William
Alfred
Benton
Born in Guilford, CT
Ancestors 
Son of Caleb Benton
and Sarah (Bishop) Benton
Husband of
Cythera (Reed) Benton
— married
20 Feb 1812 [location unknown]
Husband of
Betsey (Reed) Benton
— married
7 Jun 1826 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Charles Edward Benton
Died
at age 76
in Leadsville, NY
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Feb 2018
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Biography
William is person 677 in DJB. He first married Cythera Reed, then her sister Betsey. All of their 15 children were born in Amenia, NY, where he was a farmer.
7 children with Cythera:
Albert Caleb, b. Dec. 5, 1812; d. Dec. 1, 1814. Harriet Middlebrook, b. Jan. 27, 1814; d. unm; Aug. 14, 1913, aged 99 yrs., 6 mos., 18 dys. Sarah Jane, b. Feb. 5, 1816; unm; d. Aug. 24, 1834. Juliana, b. Feb. 16, 1818; m. Jerome T. Cobb; d. Sep. 24, 1850. Horace Fitch, b. Dec. 17, 1819; unm; d. May 12, 1845. Linus William, b. June 27, 1822; unm; d. Oct. 7, 1847. John Abbott, b. July 17, 1824; d. Sep. 15, 1825.
8 children with Betsey:
Caleb, b. Mar. 23, 1827; d. Feb. 9, 1840. Helen C, b. Dec. 5, 1828; m. Henry Barlow; d. June 4, 1913. Adelaide, b. July 2, 1830; d. June 10, 1834. Orville A., b. May 26, 1832; unm; d. Oct. 9, 1884. Myron B., b. Aug. 20, 1834; m. Mary Ann Adams; d. Nov. 24, 1904. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 15, 1836; d. Apr. 10, 1839. Ezra R., b. July 19, 1839; m. Rebecca Hitchcock; d. Sep. 14, 1914. Charles E., b. Sep. 11, 1841 ; m. (1) Clara Foster (2) Harriet Drown. Res. Rochester, N. Y.
Sources
- Descendants of John Bishop of Guilford, CT, by William Cone and George Root, published 1951 by John Guy Bishop, Nyack, NY, 277 pp. Referred to as DJB.
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