Benjamin Force

1793 - 1873  (79 years)

• Name	Benjamin Force
  Birth	16 Sep 1793	Princeton, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Apr 1873	Tyrone, Schuyler Co., New York, USA
  Notes	From: A history of Ontario County, NY (F127 07M6) by Charles F. Millikin Benjamin, son of David Force, was born in 1793, and died in 1873. He spent his youth in his native place in New Jersey and was a pioneer settler at Steuben County, now Schuyler county, New York. Where he followed farming all his active life. In politics he was a Whig and afterward a Republican. An Intense abolitionist, he was prominent in all anti slavery movements and his house was a station of the underground railroad. His grandson and namesake was instantly killed while serving in the Union Army in the Civil War in Sherman's "March to the Sea", in 1864. He married (first) Sophia Caswell, born in 1796, and died in 1831. Her mother, Miriam (Smith) Caswell was born and raised in Massachusetts. A number of descendants of Thomas and Miriam Caswell were prominent business men in Ohio. Children of Benjamin Force were: John, Lodencia, Dr Lyman, Dr Alfred, and Chester B. Benjamin Force married (second) Sarah Russell, by whom he had three children: Eliza, Julia and David.
  Person ID	I9233	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2021

  
  

  Family 1	Sophia Caswell,   b. 1796   d. 10 Jul 1836, Tyrone, Schuyler Co., New York, USA (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1815
  Family ID	F14904	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Russell,   b. Jan 1816, Seneca Co., New York, USA d. 10 May 1903, Sabetha, Nemaha Co., Kansas, USA (Age ~ 87 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1832
  Children	+ 1. Eliza Force,   b. Mar 1840, Tyrone, Schuyler Co., New York, USA d. 14 Oct 1919, Addison, Steuben Co., New York, USA (Age ~ 79 years)   2. Julia C. Force,   b. 1844, Tyrone, Schuyler Co., New York, USA d. 3 Apr 1867, Tyrone, Schuyler Co., New York, USA (Age 23 years)   3. David A. Force,   b. Feb 1847, Tyrone, Schuyler Co., New York, USA
  Family ID	F14902	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2014

  
  

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  Birth - 16 Sep 1793 - Princeton, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA Death - 27 Apr 1873 - Tyrone, Schuyler Co., New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth