Benjamin Manchester

1787 - 1864  (76 years)

• Name	Benjamin Manchester
  Born	17 Aug 1787	Tiverton, RI   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Jan 1864	Fall River, MA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I17985	Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	John Manchester,   b. 28 Mar 1761, Tiverton, RI ,   d. 28 Oct 1833  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Mary Brayton,   b. 28 Dec 1757, Newport, RI ,   d. Aft 5 Nov 1838  (Age > 81 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1785	Tiverton, Newport Co., RI   [3]
  Family ID	F07181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lusannah "Lucy" A. Cook,   b. 7 Sep 1792, Tiverton, RI ,   d. 28 Aug 1854  (Age 61 years)
  Married	Abt 1811
  Children	1. Silas Manchester,   b. Abt 1813, RI ,   d. Aft 1 Jun 1850  (Age ~ 37 years)   2. Delaney Manchester,   b. Abt 1820, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI   3. Stephen Manchester,   b. Between 1822 and 1829, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA   4. Mary A. Manchester,   b. Between 1827 and 1830, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA   5. James Manchester,   b. Between 1830 and 1837, RI or MA   6. Lucy A. Manchester,   b. Between 1833 and 1835, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018
  Family ID	F06883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin's death record at Fall River, MA, identifies his parents as John & Mary (m n Brayton); it gives both his and their birthplace as Tiverton, RI. Benjamin died at 12:30 pm on 10 Jan 1864, aged 76 y 4 m 23 d. In the 1850 Federal Census, Benjamin & Lucy A. Manchester, ages 60 & 56, are living at Tiverton, Newport Co., RI. Also in the household are the following individuals: Delana Dunlap 30 RI, Mary A. Manchester 23 MA, Lucy A. Manchester 17 RI, James Manchester 13 RI, Stephen Manchester 21 MA, Alexander Manchester 28 RI, Reuben Downing 30 MA, & Nancy Downing 27 RI. They are next door to the Hoyt family, and also to the family of Silas Manchester age 37; Silas may be a son of Benjamin & Lucy, as three of the individuals in that household appear to be living with Benjamin in 1860. In 1860 Benjamin is age 72, widowed and "infirm," living at Fall River, Bristol Co., MA. The census identifies his birthplace as Tiverton, RI. In the household with him are the following individuals, all surname Manchester: Delaney 40 (b Tiverton, RI), Mary 40 (b Tiverton, RI), Stephen 38 (b Fall River, MA), Mary A. 30 (b Fall River, MA), Eleanor 22 (b Tiverton, RI), Emeline 18 (b Tiverton, RI), Lucy 25 (b Fall River, MA), James 20 (b Fall River, MA), & Almira 13 (b Fall River, MA). Of these individuals, Mary, Emeline, & Almira were likely in the household of Silas Manchester in 1850. I am not absolutely sure how many of these individuals belong to Benjamin & Lucy, but based on the 1850 & 1860 census data, I have made an assumption that they probably had at least these six children, as listed in this family group. Alexander may also be theirs, also possibly Nancy. (This family needs more research.) As noted by genealogist John Redfern, Benjamin and his sister Meribah are mentioned in the 17 Feb 1812 will of Mary (Borden) Sherman of Tiverton.

  
  

• Sources

  [S012554] Thomas Cooke of Rhode Island, Vol. I, Jane Fletcher Fiske, (Boxford, MA; 1987), 471. [S012672] Vital Records of Fall River, MA, MA Deaths Vol. 174 p. 88. [S012634] Revolutionary War Pension File.