Benjamin Heald was the eldest son born to parents Samson and Lydia Heald. On 6 Dec 1848, at age 29, he married Eleanor McDaniels, age 21. His mother, Lydia, died the following year in 1849.
Benjamin and Eleanor had 5 children, 3 girls and 2 boys. Eleanor died in 1864. Benjamin bought land on Heald Pond in 1850 and built a lumber mill. On 15 November 1869, five years after losing Eleanor, he remarried Harriet Orsina Heald Coffin, daughter of Solomon and Esther (Day) Heald. Benjamin was 50 by this time. Harriet was 33. She had lost her young first husband, James A. Coffin, in the Civil War on 5 March 1864. The Coffins had three young children. Their names were Melvin, Clara and Willie Coffin. The household became a blended family. Benjamin and Harriet had three more children. Two died very young. They were Amy M. and Albert Heald. Their youngest daughter, Luella, born in 1877, survived. Benjamin lived to be 69 years.
Benjamin and Eleanor had 5 children, 3 girls and 2 boys. Eleanor died in 1864. Benjamin bought land on Heald Pond in 1850 and built a lumber mill. On 15 November 1869, five years after losing Eleanor, he remarried Harriet Orsina Heald Coffin, daughter of Solomon and Esther (Day) Heald. Benjamin was 50 by this time. Harriet was 33. She had lost her young first husband, James A. Coffin, in the Civil War on 5 March 1864. The Coffins had three young children. Their names were Melvin, Clara and Willie Coffin. The household became a blended family. Benjamin and Harriet had three more children. Two died very young. They were Amy M. and Albert Heald. Their youngest daughter, Luella, born in 1877, survived. Benjamin lived to be 69 years.
Benjamin Heald was the eldest son born to parents Samson and Lydia Heald. On 6 Dec 1848, at age 29, he married Eleanor McDaniels, age 21. His mother, Lydia, died the following year in 1849.
Benjamin and Eleanor had 5 children, 3 girls and 2 boys. Eleanor died in 1864. Benjamin bought land on Heald Pond in 1850 and built a lumber mill. On 15 November 1869, five years after losing Eleanor, he remarried Harriet Orsina Heald Coffin, daughter of Solomon and Esther (Day) Heald. Benjamin was 50 by this time. Harriet was 33. She had lost her young first husband, James A. Coffin, in the Civil War on 5 March 1864. The Coffins had three young children. Their names were Melvin, Clara and Willie Coffin. The household became a blended family. Benjamin and Harriet had three more children. Two died very young. They were Amy M. and Albert Heald. Their youngest daughter, Luella, born in 1877, survived. Benjamin lived to be 69 years.
Benjamin and Eleanor had 5 children, 3 girls and 2 boys. Eleanor died in 1864. Benjamin bought land on Heald Pond in 1850 and built a lumber mill. On 15 November 1869, five years after losing Eleanor, he remarried Harriet Orsina Heald Coffin, daughter of Solomon and Esther (Day) Heald. Benjamin was 50 by this time. Harriet was 33. She had lost her young first husband, James A. Coffin, in the Civil War on 5 March 1864. The Coffins had three young children. Their names were Melvin, Clara and Willie Coffin. The household became a blended family. Benjamin and Harriet had three more children. Two died very young. They were Amy M. and Albert Heald. Their youngest daughter, Luella, born in 1877, survived. Benjamin lived to be 69 years.
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