Genealogy Richard Remmé, The Hague, Netherlands » Jacob Benscoter (1804-1885)

Personal data Jacob Benscoter 

Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4
  • He was born on July 7, 1804 in Muhlenburg, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
  • (Alt. Birth) on July 7, 1804.
  • (Moved) in the year 1854: Lease's Grove, near Mason City, Illinois.
  • He died on August 23, 1885 in Lease's Grove, Mason County, Illinois, he was 81 years old.
  • This information was last updated on December 4, 2022.

Household of Jacob Benscoter

He is married to Susan Jane Moss.

They got married in the year 1826 at Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, he was 21 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. Monema A. Benscoter  1829-1900 
  3. Susan U. Benscoter  1831-???? 
  4. Christina Benscoter  1833-< 1869 
  6. Angeline Benscoter  1836-1929 
  8. Wisteria Benscoter  ± 1848-< 1860

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Sources

  1. "http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GED&db=delamontagne," supplied by Stewart, 10 jan 2016., Gedcom : rootsweb, Descendants of Jean Mousnier de la MONTAGNE (1595-1670), compiled by Lois Stewart Society of Descendants of Johannes de la Montagne [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,]
  2. 1860 U.S. Census, Township 20 Range 6, Mason, Illinois; Roll: M653_210; Page : 0; Image: 592.
    Jacob Benscoter 56, farmer; Jane Benscoter 54; Asiel P Benscoter 21; John Hess 8; Ellen Hess 11; all born Pennsylvania.
  3. 1850 U. S. Census, Union, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_793; Page: 116; Im age: 235.
    Jacob Benscoter 46, farmer; Jane Benscoter 44; Denison Benscoter 23; Monema Benscoter 21; Christian Benscoter 16; Mary Benscoter 14, Angeline Benscoter 12; Ashel P. Benscoter 10; Wisteria Benscoter 1.
  4. 1880 U.S. Census, Mason City, Mason, Illinois; Roll: T9_235; Family History F ilm: 1254235; Page: 561.1000; Enumeration District: 138; Im age: 0503.
    Jacob Benscoter 75, retired farmer, born Pennsylvania; ; Nancy Benscoter 66, wife, keeping house, born Pennsylvania; Elizabeth Pollock 69, sister-in-law, widowed, born Pennsylvania.

Historical events

Birthday July 7, 1804

  • The temperature on July 7, 1804 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1804: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 16 » First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate USSPhiladelphia.
    • March 21 » Code Napoléon is adopted as French civil law.
    • May 18 » Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French by the French Senate.
    • June 15 » New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document.
    • August 11 » Francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria.
    • December 2 » At Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself Emperor of the French.

Day of death August 23, 1885

  • The temperature on August 23, 1885 was about 17.8 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 4 » Sino-French War: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing force at Núi Bop in northern Vietnam.
    • February 23 » Sino-French War: French Army gains an important victory in the Battle of Đồng Đăng in the Tonkin region of Vietnam.
    • March 24 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Bang Bo on the Tonkin-Guangxi border.
    • April 24 » American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
    • September 12 » Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional Association football.
    • November 17 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.


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