Benjamin Thomas Essex 1807–1892

Benjamin Thomas Essex, 1807–1892 (aged 85 years)

Name

Benjamin Thomas Essex

Name: Benjamin Thomas /Essex/
Given names: Benjamin Thomas
Surname: Essex

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	May 15, 1807 35 32
4th President of the United States	James Madison March 4, 1809 (aged 1 year)
Birth of a sister	Johanna Louisa Essex November 10, 1809 (aged 2 years)
Birth of a brother	Lewis Essex August 3, 1813 (aged 6 years)
Battle of Waterloo	The Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon Bonaparte, ending the Napoleonic wars. June 18, 1815 (aged 8 years) Waterloo, Belgium
Birth of a sister	Gertrude Henrietta Essex December 2, 1815 (aged 8 years)
5th President of the United States	James Monroe March 4, 1817 (aged 9 years)
Peterloo Massacre	Cavalry was used to disperse a large crowd who were demanding electoral reform. 15 were killed and hundreds injured. August 16, 1819 (aged 12 years) Manchester, England
6th President of the United States	John Quincy Adams March 4, 1825 (aged 17 years)
7th President of the United States	Andrew Jackson March 4, 1829 (aged 21 years)
Death of a maternal grandfather	Peter Rothrock November 24, 1829 (aged 22 years) Friedberg, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
8th President of the United States	Martin Van Buren March 4, 1837 (aged 29 years)
9th President of the United States	William Henry Harrison March 4, 1841 (aged 33 years)
10th President of the United States	John Tyler April 4, 1841 (aged 33 years)
11th President of the United States	James K Polk March 4, 1845 (aged 37 years)
Death of a mother	Catharine Rothrock January 9, 1849 (aged 41 years) Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
12th President of the United States	Zachary Taylor March 4, 1849 (aged 41 years)
13th President of the United States	Millard Fillmore July 9, 1850 (aged 43 years)
Death of a paternal grandfather	Joseph (Essig) Essex about 1851 (aged 43 years) North Carolina, USA
14th President of the United States	Franklin Pierce March 4, 1853 (aged 45 years)
The Crimean War	from October 16, 1853 to March 30, 1856 (aged 48 years)
15th President of the United States	James Buchanan March 4, 1857 (aged 49 years)
16th President of the United States	Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861 (aged 53 years)
Death of a sister	Mary Elisabeth Essex July 28, 1861 (aged 54 years) Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
Death of a brother	John Essex December 27, 1864 (aged 57 years) Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
17th President of the United States	Andrew Johnson April 15, 1865 (aged 57 years)
Death of a brother	Philip Essex November 9, 1867 (aged 60 years)
18th President of the United States	Ulysses S Grant March 4, 1869 (aged 61 years)
Death of a father	John Essex October 27, 1871 (aged 64 years) Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
19th President of the United States	Rutherford B Hayes March 4, 1877 (aged 69 years)
20th President of the United States	James A Garfield March 4, 1881 (aged 73 years)
21st President of the United States	Chester A Arthur September 19, 1881 (aged 74 years)
Death of a brother	Salome Essex February 7, 1885 (aged 77 years)
22nd President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1885 (aged 77 years)
Death of a brother	Lewis Essex March 10, 1885 (aged 77 years)
23rd President of the United States	Benjamin Harrison March 4, 1889 (aged 81 years)
Death	June 13, 1892 (aged 85 years)

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: December 7, 1771 29 19 — Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage: about 1795 — North Carolina, USA Death: October 27, 1871 — Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Catharine Rothrock Mary Elisabeth Essex Philip Essex Catherine Essex Salome Essex John Essex Benjamin Thomas Essex Johanna Louisa Essex Lewis Essex Gertrude Henrietta Essex John Essex 1771–1871 Birth: December 7, 1771 29 19 — Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Death: October 27, 1871 — Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
mother	Links Birth: January 9, 1775 28 25 — Friedberg, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA Marriage: about 1795 — North Carolina, USA Death: January 9, 1849 — Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Essex Mary Elisabeth Essex Philip Essex Catherine Essex Salome Essex John Essex Benjamin Thomas Essex Johanna Louisa Essex Lewis Essex Gertrude Henrietta Essex Catharine Rothrock 1775–1849 Birth: January 9, 1775 28 25 — Friedberg, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA Death: January 9, 1849 — Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
Marriage	Marriage — about 1795 — North Carolina, USA
-6 years elder sister	Links Birth: April 28, 1789 17 14 — Stokes County, North Carolina, USA Marriage: January 18, 1814 Census: 1850 — Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA Census: 1860 — Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA Death: July 28, 1861 — Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joseph Spach Gottlieb Wilhelm Spach Timotheus Immanuel Spach Henrietta louisa Spaugh Alexander August Spach James Robert Spach Edward Thomas Spach Mary Elisabeth Essex 1789–1861 Birth: April 28, 1789 17 14 — Stokes County, North Carolina, USA Death: July 28, 1861 — Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
9 years elder brother	Links Birth: February 22, 1798 26 23 Death: November 9, 1867 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Anna Maria Huff Philip Essex 1798–1867 Birth: February 22, 1798 26 23 Death: November 9, 1867
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: July 1, 1800 28 25 Marriage: November 25, 1824 Death: about 1895 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Greter Catherine Essex 1800–1895 Birth: July 1, 1800 28 25 Death: about 1895
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: October 10, 1802 30 27 Death: February 7, 1885 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Silas Reich Salome Essex 1802–1885 Birth: October 10, 1802 30 27 Death: February 7, 1885
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: February 17, 1805 33 30 — Stokes County, North Carolina, USA Marriage: June 14, 1830 Death: December 27, 1864 — Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hannah McConnell John Essex 1805–1864 Birth: February 17, 1805 33 30 — Stokes County, North Carolina, USA Death: December 27, 1864 — Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
2 years himself	Links Birth: May 15, 1807 35 32 Death: June 13, 1892 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rebecca Fry Benjamin Thomas Essex 1807–1892 Birth: May 15, 1807 35 32 Death: June 13, 1892
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: November 10, 1809 37 34 Death: October 6, 1896 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Vogler Johanna Louisa Essex 1809–1896 Birth: November 10, 1809 37 34 Death: October 6, 1896
4 years younger brother	Links Birth: August 3, 1813 41 38 Death: March 10, 1885 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Matilda Pauline Zeigler Lewis Essex 1813–1885 Birth: August 3, 1813 41 38 Death: March 10, 1885
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: December 2, 1815 43 40 Death: December 26, 1897 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Alexander Zeigler Gertrude Henrietta Essex 1815–1897 Birth: December 2, 1815 43 40 Death: December 26, 1897

Family with Rebecca Fry
himself	Links Birth: May 15, 1807 35 32 Death: June 13, 1892 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rebecca Fry Benjamin Thomas Essex 1807–1892 Birth: May 15, 1807 35 32 Death: June 13, 1892
partner	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Thomas Essex Rebecca Fry –

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Note	2 children with Rebecca Fry
Note	Thomas was very prominent in Bartholomew County politics and was a State Senator in 1850, 1854.

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December 20, 2007 – 15:06:49

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Family with parents
father Parents Joseph (Essig) Essex Elizabeth Kimmel	John Essex 1771–1871
mother Parents Peter Rothrock Catharina Mueller	Catharine Rothrock 1775–1849
elder sister Family Joseph Spach Gottlieb Wilhelm Spach Timotheus Immanuel Spach Henrietta louisa Spaugh Alexander August Spach James Robert Spach Edward Thomas Spach	Mary Elisabeth Essex 1789–1861
elder brother Family Anna Maria Huff	Philip Essex 1798–1867
elder sister Family John Greter	Catherine Essex 1800–1895
elder brother Family Silas Reich	Salome Essex 1802–1885
elder brother Family Hannah McConnell	John Essex 1805–1864
himself	Benjamin Thomas Essex 1807–1892
younger sister Family William Vogler	Johanna Louisa Essex 1809–1896
younger brother Family Mary Matilda Pauline Zeigler	Lewis Essex 1813–1885
younger sister Family Thomas Alexander Zeigler	Gertrude Henrietta Essex 1815–1897

Family with Rebecca Fry
himself	Benjamin Thomas Essex 1807–1892
partner	Rebecca Fry –

Descendants

Benjamin Thomas Essex(1807–1892)
- Rebecca Fry
  - No children