He is listed as 'Benjamin' but his real name was Benajah (according to "The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America" Vol I pg 266 #66). It is misspelled on the headstone as Bennajah Benedict.
He married 1st: 25 Nov 1813, Mehitable Sage, FAG # 22438107; they had five children, all born back east (NY or MA).
He married 2nd: 07 Jun 1832, Mercy Pike, FAG#77254344
-She had a step-son, Grover Pike Barber, FAG#36594542 who brought two sons with him to Ionia Co, MI. He eventually settled in Portland, MI. His son Chauncey became a medical doctor and moved to Lansing, MI. His son William settled in Mulliken, Eaton Co, MI.
-Benajah and Mercy had two more sons in NY who came with them to Ionia, MI: Jervis Pike Benedict who moved to Petoskey, and John Newton Benedict who settled in Calhoun Co, MI.
He is listed as 'Benjamin' but his real name was Benajah (according to "The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America" Vol I pg 266 #66). It is misspelled on the headstone as Bennajah Benedict.
He married 1st: 25 Nov 1813, Mehitable Sage, FAG # 22438107; they had five children, all born back east (NY or MA).
He married 2nd: 07 Jun 1832, Mercy Pike, FAG#77254344
-She had a step-son, Grover Pike Barber, FAG#36594542 who brought two sons with him to Ionia Co, MI. He eventually settled in Portland, MI. His son Chauncey became a medical doctor and moved to Lansing, MI. His son William settled in Mulliken, Eaton Co, MI.
-Benajah and Mercy had two more sons in NY who came with them to Ionia, MI: Jervis Pike Benedict who moved to Petoskey, and John Newton Benedict who settled in Calhoun Co, MI.
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