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Squire Benson

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Squire Benson

Birth
Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
20 May 1870 (aged 85)
Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Heath, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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R19-09
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son of Barak Benson (1751–1836) & Sarah (Buxton) Benson (1752–1840)

m. Hannah Green 12 May 1810 at Williamstown, Mass.

children (at least) from Heath records:
Seymore Bucklin b. 8 Feb 1812 Thompson Ct
Nelson Henry b. 20 May 1813 Williamstown
Hannah b. 23 July 1814 in Williamstown
Orinda b. 12 Nov 1815 d. 4 Apr 1832
child b. & d. 21 Mar 1817
Sylvander Green b. 8 May 1820
Russell Franklin b. 27 Aug 1821
Squire b. 6 July 1823
Mary b. 14 Nov 1824 d. 14 Apr 1847
Frederick Warren b. 21 Aug 1826
Charles Dwight b. 14 Jan 1828
Martha Ann b. 20 July 1829
Eucla Ellen b. 24 Apr 1831
Lucy Orinda b. 1 Jan 1834
Francis Olando b. 31 May 1837

Moved to Heath in March 1815. They lived first with his brother, Jonathan, who had a place on Burnt Hill and came to Heath first. Then Squire bought the place next so he was between David Gould and Jonathan Benson. He moved into this house in 1817 and they lived here for many years and brought up their family of 17, fourteen of whom lived to adult years.
On July 15, 1869, at a family gathering Squire Benson and his wife and all their children then, eight sons and four daughters, who for the first time all met. Squire was then 85 years old but possessed of health and vigor equal to most men of 60. His reasoning faculties were of the keenest and he was very familiar with the events that had taken place here for 70 years.
[Sesquicentenniall Anniversary of the Town of Heath, Mass., Edited by Howard Chandler Robbins]
son of Barak Benson (1751–1836) & Sarah (Buxton) Benson (1752–1840)

m. Hannah Green 12 May 1810 at Williamstown, Mass.

children (at least) from Heath records:
Seymore Bucklin b. 8 Feb 1812 Thompson Ct
Nelson Henry b. 20 May 1813 Williamstown
Hannah b. 23 July 1814 in Williamstown
Orinda b. 12 Nov 1815 d. 4 Apr 1832
child b. & d. 21 Mar 1817
Sylvander Green b. 8 May 1820
Russell Franklin b. 27 Aug 1821
Squire b. 6 July 1823
Mary b. 14 Nov 1824 d. 14 Apr 1847
Frederick Warren b. 21 Aug 1826
Charles Dwight b. 14 Jan 1828
Martha Ann b. 20 July 1829
Eucla Ellen b. 24 Apr 1831
Lucy Orinda b. 1 Jan 1834
Francis Olando b. 31 May 1837

Moved to Heath in March 1815. They lived first with his brother, Jonathan, who had a place on Burnt Hill and came to Heath first. Then Squire bought the place next so he was between David Gould and Jonathan Benson. He moved into this house in 1817 and they lived here for many years and brought up their family of 17, fourteen of whom lived to adult years.
On July 15, 1869, at a family gathering Squire Benson and his wife and all their children then, eight sons and four daughters, who for the first time all met. Squire was then 85 years old but possessed of health and vigor equal to most men of 60. His reasoning faculties were of the keenest and he was very familiar with the events that had taken place here for 70 years.
[Sesquicentenniall Anniversary of the Town of Heath, Mass., Edited by Howard Chandler Robbins]

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Squire Benson
Father
died
May 20 1870
aged 85 years
Hannah Benson
Mother
died Jan 21 1871
aged
78 years

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