Benjamin Throop (1752 - 1833)

Born 13 Sep 1752 in Litchfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Burgess) Throop — married 16 Nov 1775 in Litchfield, CT

Descendants

Died 8 Oct 1833 at age 81 in Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Benjamin Throop, the son of Joseph Throop and Deborah Buell, was born 13 September 1752.^[1][2]

Benjamin Throop, the son of Joseph Throop, died 8 October 1833 at the age of 81. He married Mary Burgess 16 November 1775. They had 11 children: Samuel, Irene, Calvin, Polly, Benjamin, Deborah, Joseph, James, Julina, Dan, and Abigail.^[3]

Research Notes

From History of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, from 1749 to 1879 with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, by Thad. W.H. Leavitt ; illustrated by E.A. Turner. Leavitt, Thad. W. H. (Thaddeus William Henry), 1844?-1909 Brockville [Ont.] : Recorder Press, 1879.

Benjamin N. Throop

The Throop family is of Scotch descent. Benjamin, grandfather of the subject of the present sketch, resided in Latchfield, Connecticut, and at that place, Samuel was born. Samuel came to Canada, settling in Augusta, where he married Abagail Blakesley, raising a family of two sons and five daughters. Three of the daughters married respectively, James Bishop, John Lane, and Arvin Bartlett.

Benjamin N. Throop was born in Augusta, on the 9th of January, 1811. On the 11th of March, 1835, he married Miss Hill, who has borne him four children, the sons being James, Wellington, and Israel.

Joseph A. Throop was born in 1817, and resides on the homestead.

Sources

1. ↑ Robert S. Wakefield, “Richard Church and His Descendants for Four Generations”, 1998, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, page 46.
2. ↑ Ricker Compilation of Vital Records of Early Connecticut, page 12670.
3. ↑ Woodruff, George C., A Genealogical Register of the Inhabitants of the Town of Litchfield, Connecticut, (Case Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1845) Page 223

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Acknowledgements

Throop-1078 was created by Andrew Lillie through the import of My Peeps.ged on Jul 30, 2015.