Benjamin J. Mitchell

1843 - 1915  (72 years)

• Name	Benjamin J. Mitchell
  Birth	1843	Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Aug 1915	Naples, Ontario Co., New York, USA
  Burial	Clearview Cemetery, Cohocton, Steuben Co., New York, USA
  Notes	1870 living in Utica,Crawford Co.,Wisconsin near his brothers John and Mahlon. The death of Benjamin J. Mitchell occurred at the home of his youngest son, Clarence, in Garlinghouse, town of Naples, on Saturday, August 28, 1915, after a lingering illness of creeping paralysis. He was of a family of ten children all of whom have passed to the world beyond. He was born near Dansville, N. Y., on October 8, 1843, and his parents died while he was quite young. He was married on December 27, 1864, to Miss Rebecca Jones, of Garlinghouse, who died in January, 1902. Three children were born to this union, two sons and a daughter. Their first years of married life were spent in Wisconsin, after which they returned to their native home and settled on a farm in Garlinghouse. Mr. Mitchell was again married on October 23, 1904, to Mrs. Sarah West Armstrong, of the town of Springwater, N Y., who died in November, 1907. He was a very prosperous and energetic farmer having followed that occupation since a young man. He is survived by his children, Frank, who lives near North Cohocton, Myra, who is Mrs. Frank Eldridge, living near Geneva, and Clarence, with whom he lived; also two grandchildren, Alvin Eldridge and Vera Mitchell, besides several nieces, nephews and cousins. The funeral was held on Tuesday, August 31, from the home at 1 o'clock p. m. and from the Garlinghouse school house at 2 p m., conducted by Richard Monlten, of North Cohocton. Burial in Clearview cemetery, North Cohocton, by the side of his former wife. (The Naples Record, Naples, Ontario County, New York, Wednesday, September 8, 1915)
  Person ID	I2510	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	4 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Mitchell,   b. 9 Jun 1805, Lower Makefield, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 7 Jul 1862, Naples, Ontario Co., New York, USA (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Polly Brewer,   b. ca 1805, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rebecca Maria Jones,   b. 7 Mar 1846, Naples, Ontario Co., New York, USA d. 1 Jan 1902, Steuben Co., New York, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	27 Dec 1864
  Children	+ 1. Frank Mitchell,   b. 13 Jun 1866, North Cohocton, Cohocton, Steuben Co., New York, USA + 2. Myra Mitchell,   b. 20 Dec 1868, Utica, Crawford Co., Wisconsin, USA d. 28 Apr 1941, Geneva, Ontario Co., New York, USA (Age 72 years)   3. Clarence A. Mitchell,   b. 02 Mar 1879, Naples, Ontario Co., New York, USA
  Family ID	F3447	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah E. West   d. 18 Nov 1906
  Marriage	21 Oct 1903	Springwater, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Family ID	F16438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1843 - Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA Marriage - 21 Oct 1903 - Springwater, Livingston Co., New York, USA Death - 28 Aug 1915 - Naples, Ontario Co., New York, USA Burial - - Clearview Cemetery, Cohocton, Steuben Co., New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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