Olive Potter

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• Name: Olive Potter
• Reference Number: 17526

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• Reference Number: 17525
• _MILT: 1812, United States
• Residence: 7 Aug 1820, Hague, Warren, New York, USA; EmployedInAgriculture: 2; FreeWhitesOverTwentyFive: 2; FreeWhitesUnderSixteen: 8; TotalFreeWhite: 10; TotalPeople: 10; WhiteFemaleTenToFifteen: 1; WhiteFemaleTwentySixToFortyFive: 1; WhiteFemaleZeroToNine: 2; WhiteMaleOverFortyFive: 1; WhiteMaleTenToFifteen: 2; WhiteMaleZeroToNine: 3

James married Olive Bennett in 1798 in Hague, New York. Olive (daughter of Benajah Bennett and Unknown) was born on 1 Aug 1777 in Hague, Warren, New York, United States; died on 26 Jan 1864 in Hague, Warren, New York, United States; was buried in Hague, Warren County, New York, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Olive Ackerman
• Reference Number: 17524
• Residence: 1850, Hague, Warren, New York, USA
• Residence: 1855, Hague, Warren, New York, USA
• Residence: 1855, Hague, New York, USA; 78 Age: 78; Wife's Mother RelationToHead: MotherInLaw
• Residence: 1860, Hague, Warren County, NY

Notes:

Olive was born in New York near Bolton and has a son Benajah. Possibly daughter of Benajah.

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• Name: Benajah Bennett
• Name: Benajah Bennett
• Name: Benajah Bennit
• Name: Benejah Bennett
• Name: Bnajah Bennet
• Reference Number: 7493
• _MILT: Jun 1777, Massachusetts, USA; MilitaryUnit: Sixth Regiment; Rank: Private
• _MILT: Jun 1777, Massachusetts, USA; MilitaryUnit: Sixth Regiment; Rank: Private
• _MILT: 5 Apr 1779, Massachusetts, USA; Enlisted in Worthington, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1790, Salem, Washington, New York, United States
• Residence: 1800, Argyle, Washington, New York; age over 45
• Residence: 1810, Argyle, Washington, New York, United States
• Residence: 1818, Bolton, Warren, New York, USA
• Residence: 20 Apr 1818, Bolton, Warren, New York, USA; Age: 82

Notes:

Place of birth is unknown.
Enlisted 8 Mar 1777 at Worthington, Massachusetts into the 1st Company of the 6th Regiment of the Masachusetts line.
Was in the engagement at the taking of British General Burgoyne and his army under under General Gates at Saratoga.
Discharged 8 March 1780 at The Highlands in New York.
1790 in Salem, New York.
1800 Census in Argyle, New York.
in the 1800 census in Bolton is his son Benajah living next door to Justice Bennett, probably also his son.
1800 (probably his son) Assessed for 65 acres in Bolton, New York.
1810 census in Argyle, New York 20 apr 1819 Pension application. Living in Bolton. He was a shoemaker by trade, but as he was almost blind, no family except himself, he could not do much of his trade. He did not own real estate. He stated he was 69 years old. On 12 Sep 1820 he says age 72 and wife age 66.
Wife's name is unknown,
Mail notification in 1820 was being sent toSeth E Baldwin in Caldwell. Seth E Baldwin also signed the affidavit as a Notary Public. I did find a Seth Baldwin on the 1820 Caldwell census, age 26-45 (living 2 houses from Daniel Shaw).
1820 & 1830 census in Bolton are probably his son, Benajah Jr. The ages given do not align with Benajah's advanced age.
None of his known children or Seth Baldwin have a person of his age in their household.
There is a marriage record dated 10/1/1769 in Lebanon, Connecticut for Benajah Bennett and Zerviah Crane. However, we have no record that Benajah was ever in Connecticut. The Benajah Bennett who joined the Connecticut militia in Lebanon married Sarah Gilbert and later Mary.

Birth:
Apr 1818 Benajah is 76 in pension file/wife is 66

Benajah married Unknown on 1 Oct 1769 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA. was born about 1754. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 7494

Notes:

We have no confirmation that the Benajah Bennett in Lebanon who married Zerviah Crane in 1769 was the same person as the Benajah who eventully lived in Caldwell, New York. Nor that, if he was Zerviah would be the same wife who was 66 in 1819.

Birth:
Benajahs Unknown wife is 66 on pension app

Died:
alive in 1820

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Married:
Unconfirmed is the right person