Sarah, Daughter of Gershom and Rebecca (Richmond) Truesdell

This couple was found in The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America:

Children of Stephen and Sarah (Truesdell) Benedict:

Mary A. Benedict

Gould Raymond Benedict

Charles Seymour Benedict

Mary A. Benedict

Name: Stephen Benedict
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Canandaigua, Ontario, New York
Gender: Male
Birth Year (Estimated): 1804
Birthplace: Vermont
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Stephen Benedict M 46 Vermont [Deaf]
Sarah Benedict F 40 New York
Goold Benedict M 14 New York
Charles Benedict M 12 New York
Mary Benedict F 11 New York

Name: Stephen Benedict

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1860

Event Place: South Bristol, Ontario, New York

Birthplace: Connecticut

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Stephen Benedict M 57 Connecticut

Sarah Benedict F 49 New York

Gould R Benedict M 24 New York

Charles S Benedict M 22 New York

Mary A Benedict F 21 New York

Mary E Benedict F 21 New York

Jenny Bell Benedict F 1 New York [ later Mrs. Allington who died in 1912]

Name: Stephen Benedict
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 68
Birthplace: Connecticut
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Stephen Benedict M 68 Connecticut
Sarah A Benedict F 60 New York


Name: Carrie Benedict
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
New York, United States
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Simon Hillyer M 57 New York
Priscilla Hillyer F 52 New York
William Hillyer M 26 New York
Mary Benedict F 36 New York
Jennie Benedict F 12 New York
Ida Benedict F 9 New York
Carrie Benedict F 5 New York

Marriage and Death Notices from the Ontario County Journal - Canandaigua NY
13 February 1885
In this town, Feb. 7, Mrs. Sarah A. Benedict, wife of Stephen Benedict, aged 75 years.

Surrogate Court Proceedings - Ontario County NYFrom Ontario County Journal 13 March 1885
Abstracted from:

March 7 - In re will of Sarah Benedict, of Canandaigua, dec'd. Stephen Benedict, executor.

Marriage and Death Notices Ontario County Journal
11 June 1886
DIED - In Canandaigua, May 30, Stephen Benedict, aged 83 years, 9 months, 20 days.

Edward Richmond 1825 Steuben, NY, Census

Another Richmond researcher, J. Richmond, sent this 1825 NY Steuben Co., Wayne Twp., census to me several years ago. It enumerates Edward Richmond next to his son James and daughters Rebecca (Truesdale) and Ruth(?). Here's Edward Richmond in my family tree online. Here's part of the dilemma as to Edward in my lineage.

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Here's the categories for the 1825 NY Census - Steuben Co. (found here):

1. head of Household
2. # of males in the family
3. # of females in the family
4. # number of family members subject to military duty 18-45 yrs of age
5. Members of family eligible to vote
6. Aliens or not naturalized (noted in remark section when applicable)
7. Paupers in Family (None in this census)
8. Persons of color not taxed (None)
9. Persons of color taxed (None)
10. Persons of color, taxed, that could vote (None)
11. married females less than 45 years of age (#married F<45)>