Washington Benham
Abt 1812 - 1889 (~ 77 years)
1. Washington Benham was born about 1812 (son of Elihu Benham, Jr. and Esther Griffin); died in 1889 in Beacon Falls, New Haven County, CT. Washington married Adaline A. Judd on 29 Nov 1835. Adaline was born about April 1819; died on 5 Oct 1858. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Elizabeth R. Miller. Elizabeth was born about 1830; died on 4 Apr 1866. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Washington married Sarah M. Fairchild after April 1866. Sarah (daughter of John S. Fairchild and Clara Bunnell) was born on 12 Sep 1829 in Oxford, New Haven County, CT; died on 21 Feb 1879 in Oxford, New Haven County, CT; was buried on 22 Apr 1880 in St. Peters Episcopal cemetery, Oxford, New Haven County, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Elihu Benham, Jr. was born in 1777 (son of Elihu Benham and Mehitable Smith); died on 19 Feb 1862 in Naugatuck, New Haven County, CT; was buried in Hillside cemetery, Naugatuck, New Haven County, CT. Elihu married Esther Griffin. Esther died on 30 Jun 1841 in Waterbury, New Haven County, CT; was buried in Hillside cemetery, Naugatuck, New Haven County, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Esther Griffin died on 30 Jun 1841 in Waterbury, New Haven County, CT; was buried in Hillside cemetery, Naugatuck, New Haven County, CT. Children:
- 1. Washington Benham was born about 1812; died in 1889 in Beacon Falls, New Haven County, CT.
Generation: 3
4. Elihu Benham was born in 1748 in New Haven, New Haven County, CT (son of John Benham and Dorothy Pardee); died on 28 Feb 1836 in Waterbury, New Haven County, CT; was buried in Hillside cemetery, Naugatuck, New Haven County, CT. Elihu married Mehitable Smith. Mehitable was born about 1754; died on 28 Oct 1834; was buried in Hillside cemetery, Naugatuck, New Haven County, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Mehitable Smith was born about 1754; died on 28 Oct 1834; was buried in Hillside cemetery, Naugatuck, New Haven County, CT. Children:
- Sena Benham was born on 28 Sep 1793 in Woodbridge, New Haven County, CT; died on 17 Aug 1873 in Waterbury, New Haven County, CT.
- 2. Elihu Benham, Jr. was born in 1777; died on 19 Feb 1862 in Naugatuck, New Haven County, CT; was buried in Hillside cemetery, Naugatuck, New Haven County, CT.
Generation: 4
8. John Benham was born about 16 Feb 1709/1710 in New Haven, New Haven County, CT (son of John Benham and Comfort Mansfield); died on 4 Jun 1777 in New Haven, New Haven County, CT. John married Dorothy Pardee on 7 Apr 1736 in New Haven, New Haven County, CT. Dorothy (daughter of Joseph Pardee and Elizabeth Payne) was born on 14 Oct 1715 in New Haven, New Haven County, CT; died on 15 Feb 1811 in West Haven, New Haven County, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Dorothy Pardee was born on 14 Oct 1715 in New Haven, New Haven County, CT (daughter of Joseph Pardee and Elizabeth Payne); died on 15 Feb 1811 in West Haven, New Haven County, CT. Children:
- Dorothy Benham
- John Benham was born on 27 Sep 1736 in New Haven, New Haven County, CT; died in August 1821 in Amenia, Dutchess County, NY.
- Gamaliel Benham was born on 10 May 1738 in New Haven, New Haven County, CT; died on 8 Mar 1811 in West Haven, New Haven County, CT.
- Lemuel Benham was born in 1747; died on 31 Mar 1794 in New Haven, New Haven County, CT.
- Elizabeth Benham was born in 1746; died on 21 Dec 1822.
- 4. Elihu Benham was born in 1748 in New Haven, New Haven County, CT; died on 28 Feb 1836 in Waterbury, New Haven County, CT; was buried in Hillside cemetery, Naugatuck, New Haven County, CT.
- Tryphena Benham was born in 1751 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA; died on 2 Mar 1832.
- Silas Benham was born in 1753; died on 7 Dec 1777 in White Marsh, Montgomery County, PA.
- Jared Benham was born in 1756 in Berlin, Hartford County, CT; died about 8 May 1829/1830 in Wallingford, New Haven County, CT.