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Abigail Benjamin

Female 1830 - 1923  (92 years)


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  • Name Abigail Benjamin 
    Birth 19 Aug 1830  Belfast, Allegany, NY Find all individuals with events at this location
    Gender Female 
    Census 9 Nov 1850  Belfast, Allegany, NY Find all individuals with events at this location ; age 19, born NY, living with parents
    Census 26 Jul 1860  Hinsdale, Cattaraugus, NY Find all individuals with events at this location ; age 29, born NY, domestic duties
    Census 20 Jul 1870  Clarksville, Allegany, NY Find all individuals with events at this location ; age 39, born NY, keeping house
    Census 9 Jun 1880  Friendship, Allegany, NY Find all individuals with events at this location ; age 49, born NY, keeping house, parents born NY/NY
    Census 1 Jun 1900  Friendship, Allegany, NY Find all individuals with events at this location ; age 69, born Aug 1930 in NY, marr 49 yrs, 3/ children living, parents born NY/NY
    Census 21 Apr 1910  Friendship, Allegany, NY Find all individuals with events at this location ; age 79, born NY, marr 58 yrs, 2/4 children living, parents born NY/NY
    Census 1 Jun 1915  Friendship, Allegany, NY Find all individuals with events at this location ; age 84, born US, does housework
    Census 26 Jan 1920  Friendship, Allegany, NY Find all individuals with events at this location ; age 89, born NY, widowed, parents born NY/NY, living with son's family
    Death 31 Jan 1923  Friendship, Allegany, NY Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial   Mount Hope Cemetery, Friendship, NY Find all individuals with events at this location
    Person ID I9759  Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2014 

    Father AncestorsElias Palmer Benjamin,   b. 22 Jan 1801, Northumberland, Saratoga, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1887, Allen, Allegany, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Pettis,   b. 6 Mar 1810, Chenango Co, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1878, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Family ID F3342  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family AncestorsWilliam Judson Todd,   b. 2 Nov 1829, Friendship, Allegany, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1915, Friendship, Allegany, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 23 Nov 1851 
    Children 
    +1. William Judson Todd,   b. Jul 1855, Hinsdale, Cattaraugus, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1901, Clarksville, Allegany, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 45 years)
    +2. Estella “Stella” Todd,   b. 22 Jan 1861, Hinsdale, Cattaraugus, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 1921 (Age 60 years)
    +3. Luella Todd,   b. 22 Jan 1861, Hinsdale, Cattaraugus, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1895 (Age 34 years)
    +4. Daniel M Todd,   b. 1 Feb 1868, Hinsdale, Cattaraugus, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 1939, Friendship, Allegany, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F3396  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Jul 2013 

  • Headstones
    Abigail Todd Gravestone
    Abigail Todd Gravestone
    ABIGAIL TODD / 1830 - 1923
    Plot: Plot: Sec A, Lot 21

  • Notes 
    • from "The Friendship Register", 8 Feb 1923 (fultonhistory.com)
    • from Newspaper Obit
      Abigail Benjamin Tott oldest daughter of Mary and Elias Benjamine was born in Belfast NY 19 Aug 1830 and died 31 Jan 1923. She was married to William Judson Todd of Friendship NY 23 Nov 1851. There were born to them 4 children William, Luella, Estella and Dan M. She is survived by her son Dan M, three sisters, Mrs. Harriette Smalley, Friendship, Mrs Amos White, Angelica and Mrs. Frank Johnson, Interlaken N Y, and one brother Elias Benjamine, Belfast,NY; four grandsons, George M Todd, West Clarksville, N Y., Ralph T Sawyer, Hornell, NY, Leon J West, Angelica, NY, Shirley Todd, Cleveland, Ohio and one granddaughter Mrs. Roy Miller, Cuba, NY and 11 great grandchildren. Mrs Todd resided in the vicinity all her life and 46 years ago came to Friendship where she united with the First Baptist Church by letter from the Baptist church of West Clarksville. The funeral was held at her late residence Friday 2 Feb 1922 her grandsons acting as pallbearers,Rev. H M Lowry of the Baptist Church officiating Burial was in the family plot at Mt. Hope Cem. The relatives attending from out of town were Mrs D M Todd and son Shirley of Cleveland, Mr and Mrs George M Todd, Clarksville, Mr and Mrs Roy Miller, Miss Lena Todd,Cuba, Mr and Mrs Ralph Sawyer and son Carl of Angelica, Mr and Mrs Elias Benjamine and son Charles, Mr and Mrs Carlyle Foster of Belfast.