Benjamin
Stiles
Born in Woodbury, Fairfield, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Francis Stiles
and Mary (Johnson) Stiles
Brother of
Francis Stiles, Mabel (Stiles) Hinman, Eunice (Stiles) Curtiss, David Stiles and Mary (Stiles) Hinman
Husband of
Ruth (Judson) Stiles
— married
1747 [location unknown]
Father of
Francis Stiles, Phebe Stiles, David Stiles, Ephraim Stiles, Benjamin Stiles Jr., Abel Stiles, Abel Stiles, Judson Stiles, Phebe Stiles and Nathan Stiles
Died
at age 78
in Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 May 2020
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Biography
Benjamin was born in 1719. He was the son of Francis Stiles and Mary Johnson.[1] He graduated from Yale College in 1740 and practiced law. In 1788 he represented Southbury as a delegate to ratify the U.S. Constitution for Connecticut.
Benjamin married his cousin Ruth, daughter of David and Phebe Judson and they had at least ten children who were born in Southbury. He died there on March 15, 1797.[2]
Children
- Francis b Nov 13, 1748; m Sarah Nichols
- Phebe b Jan 18, 1749; died at one year of age
- David b Sep 10, 1751; m Olive Pierce
- Ephram b Jan 15, 1753; m Sarah Trowbridge
- Benjamin b Aug 25, 1756; m Esther Preston
- Abel b Mar 26, 1758; died young
- Abel b Aug 25, 1759; m Lucinda Mitchell
- Judson b May 30, 1762; unmarried
- Phebe b Jul 22, 1754; died at age 12
- Nathan b May 12, 1767
Sources
- ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F747-HLN : 7 January 2020), Benjamin Styles, 1719.
- ↑ Guild, Mary A. The Stiles Family in America, Genealogies of the Massachusetts Family and the Dover N.H. Family. Albany, NY. Joel Munsell's Sons, Publishers, 1892. Page 483. http://www.archive.org/stream/stilesfamilyinam00stil#page/482/mode/2up/search/Great+Hill
- Shepard, James. The Tories of Connecticut, The Connecticut Magazine (Connecticut Magazine Co., 1898) Vol. 4, Page 140.
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