Person Info
- Name: Benajah AUSTIN
- Sex: M
- Birth: 20 Mar 1779 in Suffield, Connecticut b
Parents:
- Father:
- Benajah AUSTIN
Birth: 30 Sep 1747 in Suffield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (Now Hartford Co, Connecticut)
Mother:
- Abigail KENT
Birth: 1750
Death: 4 Sep 1816
Family:
Marriage:
Bibliography
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Moore, Edith Austin, The Descendants of Richard Austin of Charlestown Massachusetts 1638, unpublished manuscript, LDS Film#0873972#2. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/227259. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Moore AUSTIN p[0-9]*].
Sources for birth and parent Information
- date:
- [Ref: Moore AUSTIN p68],
- place:
- [Ref: Moore AUSTIN p68],
- parents:
- [Ref: Moore AUSTIN p68]
Sources with Information about marriage to Benajah AUSTIN's Olive
- names:
- [Ref: Moore AUSTIN p68]
Research Notes:
The Benajah Austin family, who came from Vermont in 1803 and settled near
Leavitts town brought all their worldly possessions with them with an ox team
and were 36 days on the road. The log house they built and lived in until
1817 is still standing. Mrs. Olive Austin was of an unusually cheerful
disposition. Her kindly services were in demand at the bedside of the sick,
where her beaming countenance was always welcome. Pioneer Women of
Western Reserve quoted in [Ref: Moore AUSTIN p68]
moved to Trumbull Co OH in 1803. settled two miles west of Warren.
Farmer, and Commissioner for 12 years; deputy Sheriff one year; Sheriff 2
years [Ref: Moore AUSTIN p68]
Pedigree of Benajah AUSTIN
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Richard AUSTIN
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Anthony AUSTIN
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Elizabeth (AUSTIN)
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Anthony AUSTIN
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John HUGGINS
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Esther HUGGINS
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Henry GREEN
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Bridget GREEN
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Joan GROVES
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Miah AUSTIN
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Benajah HOLCOMB
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Abigail HOLCOMB
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Sarah ENO
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Benajah AUSTIN
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Abigail CASE
Benajah AUSTIN
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Abigail KENT
Descendants of Benajah AUSTIN