Benjamin, Stephen A.

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	Stephen	A. Benjamin
	Birth Date:	September 21, 1817
	Birth Location:	New York
	Death Date:	September 28, 1900
	Death Location:	Rural Watseka, Illinois
	Burial:	Jones Cemetery (Beaver Creek) Rural Papineau, Illinois

Marriage
Stephen Benjamin married Catharine Metzler.

Notes
The Stephen Benjamin family lived in Ontario, Canada and appeared on the 1851 census as follows. 1851 Canadian Census
	Name Stephen Catherine Mary George Hannah Stephen John Ebenezer John Metzler John Williams Jane Adzit	Occupation Farmer Laborer Servant	Birthplace York State Canada West " " " " " " Germany Canada West "	Age 36 29 12 9 8 6 3 1 66 21 23
The Benjamin family moved from Kingston, Ontario, Canada to Iroquois County, Illinois in the spring of 1857. Ages at the time that they moved:
Stephen Catherine Mary Jane George Hannah Stephen John Ebenezer Cynthia Anna			40 34 17 14 13 10 8 6 4 1
1860 U.S. Federal Census -- Iroquois County
	Name Stephen Catherine George Ann J. Stephen John Ebenezer Cynthia Anna Susanna	Occupation Farmer	Birthplace New York Canada " " " " " " " "	Age 43 37 16 15 13 11 8 6 4 2
1870 U.S. Federal Census -- Martinton Township, Iroquois County
	Name Stephen Catherine Stephen Jr. Ebenezer Cynthia Anna Susanna	Occupation Farmer Keeping House	Birthplace New York Canada " " " " "	Age 52 48 22 18 16 14 12
1880 U.S. Federal Census -- Martinton Township, Iroquois County
	Name Stephen Catherine Cynthia Anna Susan	Occupation Farmer Keeping House	Birthplace New York Canada " " Illinois	Age 62 56 26 24 22