Thomas Benedict was a Lieutenant Colonel of St Lawrence County’s NYS Militia Regt and also served as a general in the US Army on the Niagara frontier.
Besides his military service he held various town offices in the town of De Kalb including Assessor 1806-1811, Justice of the Peace, 1812-1820, Overseerer of Highways, 1819-1824, and School Inspector, 1818-1824. In 1807 he was one of the founding officers of De Kalb’s Northern Lights Lodge #163 of the Free and Accepted Masons.
He married Mary Wilson, daughter of John and Jane Humphrey Wilson in June 1808 and they had the following three children: Noah, b. 1809, Thomas B., b. 1811 and Jane, b. 1822.
Thomas died in De Kalb Village on March 14, 1829 at the age of 45. His family, including his two sons who became medical doctors, moved to New Orleans.
Besides his military service he held various town offices in the town of De Kalb including Assessor 1806-1811, Justice of the Peace, 1812-1820, Overseerer of Highways, 1819-1824, and School Inspector, 1818-1824. In 1807 he was one of the founding officers of De Kalb’s Northern Lights Lodge #163 of the Free and Accepted Masons.
He married Mary Wilson, daughter of John and Jane Humphrey Wilson in June 1808 and they had the following three children: Noah, b. 1809, Thomas B., b. 1811 and Jane, b. 1822.
Thomas died in De Kalb Village on March 14, 1829 at the age of 45. His family, including his two sons who became medical doctors, moved to New Orleans.
Thomas Benedict was a Lieutenant Colonel of St Lawrence County’s NYS Militia Regt and also served as a general in the US Army on the Niagara frontier.
Besides his military service he held various town offices in the town of De Kalb including Assessor 1806-1811, Justice of the Peace, 1812-1820, Overseerer of Highways, 1819-1824, and School Inspector, 1818-1824. In 1807 he was one of the founding officers of De Kalb’s Northern Lights Lodge #163 of the Free and Accepted Masons.
He married Mary Wilson, daughter of John and Jane Humphrey Wilson in June 1808 and they had the following three children: Noah, b. 1809, Thomas B., b. 1811 and Jane, b. 1822.
Thomas died in De Kalb Village on March 14, 1829 at the age of 45. His family, including his two sons who became medical doctors, moved to New Orleans.
Besides his military service he held various town offices in the town of De Kalb including Assessor 1806-1811, Justice of the Peace, 1812-1820, Overseerer of Highways, 1819-1824, and School Inspector, 1818-1824. In 1807 he was one of the founding officers of De Kalb’s Northern Lights Lodge #163 of the Free and Accepted Masons.
He married Mary Wilson, daughter of John and Jane Humphrey Wilson in June 1808 and they had the following three children: Noah, b. 1809, Thomas B., b. 1811 and Jane, b. 1822.
Thomas died in De Kalb Village on March 14, 1829 at the age of 45. His family, including his two sons who became medical doctors, moved to New Orleans.
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born in Woodbury, CT; died in DeKalb NY, AE 45 yrs, 4 mos, 18 dys
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