Individual Details

Reverend David Benton COE D.D.

(16 Aug 1814 - 13 Feb 1895)

Events

Birth16 Aug 1814Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Graduation1837New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
OccupationBet 1839 and 1840tutor at Yale College - New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
Graduation1840New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
Religion14 Oct 1840ordianed a Congregational minister
ReligionBet 14 Oct 1840 and 25 Aug 1844settled as the pastor of the First Congregational Church - Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut
Marriage6 Jun 1841New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut - Rebecca PHOENIX
ReligionBet 14 Oct 1844 and 13 May 1849pastor of the Allen Street Presbyterian Church - New York, New York County, New York
OccupationBet Jun 1849 and Jan 1851district secretary for New York of the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions - New York, New York County, New York
OccupationBet Jan 1851 and 1882corresponding secretary of the American Home Missionary Society - New York, New York County, New York
Miscellaneous1857was given an honorary degree of D.D. by Middlebury College - Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont
Death13 Feb 1895Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey

Families

SpouseRebecca PHOENIX (1818 - 1899)
ChildReverend Edward Benton COE D.D., S.T.D., LL.D. (1842 - )
ChildSarah Elizabeth COE (1844 - 1862)
ChildMary Lucy COE (1849 - )
ChildRobert Elmer COE (1850 - 1872)
ChildAlexander Phoenix COE (1855 - 1863)
FatherDeacon Oliver COE (1778 - 1840)
MotherAhinoam HAYES (1782 - 1867)
SiblingElmer Wilson COE (1810 - 1840)
SiblingHarvey Hayes COE (1812 - 1895)
SiblingUrania Anna COE (1816 - 1835)
SiblingMary Elizabeth COE (1821 - 1897)
SiblingCOE (1827 - 1827)