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Jacob Bender Jr.

• Father: Jacob Bender b. 17 Feb 1797, d. 27 Nov 1868
• Mother: Catherine Meures b. between 1805 - 1806, d. 13 Nov 1845

• Company: I

• Jacob Bender Jr. was born in Jul 1838 at Prussia, (Germany), son of Jacob Bender and Catherine Meures.
• On 16 Sep 1841 Jacob Bender Jr. was included on a passenger list of the the Delftshaven, with Jacob Bender and Catherine Meures, his parents, arriving New York City Harbor, New York, from Rotterdam, Holland, as:
  Jacob Bender, 43, male, clothmaker (?), from the Kingdom of Prussia
  Catharina Bender, born Meures, 35, female
  Lucia, 11, female
  Peter, 10, male
  Anna, 5, female
  **Jacob, 2, male.
• On 20 Oct 1845 his brother, Peter Bender, died at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 13 Nov 1845 his mother, Catherine Meures, died at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Jacob's widowed father, Jacob Bender, remarried to Sarah [--?--].
• Jacob Bender Jr. was enumerated in the household of Jacob Bender and Sarah [--?--] in the 1850 US Federal Census on 19 Aug 1850 at Rensselaerville, Albany County, New York, as:
  Jacob Bender, 51, ag., b. Germany
  Sarah, 41, b. Germany
  Mary, 18, b. Germany
  **Jacob, 12, b. Germany
  Elizabeth, 4/12, b. NY.
• Jacob Bender Jr. was enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 13 Jul 1860 at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  **Jacob Bender, 22, (no occupation), b. Germany
  Sarah, 54, b. Germany (his step-mother)
  Elizabeth, 10, b. MA
  Frank, 7, b. MA
  Foldine, 4, b. Germany
  Julius, 2, b. MA
  Charles, 1, b. MA.
• In 1861 Jacob was living at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Jacob gave his occupation as wheelwright.
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  On 1 Jul 1861 Jacob mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 23 years old.
• On 9 Nov 1861 Jacob Bender Jr. was mentioned in a report to the Webster Times, by F. Q. Robinson, concerning the aftermath of Ball's Bluff and reporting his status.
• On 17 Sep 1862 Jacob Bender Jr. was wounded at The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland.
• On 1 Oct 1862 Francis Carpenter, having visited the battlefield, wrote a letter to the Webster Times detailing the status of many men after the Battle of Antietam.
• On 5 Mar 1863 Jacob ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to disability from wounds.
  
  
• He made application for a veteran's pension on 9 Apr 1863, and received certificate number 17424.
• Between 1864 - 1865 Jacob Bender Jr. married Catherine [--?--].
• Jacob Bender Jr. and Catherine [--?--] were enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 24 Aug 1870 at Franconia, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, as:
  Bender, Jacob, 31, carpenter, b. Prussia
  ---, Catharine, 22, b. Hesse Darmstadt
  ---, Elizabeth, 3, b. PA
  ---, Charles, 6/12, b. PA.
• Jacob Bender Jr. and Catherine [--?--] were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census in Jun 1880 at Franconia, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where he is a Wheelwright.
• Jacob Bender Jr. was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, as a musician in Company I, noting that he was wounded in the right foot at Antietam.
• He and Catherine [--?--] were enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 2 Jun 1900 at Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where he is a wheelwright. They own their own home, and son Frank is single and living with them. His immigration date appears to be 1841 (garbled), and hers is 1852.
• On 4 Jul 1907 Jacob Bender Jr. was included on the Civil War memorial at Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, according to an article in the Webster Times. See the "Documents" section at the main website for an account of the festivities of dedication. (Click icon to view original listing of names on the monument.).
• He and Catherine [--?--] were enumerated in the 1910 US Federal Census on 1 Apr 1910 at Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, as:
  Bender, Jacob, 71, married 44 years, b. Germany
  ---, Katherine, wife, 60, two of five children living, b. Germany
  ---, Frank P. son, 33, married one year, b. PA, machinist
  ---, Margaret, daur-in-law, 32, no children, b. PA.
• Jacob Bender Jr. died on 22 May 1912 at Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was 73 years and 10 months old.
• On 10 Jun 1912 Catherine [--?--] received a pension to surviving family member in Pennsylvania based on Jacob's service; his wife, received certificate number 746867.

• Last Edited: 21 May 2011

Abraham Benjamin

Grave marker of Abraham Benjamin

• Company: F

• Abraham Benjamin was born between 1830 - 1831 at Canada (East).
• Abraham Benjamin married Ann Carroll from Ireland.
• On 10 Jun 1859 his infant son, Joseph A. Benjamin, died at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, by scalding.
• Abraham Benjamin and Ann Carroll were enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 26 Jun 1860 at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Abraham BENJAMIN, 29, day laborer, $50 in personal property, b. E. Canada, cannot read or write
  Ann, 29, b. Ireland, cannot read or write
  Abraham, Jr., 5, b. MA
  Adaline, 3/12, b. MA.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1862, Abraham gave his occupation as yeoman / farmer.
• In 1862 Abraham was living at Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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  On 16 Jan 1862 Abraham mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
• On 10 Nov 1863 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Abraham Benjamin was mentioned as being on the sick list.
• On 24 Dec 1863 Abraham ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to disability.
  
  
• Abraham also served in the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry. Co. "E."
• He made application for a veteran's pension on 4 May 1865, made application number 45013, but no certificate is recorded.
• On 9 Aug 1870 at Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the 1870 federal census, Abraham Benjamin, Jr., 15, his son, is a farm laborer, living with the family of Frank GLEASON, 25, b. MA, on their farm. Abraham, Jr., married in Sturbridge in 1874.
• On 16 Aug 1870 Adaline Benjamin and Sarah J. Benjamin, his daughters, were enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census at Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, living in the Home of the Friendless.
• Abram Benjamin died on 11 Jan 1875 at Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of dropsey.
• He was buried in Jan 1875 at Sturbridge Central Cemetery, Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a government issue marker having no dates.
• On 10 Nov 1887 Abraham's daughter, Adaline Benjamin married Charles Hammond at Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
• Abraham Benjamin was included on the Civil War memorial at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Abram's grave marker stands alone in the cemetery, with no further family members near by. Likewise, there was no indication of a pension for surviving widow and minor children. Open issue (slh, July 2003). Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.

• Last Edited: 8 Oct 2010

George Francis Benjamin

George F. Benjamin

• Father: Abijah Wheeler Benjamin b. between 1809 - 1810
• Mother: Mary F. Merriam b. 10 Jun 1816, d. 20 Mar 1901

• Company: B

• George Francis Benjamin was born on 25 Sep 1840 at Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Abijah Wheeler Benjamin and Mary F. Merriam.
• George Francis Benjamin was enumerated in the household of Abijah Wheeler Benjamin and Mary F. Merriam in the 1850 US Federal Census on 31 Jul 1850 at Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Abijah W. Benjamin, 40, M, Farmer, $3000, b. MA (as are all here)
  Mary, 34
  George F.**, 10
  Nathan M., 3
  Nancy Miller, 61 (relationship unknown; possible grandmother).
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, George gave his occupation as farmer.
• In 1861 George was living at Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 George mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 20 years, 9 months and 17 days old.
• He died on 21 Oct 1861 at The Battle of Ball's Bluff, Leesburg, Virginia, "He was never seen afterwards and was presumed killed in action or drowned during retreat.". He was 21 years and 26 days old.
• Lyman Nichols wrote a letter to Charles Nichols on 28 Oct 1861 from Camp Foster, Poolesville, Maryland,, mentioning George Francis Benjamin, as follows: (click icon to read).
• On 30 Oct 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, George Francis Benjamin was included among "The Killed Wounded and Missing of the Fifteenth Regiment," after Ball's Bluff.
• At Woodside Cemetery, Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, He is mentioned on the family grave marker, however his body was never found. (Click the icon to view the marker.).
• On 12 Jun 1884 at "The Fitchburg Sentinel", Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, George Francis Benjamin was mentioned as a member of the Westminster contingent of Company B, the Fitchburg Fusiliers.
• On 24 Oct 1890 Mary F. Merriam received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on George's service; his mother, receiving certificate number 306393.
• In 1893, George was included in the "History of Westminster."
• Credits: Primary photo and research courtesy of the Westminster, MA, Historical Society and Mark Landry.

• Last Edited: 11 May 2010

Eugene Alonzo Bennett

Eugene A. Bennett

• Father: Maj. Thomas Sidney Bennett b. 22 May 1810, d. 9 Mar 1881
• Mother: Sarah Newton Boutelle b. 7 Jun 1813, d. 16 Sep 1896

• Company: A

• Eugene Alonzo Bennett was born on 30 Nov 1843 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Maj. Thomas Sidney Bennett and Sarah Newton Boutelle.
• Eugene Alonzo Bennett was enumerated in the household of Maj. Thomas Sidney Bennett and Sarah Newton Boutelle in the 1850 US Federal Census on 30 Aug 1850 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Thomas S. Bennett, 40, combmaker, b. Leominster, MA (as were all in the family)
  Sarah N., 36
  Celestine E., 12
  Hannah L., 9
  **Eugene A., 6
  Calvin W., 10 mos.
  Sarah Boutelle, widow, 67 (his maternal grandmother)
  Jane G. Phillefed (?), 17, b. NH.
• In 1861 Eugene was living at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Eugene gave his occupation as comb-maker.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 Eugene mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 17 years, 7 months and 12 days old.
• On 3 Feb 1863 Eugene ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to disability.
  
  
• He made application for a veteran's pension on 29 Aug 1863, and received certificate number 21504 for service in the 15th Massachusetts.
• Starting 23 Mar 1864, Eugene also served in the 4th Massachusetts Cavalery, Company C.
• On 1 Sep 1864 Eugene was promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant.
• On 4 Feb 1865 Eugene was taken prisoner at Picolata Road, St. Johns County, Florida.
• On 20 Mar 1865, Eugene was paroled, and sent to Vicksburg. Soon after this he returned home.
• He ended his service on 9 Jun 1865.
• On 27 May 1867, at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Eugene was elected and comissioned 1st Lieutenant of Co. K, 10th Regiment MVM (State Militia), upon the re-organization of the Leominster Light Infantry; upon the death of Capt. (Lucien A.) Cook, he succeeded to the command of the company. He afterwards felt obliged to resign his commission of account of his health.
• He was enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census in 1870 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• For four years Captain Bennett was associated with Aldrich Cook in the comb business until 1876, when he was obliged to give up his business. (Emerson's History of Leominster).
• On 23 Oct 1873 Eugene Alonzo Bennett, 29, married Hannah Blanchard Allen, 27, daughter of Joel Crosby Allen and Susan Balch, at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for both.
• Eugene Alonzo Bennett died on 5 Mar 1877 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of consumption. He was 33 years, 3 months and 5 days old.
• "Captain Bennett was only 18 years of age when he entered the army, and a life of rare promise seemed open before him. He was an active and public spirited young man, genial and impulsive, and was liked by all who knew him. Particularly was this true with the young men of the place, among whom he was very popular. His death was keenly felt in the community where his social qualities made for him so many personal friends among all classes in town. " (Emerson).
• He was buried in Mar 1877 at Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• He's surviving family was enumerated in the household of Joel Crosby Allen in the 1880 US Federal Census in Jun 1880 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where Hannah is enumerated in her father's house, as his widowed daughter. No Bennett children are present. Also enumerated her widowed sister, Alice G. CROCKER and Alece's son, as well as her widowed aunt, Susan T. (Allen) BALCH and cousin Lizzie F. BALCH.
• In 1888, Eugene was included in the Civil War section of Emerson's "Leominster Historical" as follows:
  "Capt. E. A. Bennett, son of Major Thomas S. Bennett, b. Leominster 1 Jan 1844. d. 5 Mar 1877 in Leominster. married 23 oct 1873 to Hannah B. Allen, dau of late Joel C. Allen, and she survives him."
• On 28 Jun 1889 Hannah Blanchard Allen received a pension to surviving family member based on Eugene's service; his wife, received certificate number 204408 for his service in the 4th Cavalry.
• Hannah Blanchard Bennett was enumerated as the widow of Eugene Alonzo Bennett, of the 15th Massachusetts, in the 1890 Veterans' Schedules of the US Federal Census in Jun 1890 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• He was mentioned in the obituary of Charles Henry Wilder on 13 May 1909.
• Hannah, his widow, outlived Eugene and died on 25 Jan 1928 at age 81.
• Credits: Primary photo from USMHI, Carlisle, PA.
• Credits: (Cemetery photos courtesey of Carol Purinton).

• Last Edited: 26 Sep 2011

Stephen S. Bennett

Gravemarker of Stephen S. Bennett

• Company: A

• Stephen S. Bennett was born in Feb 1832 at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Stephen S. Bennett married Ann Eliza Brown, daughter of William Brown and Margaret Corbett.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1862, Stephen gave his occupation as painter.
• In 1862 Stephen was living at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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  On 2 Apr 1862 Stephen mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 30 years and 2 months old.
• On 17 Sep 1862 Stephen S. Bennett was wounded at The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland, in the thigh.
• On 19 May 1863 Stephen deserted from the hospital.
• On 27 Jul 1864 Stephen ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by administrative transfer to the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, according to both Ford and the 1870 roster. However, there is no record for him in the 20th MVI.
  
  
• He made application for a veteran's pension on 25 Jun 1880, made application number 381587, but no certificate is recorded, perhaps due to the desertion episode in his record.
• He and Ann Eliza Brown were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census in 1880 at Chester, Windsor County, Vermont, where he is a "Farmer Painter". Also enumerated -- Margret BROWN, 82, b. Scotland, his widowed mother-in-law.
• On 19 May 1889 Stephen's son, Eugene P. Bennett married Minnie Walden at Arapahoe County, Colorado.
• Stephen S. Bennett was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in 1890 at Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, as having been a member of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, noting that he spent time in the hospital in Philadelphia.
• He and Ann Eliza Brown were enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 23 Jun 1900 at Revere, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
• On 22 Jan 1909 Ann Eliza Brown, his wife, died at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of pneumonia at age 68.
• Stephen's wife, Ann Eliza Brown, died and was buried on 24 Jan 1909 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Bellows Falls, Windham County, Vermont. At age 68 years, 3 months and 27 days.
• Stephen S. Bennett died in 1922. He was 89 years old.
• He was buried in 1922 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Bellows Falls, Windham County, Vermont.
• Researcher: Leah McKin, family researcher.

• Last Edited: 20 Dec 2010