Benjamin Scudder^[1]

1762 - 1802  (39 years)

• Name	Benjamin Scudder
  Birth	1 Jun 1762	Westfield, Essex, New Jersey   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1802	At Sea, West Indies
  Person ID	I331	Scudder
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2006

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Scudder,   b. 6 Jun 1733, Huntington, Suffolk, New York d. 18 Feb 1822, Springfield, Essex, New Jersey (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Sarah Cory,   b. 12 Jul 1743, Rahway, Middlesex, New Jersey d. 21 Apr 1776, Westfield, Essex, New Jersey (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	23 Nov 1761	Westfield, Essex, New Jersey
  Family ID	F169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Post,   b. 10 Jun 1757, Rockland county, New York d. DECEASED
  Marriage	2 Dec 1788	North River, New Jersey
  Children	1. Sarah Scudder,   b. 31 Mar 1790, New Jersey d. Yes, date unknown   2. Marian Scudder,   b. 6 Aug 1792, New Jersey d. May 1845, Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey (Age 52 years)   3. Enoch Scudder,   b. 16 Oct 1794, New Jersey d. 12 Nov 1794, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey (Age 0 years)   4. Elizabeth Scudder,   b. 17 Sep 1795, New Jersey d. 28 Apr 1823, New Jersey (Age 27 years)   5. Charlotte Elizabeth Scudder,   b. 2 Dec 1797, New Jersey d. 7 Aug 1799 (Age 1 year)   6. Abraham P. Scudder,   b. 16 Aug 1800, North River, Warren, New York d. May 1845, Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey (Age 44 years)   7. Benjamin Scudder,   b. 14 Jul 1802, New Jersey d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin apparently was lost at sea on his own schooner, the "Elizar," while on a voyage to the West Indies, setting sail about 12 January 1802. He had the reputation as being a pious, industrious man. He was a ship carpenter by trade.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Genealogy of Early Settlers of Trenton and Ewing, "Old Hunterdon County," New Jersey, p. 237. [S198] Benjamin of the Almanacs (1733-1822), Vol. I, No. 1, p. 6.