Born in Durham, Greene, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Stephen S. Benedict
and Miriam (Waldron) Benedict
Sister of
Sarah (Benedict) Clyburn and Levi Benedict
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 48
in La Porte County, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Nov 2018
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Biography
Affa was born in 1815. She was the daughter of Stephen Benedict and Miriam Waldron. She passed away in 1863.
She married Benjamin Turman Bryant on 6 November, 1834 in La Porte County, Indiana.
Children: Stephen Josiah, Levi Jones, Sarah Ann (died young), Mary Emeline, Joseph Henley (died young), John William, Martha Elvira, Henry Reeve, Benjamin Turman (died young), Mariam Elizabeth, Albion Fellows, Alvin H.
From obit: "Daughter of Stephen S., and Mariam Benedict...She leaves a husband and eight children to mourn the loss of a kind companion and affectionate mother."
Burial in March, 1863 was at the Union Mills Cemetery, Union Mills, La Porte County, Indiana.
Sources
Records on Ancestry - Affa Mariah (Benedict) Bryant:
- Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941
- Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1806-1861
- Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
- 1850 United States Federal Census
- 1860 United States Federal Census
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