 Died. At his sister's in Hornellsville, New York July 17, 1864 where he was on a visit, after an illness of three days, Benjamin Oviatt aged 80 years and 11 months. His sister was Polly Eddy.
Sources
Find A Grave: Memorial #66841365 Benjamin Franklin Oviatt
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~johnjenkins/Oviatt%20Family%20History.html
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/u/n/Judy-A-Duncan-SC/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0563.html
http://www.angelfire.com/folk/morgan/fam/fam00236.htm
http://www.mytrees.com/newanc/New-York/Died-1864/Ov/Oviatt-family/Benjamin-Oviatt-sh001803-753.html
http://records.ancestry.com/benjamin_oviatt_records.ashx?pid=16263486
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Bill Brooks 
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23andMe, GEDmatch M826506 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A383899 [compare], Ancestry member billebrooks
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Roger Hart :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member hartfamily177
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~0.78%
Sherry Johnson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Auntiesheesh6
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