Benjamin Beuford Troxell (abt. 1801 - 1883)

Born about 12 Oct 1801 in Lewisburg, Old Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Elizabeth (Housel) Troxel — married 12 Feb 1829 in Milton, Northumberland County, pennsylvania, USA

Died 16 Apr 1883 at about age 81 in Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Benjamin was born in 1801. He passed away in 1883 and is buried in the Lewisburg Cemetery in Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

DATA

Year: 1850; Census Place: Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania^[2]

• Benjamin Troxel 49/m, farmer, $7500, PA
• Eliza Troxel 41/f, PA
• William Troxel 19/m, farmer, PA
• Julia Troxel 16/f, PA
• Mary Troxel 14/f, PA
• Benjamin Troxel 7/m, PA
• Mary Housel 78/f, PA
• Wesley Housel 14/m, PA

Year: 1860; Census Place: Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania^[3]

• Benjamin Troxel 58/m, farmer, $4000 $800, PA
• Eliza Troxel 51/f, PA
• Lizzie Troxel 23/f, PA
• Franklin Troxel 16/m, farm hand, PA, school
• Mary Irwin 14/f, PA, school

Year: 1870; Census Place: Lewisburg North Ward, Union, Pennsylvania^[4]

• Benjamen Troxel 68/m, retired farmer, $1000 $6000, PA
• Eliza Troxel 61/f, keeping house, PA

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #96361349
2. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_804; Page: 98A; Image: 203; Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. [1]
3. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1149; Page: 156; Family History Library Film: 805149; Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. [2]
4. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Lewisburg North Ward, Union, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1458; Page: 499A; Family History Library Film: 552957; 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.[3]

• Note: He owned a splendid farm on the road between Montandon and Pottsgrove, PA, which was sold in 1859 to Elias Bieber. His will is on file in Lewisburg, PA, D:336

• Housel - Miller Family Bible. 1812, Published by Matthew Carey, 122 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. DAR Family Bible, vol. 9, pp. 47-49. Last owner noted: Mrs. Oliver J. Cummings, 158 North Long Beach Avenue, Freeport, NY. Copied by Alam Troxell, Member of the Ruth Floyd Woodhull Chapter, N.S. D.A.R. Freeport, NY 10 Feb 1928. Contains births, marriages and deaths for the family of John Housel and Mary Miller Housel family.

• Housel Genealogy, provided by Laura Schmidt, Email: DigMyPast at msn.com, May 2001.

• Below is from a genealogy titled DWSalmon composed by Joel Graham and published to wc.rootsweb.com on 2005-10-20 22:45:47 UTC

BIOGRAPHICAL: GAT,op. cit. Benjamin was the son of Abraham and Mary Troxel. He was born 12 October 1801 and died 16 April 1883 He married Eliza Housel, who was born 6 January 1809 and died 28 December 1888. p 103: Benjamin was a successful framer and owned a farm of 140 acres "of splendid farm land on the road between Montandon and Pottsgrove, Pa., which was sold in 1859 to Elias Bieber. His will is on file in Lewburg, Pa. D:336. pp 103-106 - Their children: 1. William Ludwick, born 31 July 1831 near Milton, Pa. - died 1873 He married 6 Nov 1856 Julia Depuy Cudbirth. She was born in New York City and died in 1874, aged 24 years "of cancer." Buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, N.Y. 2. Julia D. - born 3 November 1833 - died 1 December 1909. Married E.C. Voris of Danville, Pa. They had five children: Charles, William, Frank, Benjamin, and James. 3. Mary Elizabeth, born 18 Feb 1836 in Northumberland Co. Pa. Married 17 Feb 1863 in Lewisburg James Lawrence Spalding. They had two children, both born in Louisville, Ky.

! BIRTH-MARR-DEATH: SAR Pa Society Yearbook Benjamin Troxel, son of Abraham and Mary) was born 1801 - died 1883 His wife Eliza was born 1809 - died 1888.