Benjamin Franklin Hanscom
1840 - 1905 (65 years)
1. Benjamin Franklin Hanscom was born on 24 Oct 1840 in Crawford, Washington County, ME (son of Joel Hanscom and Hannah Rich Bedell); died on 23 Nov 1905 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN. Benjamin married Caroline Eastman Day in Jan 1865 in Richfield, Hennepin County, MN. Caroline (daughter of William Day and Lucy Ann Thompson) was born on 22 Jul 1831 in Wesley, Washington County, ME; died on 3 Nov 1895 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN; was buried in Oak Hill cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Joel Hanscom was born on 17 Sep 1801 in Machias, Washington County, ME; died on 24 Nov 1877 in Richfield, Hennepin County, MN; was buried in Oak Hill cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN. Joel married Hannah Rich Bedell. Hannah (daughter of Richard Bedell, Sr. and Rachel Haggett) was born on 27 Dec 1807 in Mariaville, Hancock County, ME; died on 7 Jan 1879 in Richfield, Hennepin County, MN; was buried in Oak Hill cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Hannah Rich Bedell was born on 27 Dec 1807 in Mariaville, Hancock County, ME (daughter of Richard Bedell, Sr. and Rachel Haggett); died on 7 Jan 1879 in Richfield, Hennepin County, MN; was buried in Oak Hill cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN. Children:
- Ruth Foster Hanscom was born in 1828; died in 1913.
- Abram Bedell Hanscom was born on 12 Oct 1830 in Crawford, Washington County, ME; died on 27 Jan 1863 in Anoka, Anoka County, MN.
- Frances Elizabeth Hanscom was born in 1833; died in 1851.
- 1. Benjamin Franklin Hanscom was born on 24 Oct 1840 in Crawford, Washington County, ME; died on 23 Nov 1905 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN.
- Mary Louise Hanscom was born on 18 Jul 1844 in Crawford, Washington County, ME; died on 22 Sep 1913 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN; was buried in Oak Hill cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN.
Generation: 3
6. Richard Bedell, Sr. was born in 1785 in Kennebunk, York County, ME (son of Abiel Bedell and Margaret Whitten); died in 1847 in Brewer, Penobscot County, ME. Richard married Rachel Haggett. Rachel was born in 1786; died in 1827 in Brewer, Penobscot County, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Rachel Haggett was born in 1786; died in 1827 in Brewer, Penobscot County, ME. Children:
- 3. Hannah Rich Bedell was born on 27 Dec 1807 in Mariaville, Hancock County, ME; died on 7 Jan 1879 in Richfield, Hennepin County, MN; was buried in Oak Hill cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN.
- Sophronia Day Bedell was born in 1811 in Mariaville, Hancock County, ME; died in 1811 in Mariaville, Hancock County, ME.
- Julia Ann Bedell was born in 1812; died in 1878.
- Rachel Maria Bedell was born in 1818; died in 1890.
- Richard Bedell was born in 1818; died in 1901.
- Isaac H Bedell was born in 1821; died in 1888.
- Elisha Bedell was born in 1823; died in 1912.
- William N Bedell was born in 1825; died in 1862.
Generation: 4
12. Abiel Bedell was born on 16 Jun 1749 in Salem, Rockingham County, NH (son of Colonel Timothy Bedell and Elizabeth Merrill); died in 1787 in Maine. Abiel married Margaret Whitten. Margaret was born in 1752 in Maine; died in 1786 in Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Margaret Whitten was born in 1752 in Maine; died in 1786 in Maine. Children:
- 6. Richard Bedell, Sr. was born in 1785 in Kennebunk, York County, ME; died in 1847 in Brewer, Penobscot County, ME.
- Reverend Abraham Bedell was born in 1792; died on 17 May 1870 in North Stratford, Coos County, NH; was buried in Hillside cemetery, Jefferson, Coos County, NH.