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Estelle Benham genealogical papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG074_017

Scope and Contents

Series 1. Correspondence, includes letters containing genealogy data. Included are letters from Elbridge H. Benham of Kansas City, Missouri, who was compiling a Benham genealogy. Series 2. Genealogy notes contain notes gathered from various sources. There is a bound manuscript volume of the Benham Family Record rewritten in 1904.

Dates

  • 1888-1927

Language of Materials

The records are in English.

Restrictions on Access

These records are stored at an off-site facility and therefore may not be available on a same-day basis.

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Biographical Note

Mary Estelle Benham was born in Hampton, Conn. on August 20, 1852 to Nelson and Fidelia (Bulkeley) Higgins. Her family moved to New Britain when she was four years old and she lived there most of her life. She married Frederic W. Benham. She was a member of the Connecticut Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America, the Connecticut Society of Mayflower Descendants, the Women’s Club of New Britain, Historical Society of Hartford, and Esther Stanley Chapter, DAR. Mrs. Benham died on October 30, 1953.

Extent

.5 cubic feet

Abstract

Correspondence and genealogy notes on the Benham Family.

Provenance

Donated by Estelle Benham on May 8, 1933.

Related Material

Benham family : History and Genealogy Unit Special Genealogical File, 1853-1969 [CSL call number StLib History Reference Spec.Gen.File Benham]

Title
RG 074:017, Estelle Benham Genealogical Papers
Subtitle
Inventory
Author
Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
Date
2009
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Connecticut State Library Repository

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