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Benjamin Eastman (1784 - 1862)

Lt. Benjamin Eastman
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Died at age 78 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, United Statesmap
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Biography

Benjamin was born in 1784, the son of Benjamin Eastman and Elizabeth Sherwood. He served in the War of 1812 as a Lieutenant. He married Elizabeth Pitts. He passed away in 1862.[1]

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  1. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 August 2020), memorial page for Lieut Benjamin Eastman (1782–23 Dec 1862), Find a Grave is Memorial no. 75474640, citing Welch Hollow Cemetery, Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, USA ; Maintained by john komar (contributor 47419032) .
  • "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K639-177 : 13 March 2018), Benjamin Eastman, E.D. 1-2, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, United States; citing p. 32, line #44, family #182, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 513,915.
  • "New York, Cemetery Abstracts, 1800-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQ67-FHZM : 13 June 2019), Benjamin Eastman, ; citing Burial, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, United States, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 007844474




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Benjamin Charles Eastman, born 9 Oct 1784 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, married Elizabeth Betsey Pitts in Jan 1807 in Fort Ann, Washington, NY. They may have had 8 children: Gideon, Sarah "Sally", Sherwood, Margaret, Charles, Mary Ann, Elizabeth "Betsy" and Philip.
posted by Dan Norum
Why is Benjamin called a Lieutenant yet has no reference to any Military record?
posted by Judy (Flamer) Bramlage