Benjamin English, (iii) <

1742 - 1809  (66 years)

• Name	Benjamin English  [1]
  Suffix	(iii) <
  Birth	16 Dec 1742	New Haven, CT   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Apr 1809	New Haven, CT   [3]
  Person ID	I14180	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Benjamin English, (ii),   b. 8 Oct 1705, New Haven, CT d. 5 Jul 1779, New Haven, CT (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Sarah Dayton, <,   b. 16 Jul 1716, New Haven, CT d. 29 Jul 1769, New Haven, CT (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	25 Sep 1735	New Haven, CT   [4]
  Family ID	F6135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail Doolittle,   b. 3 Oct 1749, New Haven, CT d. 24 Oct 1794, New Haven, CT (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	17 Nov 1768	New Haven (First Congregational Society), New Haven, CT   [5]
  Children	1. Benjamin English, (iv) <,   b. 5 Jan 1770, New Haven, CT d. 1809, at sea (Age 38 years)   2. Sarah English, <,   b. 3 Nov 1771, New Haven, CT d. 27 Mar 1843, New Haven, CT (Age 71 years)   3. John Todd English, <,   b. 3 Aug 1773, New Haven, CT d. 19 Jun 1801, St. Croix, Virgin Islands (Age 27 years)   4. Abigail English, <,   b. 6 Feb 1776, New Haven, CT d. 12 Mar 1834, New Haven, CT (Age 58 years)   5. Mary English, <,   b. 12 Jan 1778, New Haven, CT d. 13 Dec 1845, New Haven, CT (Age 67 years)   6. Hannah Rebecca English, <,   b. 5 Jan 1780, New Haven, CT d. 29 Jan 1807, New Haven, CT (Age 27 years)   7. Isaac English, <,   b. 9 Mar 1782, New Haven, CT d. 8 Oct 1826, New Haven, CT (Age 44 years)   8. James English, <,   b. 26 Jul 1784, New Haven, CT d. 2 Dec 1850, New Haven, CT (Age 66 years)   9. Aaron English, <,   b. 25 Nov 1786, New Haven, CT d. 22 Nov 1839 (Age 52 years)   10. Eli English, <,   b. 9 Mar 1789, New Haven, CT d. Hartford, CT   11. Nathan Frederick English, <,   b. 9 Apr 1792, New Haven, CT d. 1814, at sea (Age 21 years)
  Family ID	F6147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1044] Genealogy information submitted to WMGS by Bobbi Schirado, "Tree: Schirado," members database, Western Michigan Genealogical Society, (http://trees.wmgs.org/index.php: accessed ), ., Accessed; November 2011; http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I31752&tree=Schirado. Benjamin was a sea captain trading to the West Indies. In 1801 he was appointed by Jefferson a custom’s house officer at New Haven and served until his death.  [S1044] Genealogy information submitted to WMGS by Bobbi Schirado, "Tree: Schirado," members database, Western Michigan Genealogical Society, (http://trees.wmgs.org/index.php: accessed ), ., Accessed; November 2011; http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I31752&tree=Schirado. Records a baptismal date of 5 December 1742  in New Haven (First Congregrational Society), CT, which date is before his birth date. [S1044] Genealogy information submitted to WMGS by Bobbi Schirado, "Tree: Schirado," members database, Western Michigan Genealogical Society, (http://trees.wmgs.org/index.php: accessed ), ., Accessed; November 2011; http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I31752&tree=Schirado. [S1044] Genealogy information submitted to WMGS by Bobbi Schirado, "Tree: Schirado," members database, Western Michigan Genealogical Society, (http://trees.wmgs.org/index.php: accessed ), ., Accessed; October 2011; http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I26509&tree=Schirado. [S1044] Genealogy information submitted to WMGS by Bobbi Schirado, "Tree: Schirado," members database, Western Michigan Genealogical Society, (http://trees.wmgs.org/index.php: accessed ), ., Accessed; November 2011; http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I31761&tree=Schirado. Children of Benjamin and Abigail (Doolittle) English, born at New Haven: i. a child, d. ca. 1769 unbaptized; ii. Benjamin English, b. 5 Jan 1770, d. 1809 at sea, m. at New Haven 18 Jun 1795 Mary White (b. 14 Apr 1773 at New Haven, dau. of Timothy & Mercy (Clark) White, she m. 2nd Chauncey Johnson of Derby); iii. Sarah English, b. 3 Nov 1771, d. 27 Mar 1843 at New Haven, unmarried; iv. John Todd English, b. 3 Aug 1773, d. 19 Jun 1801 at St. Croix, Virgin Islands, unmarried; v. Abigail English, b. 6 Feb 1776, d. 12 Mar 1834 at New Haven, m. there 29 Aug 1802 Immanuel Hopkinson, resided at Suffield, CT, Abigail returned to New Haven after her husband’s death; vi. Mary English, b. 12 Jan 1778, d. 13 Dec 1845, m. at New Haven 3 Nov 1799 Roswell Brown (b. 6 Oct 1778); vii. Hannah Rebecca, b. 5 Jan 1780, d. 29 Jan 1807 at New Haven, m. there 7 Dec 1799 Bethuel Tuttle (b. ca. 1779 at Milford, d. 13 Oct 1813 at New Haven, he m. 2nd Julia Doolittle); viii. Isaac English, b. 9 Mar 1782, d. 8 Oct 1826 at New Haven, m. there 26 Jul 1807 Catherine Ross of New London; ix. James English, b. 26 Jul 1784, d. 2 Dec 1850 at New Haven, m. there 29 Mar 1807 Nancy Griswold (b. 16 Aug 1785, d. 3 Aug 1867, dau. of Samuel & Lucy (Phipps) Groswold;  x. Aaron English, b. 25 Nov 1786, d. 22 Nov 1839, m. Sarah Haynes 9 Aug 1822; xi. Eli English, b. 9 mar 1789, d. at Hartford, VT, m. Emily Stocking 20 Sep 1821; and xii. Nathan Frederick English, b. 9 Apr 1792, lost at sea in 1814 in the brig Arrow.