William Bentley married second, the twice widowed Phoebe Paine. She first married Seth Covel, by whom she had four children and second married Samuel Munro, Jr. by whom she had 5 or 6 children. On Oct. 15, 1799, William murdered Phoebe with an ax and was sentenced to hang on Oct. 10, 1800. He reportedly died from an inflammation of the bladder and kidneys on Sept. 20, 1800. See a series of articles printed in the POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL on Oct. 1799; Nov. 8, 1799; Sept. 1800; Sept. 30, 1800 and June 26, 1822. They are on file in the Bennington, VT Museum.
William Bentley married second, the twice widowed Phoebe Paine. She first married Seth Covel, by whom she had four children and second married Samuel Munro, Jr. by whom she had 5 or 6 children. On Oct. 15, 1799, William murdered Phoebe with an ax and was sentenced to hang on Oct. 10, 1800. He reportedly died from an inflammation of the bladder and kidneys on Sept. 20, 1800. See a series of articles printed in the POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL on Oct. 1799; Nov. 8, 1799; Sept. 1800; Sept. 30, 1800 and June 26, 1822. They are on file in the Bennington, VT Museum.
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