Eri married Eliza Corey on 10 December 1829 in Kelloggsville, Ashtabula County, Ohio. He was a son of Stutson Benson and Sarah Sumner, and he had a twin brother, Eli. Not much is known of their youth, except that Eri's daughter recalled hearing about her grandmother taking the twins to a hanging at Cazenovia while living in Pompey, New York. The only execution of the times was that of the Indian, Antone, in the fall of 1823, which is probably the hanging referred to. Around 1825, Eri moved with his family from Pompey to Ashtabula County where they settled on land near Amboy, Ohio, which his father had purchased in 1820. Eri married Eliza Corey and lived in the center of Kelloggsville, Ohio. Eri was a carpenter by trade and helped to build the original South Ridge Baptist Church at Farnham, south of Conneaut, Ohio. Around 1850, he went to California to help his sons, Julius and Albert, mine gold. He returned with Julius in 1852 after Albert died and was buried there at the age of 20. They traveled by way of the Isthmus of Panama where he contracted yellow fever and died soon after his return.
Eri's siblings:
- John (1796-1866)
- Newman (1797-1847)
- Willis (1799-1838)
- Sarah M (1800-1864)
- Matilda (1804-1888)
- Eli (1806-1885)
- Sylvia M (1809-1882)
Eri and Eliza's children:
Eri married Eliza Corey on 10 December 1829 in Kelloggsville, Ashtabula County, Ohio. He was a son of Stutson Benson and Sarah Sumner, and he had a twin brother, Eli. Not much is known of their youth, except that Eri's daughter recalled hearing about her grandmother taking the twins to a hanging at Cazenovia while living in Pompey, New York. The only execution of the times was that of the Indian, Antone, in the fall of 1823, which is probably the hanging referred to. Around 1825, Eri moved with his family from Pompey to Ashtabula County where they settled on land near Amboy, Ohio, which his father had purchased in 1820. Eri married Eliza Corey and lived in the center of Kelloggsville, Ohio. Eri was a carpenter by trade and helped to build the original South Ridge Baptist Church at Farnham, south of Conneaut, Ohio. Around 1850, he went to California to help his sons, Julius and Albert, mine gold. He returned with Julius in 1852 after Albert died and was buried there at the age of 20. They traveled by way of the Isthmus of Panama where he contracted yellow fever and died soon after his return.
Eri's siblings:
- John (1796-1866)
- Newman (1797-1847)
- Willis (1799-1838)
- Sarah M (1800-1864)
- Matilda (1804-1888)
- Eli (1806-1885)
- Sylvia M (1809-1882)
Eri and Eliza's children:
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