Christopher Henry BENNER

1757 - 1842  (85 years)

• Name	Christopher Henry BENNER
  Born	24 May 1757	Braintree,Norfolk,Massachusetts
  	Cont. Generation 3: Christopher Henry (3) Benner (John Henry (2), Andreas (1) was born 24 May, 1757 in Braintree, Mass, and died 8 Sept., 1842 in Dennysville, Washington Co., ME. He married Thankful Garnet (Garnett/Gardner) 21 June, 1777 in Abington, Mass. She was the daughter of Daniel (Garnett/Gardener) and Alice Garnett/Gardener). She was born abt 1758 in Braintree, Mass. and died 27 Mar. 1845 in Dennysville, Washington Co., ME. Notes on Christopher Henry Benner: Christopher had two terms of service during the American Revolution. First in 1775 and then again in 1780. Information on his service is contained in Vol. 1, page 944, "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailers in the Warof the Revolution." Notes for Thankful Garnet (Garnett/Gardener). She was baptized in 1758. The Dennys River Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 12, No.4, October 1999 states that Thankful's brothers, "Daniel, Calvin, Laban and Joseph also came to the Dennysville area about 1790. That Thankful was the wife of Christopher Benner, a Revolutionary veteran who is said to have crossed the Delaware with Gen. George Washington. While working for Judge Theodore Lincoln, Christopher lived in a log cabin on Lot 38 at the narrows of Denny's River (later the site of the Reynolds-Gardner house. He and his family moved to Edmunds in 1822." Children of Christopher Benner and Thankful (Garnett/Gardener): i. Elizabeth Benner, b. Abington, Mass; d. 26 April, 1778. ii. Christopher Henry Benner, Jr., b. 9 Nov, 1791, Dennysville, Washington Co., ME; d. 19 March, 1862, Dennysville, Washinton Co., ME; iii. Mary Benner, b. 12 Dec., 1794, Dennysville, Washington Co.; married James Farley.; iv. John Haskel Benner, b. 5 June, 1798, Dennysville, Washington Co., ME; v. Betsy Benner, b. 1789; married Robert Ashe.
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Sep 1842	Dennysville, Washington, Maine
  Person ID	I1539	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2014

  
  

  Family	Thankful GARNETT OR GARDENER,   b. Abt 1758, Braintree, Massachusetts ,   d. 27 Mar 1845, Dennysville, Washington, Maine  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Married	21 Jun 1777	Abbington, Massachusetts
  	married 1777, first child 1778, but then a huge gap until 1789, and then another Betsy (usually short for Elizabeth), did she have other children in between who died? Did Elizabeth die before Betsy was born?
  Children	1. Elizabeth BENNER,   b. 26 Apr 1778, Abington, Massachusetts   2. Betsy BENNER,   b. 1789, Dennysville, Washington, Maine   3. Christopher Henry BENNER, Jr.,   b. 9 Nov 1791, Dennysville, Washington, Maine   4. Mary BENNER,   b. 12 Dec 1794, Dennysville, Washington, Maine + 5. John Haskell BENNER,   b. 5 Jun 1798, Dennysville, Washington, Maine ,   d. 1890, Maine  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2014
  Family ID	F499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Married - 21 Jun 1777 - Abbington, Massachusetts Died - 8 Sep 1842 - Dennysville, Washington, Maine  = Link to Google Earth