Benjamin Henry Day b. 10 Apr 1810 Springfield, Hampden County, MA d. 21 Dec 1889 New York City, New York County, NY

1810 - 1889 (79 years)

Name	Benjamin Henry Day
Born	10 Apr 1810	Springfield, Hampden County, MA [1]
Gender	Male
Baptism	1 Jul 1810	West Springfield, Hampden County, MA [2]
Died	21 Dec 1889	New York City, New York County, NY [3]
Person ID	I23683	Day Family Tree
Last Modified	9 Sep 2002

Father	Henry Day, b. 23 Mar 1773, Springfield, Hampden County, MA , d. 10 Oct 1811, West Springfield, Hampden County, MA (Age 38 years)
Mother	Mary Ely, b. 15 Nov 1774, West Springfield, Hampden County, MA , d. 25 Jun 1859, New York City, New York County, NY (Age 84 years)
Married	25 May 1794	West Springfield, Hampden County, MA [1, 4]
Family ID	F8942	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Eveline (Evelina) Shepard, b. 25 Aug 1806, Amsterdam, Montgomery County, NY , d. 13 Dec 1885, New York City, New York County, NY (Age 79 years)

Married 13 Sep 1831 New York City, New York County, NY [5]

Children

	1. Henry Day, b. 8 Jul 1832, New York City, New York County, NY , d. 1902 (Age 69 years)
	2. Mary Ely Day, b. 27 Oct 1833, New York City, New York County, NY , d. 23 Feb 1838, New York City, New York County, NY (Age 4 years)
	3. Benjamin Day, b. 7 Mar 1838, New York City, New York County, NY , d. 30 Aug 1916, New York City, New York County, NY (Age 78 years)
	4. Clarence "Clare" Shepard Day, b. 9 Aug 1844, New York City, New York County, NY , d. New York City, New York County, NY

Family ID F9081 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 10 Apr 1810 - Springfield, Hampden County, MA
	Baptism - 1 Jul 1810 - West Springfield, Hampden County, MA
	Married - 13 Sep 1831 - New York City, New York County, NY
	Died - 21 Dec 1889 - New York City, New York County, NY

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Notes

Benjamin founded the New York Sun, the first successful penny newspaper in the US. After serving his apprenticeship with the Springfield Republican in 1830, he went to New York, where he worked as a newspaperman and, in 1831, opened a printing office. On 3-Sep-1833, he published the first issue of the Sun. By 1835 he claimed a daily circulation of 19,360, then the highest in the world. In 1838 he sold the Sun to his brother-in-law Moses Yale Beach. In 1842, with James Wilson, he founded the monthly Brother Jonathan.

Sources

[S23] George E. Day, "Genealogical Register of the Descendants in the Male Line of, 38 (Reliability: 3).
[S24] IGI Mass 1992, 22523 (Reliability: 0).
[S155] The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 8, 543 (Reliability: 3).
[S1129] Marriages in West Springfield, 1774-1796 - http://www.usgennet.org/.
[S23] George E. Day, "Genealogical Register of the Descendants in the Male Line of, 55 (Reliability: 3).