Individual Details
Benjamin Price Rench Senior
(17 Aug 1833 - 26 Sep 1900)
Benjamin Rench, Sr., a democrat, served one term as county commissioner. He also was president of the Washington County Agricultural Association. He was a member of the Reformed Church.
Events
| Birth | 17 Aug 1833 | Downsville, Washington, MD | |||
| Marriage | 22 Jan 1863 | Laura Louise "Lizzie" Blackford |  |  | |
| Death | 26 Sep 1900 | , Washington, MD | |||
| Burial | 29 Sep 1900 | Hagerstown, Washington, MD | |
Families
| Spouse | Laura Louise "Lizzie" Blackford (1837 - 1917) |
| Child | Sarah Louise Rench (1863 - 1886) |
| Child | Bessie Lee Rench (1863 - 1865) |
| Child | Jennie Scott Rench (1865 - 1900) |
| Child | Helen Mary Rench (1868 - 1944) |
| Child | Franklin Andrew Rench (1869 - 1871) |
| Child | Laura E. Rench (1870 - ) |
| Child | Jeanette B. Rench (1872 - 1902) |
| Child | Nannie V. Rench (1874 - ) |
| Child | Alice B. Rench (1876 - ) |
| Child | Benjamin P. Rench Junior (1879 - 1901) |
| Child | Robert B. Rench (1881 - ) |
| Father | Andrew Rench (1799 - 1883) |
| Mother | Jane Scott Price (1802 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Daniel Rench (1832 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Elizabeth Rench (1834 - ) |
| Sibling | Susan M. Rench (1835 - ) |
| Sibling | DeWitt Clinton Rench (1836 - ) |
| Sibling | Alice Jane Rench (1837 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Benjamin Rench and Laura Blackford were first cousins, once removed. They were married by the Reverend M. L. Shuford.Burial
Benjamin Rench, Sr. was buried at that Zion Reformed Church Cemetery, according to Thomas Williams, and at Rose Hill Cemetery, according to "Find A Grave."Endnotes
1. Williams, Thomas. History of Washington County, Maryland: From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time, Including a History of Hagerstown (Hagerstown. 1906), page 661.