Benedict was a big Indian surname back then. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Stowell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 2:08 AM Subject: [NYMADISO] War of 1812 > I've a request from a museum seeking information on a War of 1812 > soldier. They believe he was from central New York and are seeking > further information regarding him. > > The soldier's name was Elim Benedict. Since this surname seems to > show up in Chenango and Madison counties as well as Onandaga, I'm > guessing it shows up in Cortland as well. > > Does anyone have further info on this person? > > I have found a Elicum Benedict in Coventry, Chenango in the 1810 > census which makes me wonder if that's him. In scouting around the > Internet tonight I've not found any good listing of War of 1812 > soldiers other than Dan's site which has a couple of companies, but > not this name included. > > Tim Stowell > Chattanooga, TN > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >