Dear B530-L mailing list, I am trying to ascertain the ancestry of Edward Bennitt of New Milford, Connecticut. I have many of his descendants (as I have listed below), but I don't know from where he came prior to New Milford. Can anyone help? Thanks! Mary-kay Canfield ckcetal@gte.net Descendants of Edward Bennitt Generation No. 1 1. EDWARD1 BENNITT was born February 07, 1741/42, and died May 03, 1803 in New Milford, Connecticut. He married RHODA CANFIELD January 19, 1769 in New Milford, Connecticut, daughter of JOSEPH CANFIELD and JERUSHA BOSTWICK. Children of EDWARD BENNITT and RHODA CANFIELD are: 2. i. LARANIA2 BENNITT, b. October 29, 1769; d. September 24, 1817, New Milford, Connecticut. 3. ii. POLLY BENNITT, b. June 06, 1771, Bridgewater, Connecticut; d. January 01, 1849. 4. iii. TRUMAN BENNITT, b. April 12, 1773; d. July 14, 1853, Bridgewater, Connecticut. 5. iv. ELIJAH BENNITT, b. May 26, 1776; d. July 12, 1862, Bridgewater, Connecticut. 6. v. JOSEPH BENNITT, b. October 03, 1778, New Milford, Connecticut; d. March 27, 1853, Lebanon, Pennsylvania. vi. EUNICE BENNITT, b. January 03, 1783; d. July 06, 1834, New Milford, Connecticut, age 51; m. URIAH SANFORD. vii. CANFIELD BENNITT, b. August 12, 1784, New Milford, Connecticut; d. June 23, 1810, New Milford, Connecticut. viii. NOBLE BENNITT, b. August 24, 1786, New Milford, Connecticut; d. December 03, 1793, New Milford, Connecticut, by the falling of a tree. Generation No. 2 2. LARANIA2 BENNITT (EDWARD1) was born October 29, 1769, and died September 24, 1817 in New Milford, Connecticut. She married JOSEPH PECK December 20, 1790 in New Milford, Connecticut, son of JOSEPH PECK and REBECCA MYGATT. Children of LARANIA BENNITT and JOSEPH PECK are: i. JOSEPH3 PECK. ii. MADISON PECK. iii. BENNITT PECK, b. 1795, New Milford, Connecticut; d. April 22, 1848, New Milford, Connecticut. 3. POLLY2 BENNITT (EDWARD1) was born June 06, 1771 in Bridgewater, Connecticut, and died January 01, 1849. She married JEREMIAH CANFIELD , JR. 1790-1791 in New Milford, Connecticut, son of JEREMIAH CANFIELD and MARY EVERTON. Children of POLLY BENNITT and JEREMIAH CANFIELD are: i. SALLY3 CANFIELD. 7. ii. RHODA CANFIELD, b. Abt. 1803; d. January 17, 1876, Bridgewater, Connecticut, age 73. iii. JUDSON CANFIELD, m. CAROLINE TERRILL, October 24, 1824, New Milford, Connecticut. 8. iv. ELIJAH HERBERT CANFIELD, b. September 29, 1795; d. September 29, 1824, New Milford, Connecticut. 4. TRUMAN2 BENNITT (EDWARD1) was born April 12, 1773, and died July 14, 1853 in Bridgewater, Connecticut. He married DINAH L. PENDERSON December 26, 1804, daughter of DAVID PENDERSON. Children of TRUMAN BENNITT and DINAH PENDERSON are: i. WILLIAM P.3 BENNITT, b. February 27, 1826, Bridgewater, Connecticut; m. LOUISE H. BOOTH. ii. SARAH MARIA BENNITT, b. June 01, 1808, Bridgewater, Connecticut; d. April 06, 1868, Bridgewater, Connecticut, unmarried. 9. iii. CANFIELD P. BENNITT, b. May 20, 1816, Bridgewater, Connecticut; d. March 12, 1861, New Milford, Connecticut. 5. ELIJAH2 BENNITT (EDWARD1) was born May 26, 1776, and died July 12, 1862 in Bridgewater, Connecticut. He married SARAH SANFORD July 19, 1812, daughter of BENONI SANFORD and PRUDENCE ?. Children of ELIJAH BENNITT and SARAH SANFORD are: 10. i. NOBLE SANFORD3 BENNITT, b. March 31, 1813, Bridgewater, Connecticut; d. January 28, 1875, New Milford, Connecticut. 11. ii. STANLEY GRISWOLD BENNITT, b. April 24, 1815, Bridgewater, Connecticut; d. April 30, 1847, New Milford, Connecticut, age 32. iii. GEORGE STEBBINS BENNITT, b. January 22, 1818, Bridgewater, Connecticut; d. August 25, 1819, Bridgewater, Connecticut. 6. JOSEPH2 BENNITT (EDWARD1) was born October 03, 1778 in New Milford, Connecticut, and died March 27, 1853 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He married (1) POLLY CLARK June 26, 1820, daughter of RICHARD CLARK. He married (2) ELIZABETH MOREHOUSE May 04, 1828, daughter of JAIR MOREHOUSE. Children of JOSEPH BENNITT and POLLY CLARK are: 12. i. GEORGE CLARK3 BENNITT, b. May 05, 1824, New Milford, Connecticut. ii. MARY ANN BENNITT, b. September 29, 1825, New Milford, Connecticut. Children of JOSEPH BENNITT and ELIZABETH MOREHOUSE are: iii. CHARLES I.3 BENNITT, b. May 23, 1830, New Milford, Connecticut. iv. DANIEL MINOT BENNITT, b. November 07, 1831, New Milford, Connecticut; d. October 10, 1853, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, probably. v. EMILY ELIZABETH BENNITT, b. October 18, 1834, New Milford, Connecticut; d. September 02, 1853, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, probably. vi. PHEBE JANE BENNITT, b. February 25, 1844, New Milford, Connecticut; d. January 18, 1875; m. EZRA YALE, 1870. Generation No. 3 7. RHODA3 CANFIELD (POLLY2 BENNITT, EDWARD1) was born Abt. 1803, and died January 17, 1876 in Bridgewater, Connecticut, age 73. She married MARTIN GOLDSMITH January 02, 1825 in New Milford, Connecticut. Child of RHODA CANFIELD and MARTIN GOLDSMITH is: i. DAVID4 GOLDSMITH, b. Abt. September 19, 1835; d. May 23, 1837, Bridgewater, Connecticut. 8. ELIJAH HERBERT3 CANFIELD (POLLY2 BENNITT, EDWARD1) was born September 29, 1795, and died September 29, 1824 in New Milford, Connecticut. He married PRISCILLA PECK December 11, 1813, daughter of JOSEPH PECK and PRISCILLA STARR. Children of ELIJAH CANFIELD and PRISCILLA PECK are: i. POLLY A.4 CANFIELD, b. October 1815, Bridgewater, Connecticut, died at 27 days of age. 13. ii. ELIJAH STARR CANFIELD, b. April 09, 1817, Bridgewater, Connecticut; d. May 07, 1898, Bridgewater, Connecticut. iii. JOSEPH HARVEY CANFIELD, b. November 11, 1819, Bridgewater, Connecticut; m. MARY ANDREWS, November 25, 1841, Brookfield, Connecticut. 14. iv. GEORGE CANFIELD, b. September 02, 1822, Bridgewater, Connecticut; d. October 12, 1885, Thomaston, Connecticut. 9. CANFIELD P.3 BENNITT (TRUMAN2, EDWARD1) was born May 20, 1816 in Bridgewater, Connecticut, and died March 12, 1861 in New Milford, Connecticut. He married EMILY BOOTH September 01, 1844, daughter of FAIRCHILD BOOTH. Children of CANFIELD BENNITT and EMILY BOOTH are: 15. i. ELLEN FRANCES4 BENNITT, b. New Milford, Connecticut. ii. AMELIA BENNITT, b. New Milford, Connecticut; m. HENRY E. ACKER, January 01, 1880. 10. NOBLE SANFORD3 BENNITT (ELIJAH2, EDWARD1) was born March 31, 1813 in Bridgewater, Connecticut, and died January 28, 1875 in New Milford, Connecticut. He married SARAH MARIA MOREHOUSE September 15, 1841, daughter of SALMON MOREHOUSE and JOYCE ?. Children of NOBLE BENNITT and SARAH MOREHOUSE are: i. SARAH MARIA4 BENNITT, b. September 04, 1842, New Milford, Connecticut; d. July 26, 1848, New Milford, Connecticut. 16. ii. HENRY EDWARD BENNITT, b. January 03, 1846, New Milford, Connecticut; d. September 17, 1866, New Milford, Connecticut. 17. iii. GEORGE STEPHEN BENNITT, b. August 29, 1849, New Milford, Connecticut. iv. SALMON MOREHOUSE BENNITT, b. March 29, 1852, New Milford, Connecticut; d. September 17, 1866, New Milford, Connecticut. 11. STANLEY GRISWOLD3 BENNITT (ELIJAH2, EDWARD1) was born April 24, 1815 in Bridgewater, Connecticut, and died April 30, 1847 in New Milford, Connecticut, age 32. He married CLARISSA MOREHOUSE January 01, 1840, daughter of SALMON MOREHOUSE and JOYCE ?. Children of STANLEY BENNITT and CLARISSA MOREHOUSE are: i. ELIJAH SALMON4 BENNITT, b. November 06, 1840, New Milford, Connecticut; d. August 12, 1864. 18. ii. NOBLE BENNITT. 19. iii. MARY BENNITT, b. New Milford, Connecticut. 12. GEORGE CLARK3 BENNITT (JOSEPH2, EDWARD1) was born May 05, 1824 in New Milford, Connecticut. He married ALMIRA I. SULLIVAN February 06, 1855, daughter of HENRY SULLIVAN. Children of GEORGE BENNITT and ALMIRA SULLIVAN are: i. IDA JANE4 BENNITT, b. Bridgewater, Connecticut. ii. ANNIE AMELIA BENNITT, b. Bridgewater, Connecticut. Generation No. 4 13. ELIJAH STARR4 CANFIELD (ELIJAH HERBERT3, POLLY2 BENNITT, EDWARD1) was born April 09, 1817 in Bridgewater, Connecticut, and died May 07, 1898 in Bridgewater, Connecticut. He married BETSEY COLE March 26, 1837 in New Milford, Connecticut, daughter of MARTIN COLE. Children of ELIJAH CANFIELD and BETSEY COLE are: i. HOBERT5 CANFIELD. ii. NORMAN CANFIELD. iii. DARWIN C. CANFIELD, b. Abt. August 1838, New Milford, Connecticut; d. April 08, 1839, New Milford, Connecticut. iv. GEORGE D. CANFIELD, b. Abt. January 04, 1840, Bridgewater, Connecticut; d. March 19, 1843, Bridgewater, Connecticut. v. FREDERIC H. CANFIELD, b. Abt. September 1842, Bridgewater, Connecticut; d. April 05, 1843, Bridgewater, Connecticut. 20. vi. HARRIET ELIZA CANFIELD, b. 1844. 21. vii. CHARLES FREDERICK CANFIELD, b. 1845, Bridgewater, Connecticut. viii. HELEN CANFIELD, b. 1847. 22. ix. EDWARD STARR CANFIELD, b. 1849, Bridgewater, Connecticut. 14. GEORGE4 CANFIELD (ELIJAH HERBERT3, POLLY2 BENNITT, EDWARD1) was born September 02, 1822 in Bridgewater, Connecticut, and died October 12, 1885 in Thomaston, Connecticut. He married CATHERINE JUDSON December 06, 1843 in Woodbury, Connecticut, daughter of HARMON JUDSON and OLIVE MINOR. Children of GEORGE CANFIELD and CATHERINE JUDSON are: i. MARTHA5 CANFIELD. ii. DARWIN CANFIELD, b. October 1844, Bridgewater, Connecticut, died at birth. iii. HARMON ELIJAH CANFIELD, b. January 01, 1846, Bridgewater, Connecticut; d. October 19, 1846, Bridgewater, Connecticut. iv. OLIVE MINOR CANFIELD, b. August 07, 1847, Bridgewater, Connecticut; d. June 25, 1898, Thomaston, Connecticut. v. FRANKLIN HARMON CANFIELD, b. November 02, 1848, Bridgewater, Connecticut; d. November 24, 1870, Plymouth, Connecticut. 23. vi. RODERICK GEORGE CANFIELD, b. November 19, 1853, Bridgewater, Connecticut; d. August 09, 1946, Thomaston, Connecticut. 15. ELLEN FRANCES4 BENNITT (CANFIELD P.3, TRUMAN2, EDWARD1) was born in New Milford, Connecticut. She married EDWIN N. HUNT September 07, 1865. Children of ELLEN BENNITT and EDWIN HUNT are: i. GRACIE ELLEN5 HUNT. ii. HARRY BENNITT HUNT. 16. HENRY EDWARD4 BENNITT (NOBLE SANFORD3, ELIJAH2, EDWARD1) was born January 03, 1846 in New Milford, Connecticut, and died September 17, 1866 in New Milford, Connecticut. He married SOPHIA J. NOBLE July 01, 1862, daughter of ANDREW NOBLE and SARAH BLACKMAN. Children of HENRY BENNITT and SOPHIA NOBLE are: i. ANDREW NOBLE5 BENNITT, b. 1863-1866, New Milford, Connecticut; died at age 2. ii. ALICE AUGUSTA BENNITT, b. 1863-1867, New Milford, Connecticut. 17. GEORGE STEPHEN4 BENNITT (NOBLE SANFORD3, ELIJAH2, EDWARD1) was born August 29, 1849 in New Milford, Connecticut. He married THOMASETTA BUTLER November 23, 1871, daughter of ANTHONY BUTLER. Children of GEORGE BENNITT and THOMASETTA BUTLER are: i. FREDERICK HENRY5 BENNITT, b. New Milford, Connecticut. ii. LULU BENNITT, b. November 18, 1874, New Milford, Connecticut; d. April 18, 1875, New Milford, Connecticut. iii. GRACE BENNITT, b. November 18, 1874, New Milford, Connecticut; d. November 13, 1880, New Milford, Connecticut. iv. EDWARD NOBLE BENNITT, b. New Milford, Connecticut. v. GEORGE ELIJAH BENNITT, b. New Milford, Connecticut. 18. NOBLE4 BENNITT (STANLEY GRISWOLD3, ELIJAH2, EDWARD1). He married MARTHA BOOTH May 15, 1867, daughter of HENRY BOOTH and MARY MYGATT. Child of NOBLE BENNITT and MARTHA BOOTH is: i. HOWARD5 BENNITT, b. November 20, 1876, New Milford, Connecticut; d. November 22, 1876, New Milford, Connecticut. 19. MARY4 BENNITT (STANLEY GRISWOLD3, ELIJAH2, EDWARD1) was born in New Milford, Connecticut. She married HEBER KNIBLOE April 07, 1869. Children of MARY BENNITT and HEBER KNIBLOE are: i. HATTIE C.5 KNIBLOE. ii. MARY KNIBLOE. iii. HARRY E. KNIBLOE. iv. NOBLE A. KNIBLOE.