1841 - 1916

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• Birth	7 Sep 1841	Ledyard, Connecticut   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Sep 1916
  Person ID	I44658	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	01 May 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Seth WILLIAMS, b. 25 Jan 1802, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut
  Mother	Lucy Ann NOYES, b. 21 Nov 1805, Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Family ID	F19501	Group Sheet
  Family	Anna Louisa NOYES, b. 19 Mar 1842
  Married	4 Feb 1864	Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Children	1. Nathan WILLIAMS, b. ABT. 1865   2. Everett WILLIAMS   3. Joseph WILLIAMS   4. George WILLIAMS, b. 1869   5. Eliza Denison WILLIAMS, b. 1875 > 6. Frank Lincoln WILLIAMS, b. ABT. 1867 > 7. Annie Louise WILLIAMS, b. ABT. 1868   8. Clarence Henry WILLIAMS, b. ABT. 1873   9. Everett WILLIAMS   10. Joseph WILLIAMS
  Family ID	F19541	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Benjamin attended district schools until he was fifteeen years old. He was then sent to a boarding school in East Greenwich, RI where he studied three years, when he entered Phillips Academy at Andover, MA. At the beginning of the Civil War, he returned to Ledyard where he was one of the first volunteers, but was rejected because of physical disability. He then turned his attention to farming, which was his chief occupation for many years. Later, he turned his attention to the administering of estates, and to the guardianship of the unfortunate and of minors. His excellent reputation for integrity made him a favorite for such work, while his natural business ability insured the carefull management of the properties left in his charge. According to a Genealogy of Williams Families, Benjamin lived in Mystic and had 8 children. The 1880 US Census, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, National Archives Film T9-0108, page 496C, shows: Benjamin F. Williams, age 38, born in Connecticut, both parents born in Connecticut, Farmer Louisa Williams, wife, age 38, born in Connecticut, both parents born in Connecticut Nathanel Williams, son, age 15 Frank L. Williams, son, age 13 Annie L. Williams, Daughter, age 12 Clarence H. Williams, son, age 7 Hattie F. Rogers, Servant, age 22 Herman Hancock, Laborer, age 23

• Sources

  [S515] A Genealogy of Williams Families, J. Oliver Williams of Brookline, Massachusetts, pg. 65. [S168] A Genealogy of Williams Families, J. Oliver Williams of Brookline, Massachusetts, pg. 65.