Family tree Erik Develter » David Bensley (1755-1847)

Personal data David Bensley 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Household of David Bensley

(1) He has/had a relationship with Elizabeth Rushton.


Child(ren):



(2) He is married to Mehitabel Eaton.

They got married about 1780 at Of, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island.Source 9


Child(ren):

  1. Clarissa Bensley  1781-????
  2. Lydia Bensley  1784-1860
  3. Johnson Bensley  1787-1862
  4. Eaton Bensley  1790-1877
  5. David Bensley  1793-1870
  6. Sophia Bensley  1797-1888 
  7. Truman Bensley  ± 1798-1868
  8. Sabrah Bensley  1809-????


(3) He is married to Abigail Putnam.

They got married September 1815 at Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States, he was 60 years old.Source 10


Child(ren):

  1. Angeline Benchley  ± 1817-????
  2. William Benchley  1818-1893


Notes about David Bensley

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David Bensley
Birth  11 May 1755 • Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Death  9 November 1847 • Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Parents  Deborah Arnold • William Benchley
Spouse  Abigail Putnam • Elizabeth Rushton • Mehitabel Eaton
Children  Angeline Benchley • Clarissa Bensley • David Bensley • Eaton Bensley • Johnson Bensley • Lydia Bensley • Sabrah Bensley • Sophia Bensley • Truman Bensley • William Benchley • William Rushton Bensley

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Ancestors (and descendant) of David Bensley

David Bensley
1755-1847

(1) 

Elizabeth Rushton
± 1759-1773

William Rushton Bensley
1773-1852
(2) ± 1780

Mehitabel Eaton
1763-1814

Clarissa Bensley
1781-????
Lydia Bensley
1784-1860
Johnson Bensley
1787-1862
Eaton Bensley
1790-1877
David Bensley
1793-1870
Sophia Bensley
1797-1888
Truman Bensley
± 1798-1868
Sabrah Bensley
1809-????
(3) 1815

Abigail Putnam
1776-1858

Angeline Benchley
± 1817-????
William Benchley
1818-1893

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Sources

  1. David Bensley in entry for David Bensley, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
    "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3D1-7C9 : 10 March 2018), David Bensley in entry for David Bensley, 29 Jun 1870; citing p 190 rn 861, Fenton, Genesee, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,449.
  2. David Benchley in the Rhode Island, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1740-1890, David Benchley in the Rhode Island, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1740-1890
    Rhode Island, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1740-1890No Image
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    Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1740-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

    Original data: Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Rhode Island Census, 1740-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.

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    U.S. Federal Census indexes (and other related census indexes) for Rhode Island from 1740 to 1890
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    Name: David Benchley
    State: RI
    County: Providence County
    Township: Smithfield
    Year: 1777
    Page: 009
    Database: RI 1777 Military Census Index
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  3. David Bensley, "Find A Grave Index"
    "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKG-CPHM : 13 December 2015), David Bensley, 1847; Burial, Eatonville, Herkimer, New York, United States of America, Eaton's Bush Cemetery; citing record ID 49480284, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
  4. David Benchely, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
    "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F89J-FZB : 17 December 2019), David Benchely, 1755.
  5. David Benchley, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
    "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F87N-89G : 17 December 2019), David Benchley, 1755.
    This extracted record was used to create this person in Family Tree.
  6. David Bensley in entry for David Bensley, "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995"
    "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHYB-B7J : 16 January 2020), David Bensley in entry for David Bensley, 1870.
  7. David Bensley in entry for David Bensley, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
    "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3D1-7C9 : 10 March 2018), David Bensley in entry for David Bensley, 29 Jun 1870; citing p 190 rn 861, Fenton, Genesee, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,449.
  8. David Benchely, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
    "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F83R-6WY : 17 December 2019), David Benchely, 1755.
  9. FamilySearch, L71S-M2G (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L71S-M2G) , 20 Mar 2020, March 20, 2020
    https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L71S-M2G
  10. FamilySearch, L71S-M2G (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L71S-M2G) , 20 Mar 2020, March 20, 2020
    https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L71S-M2G

Historical events

Birthday May 11, 1755

  • The temperature on May 11, 1755 was about 10.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1755: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 25 » Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day.
    • April 2 » Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
    • April 15 » Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
    • June 16 » French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.
    • July 9 » The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.
    • September 8 » French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.

Day of death November 9, 1847

  • The temperature on November 9, 1847 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    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 1847: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • February 28 » The Battle of the Sacramento River during the Mexican–American War is a decisive victory for the United States leading to the capture of Chihuahua.
    • July 24 » After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City.
    • July 26 » Liberia declares its independence.
    • September 6 » Henry David Thoreau leaves Walden Pond and moves in with Ralph Waldo Emerson and his family in Concord, Massachusetts.
    • September 12 » Mexican–American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins.
    • November 29 » Whitman massacre: Missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and 15 others are killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians, causing the Cayuse War.


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