Benjamin Avery ATWATER

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Son of James Atwater and Thankful Avery
• Census: 1850, Living in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York
• Census: 1865, Living in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York
• Census: 1870, Living in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York
• Census: 1880, Living in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York

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(The Ithaca Journal; Ithaca, NY. Tuesday, November 6, 1883, page 3.)

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Benjamin Avery Atwater, aged 68, the well known proprietor of the eating house and variety store at No. 9 ½ South Cayuga street, died last evening from the effects of morphine. Mr. Atwater?s family, upon whom a Journal representative called this morning, states that he had been extremely depressed for some time and that the future seemed to present unsurmountable obstacles. His health was precarious, he dreaded the approaching winter, mourned over troubles real and imaginary, and finally to free himself from all his burdens he took a large quantity of the solacing drug, and passed into the sleep that knows no waking this side the grave....


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Family/Spouse: Sarah Ann PHILLIPS. Sarah was born on 20 Jan 1818 in Connecticut; died on 26 Feb 1897; was buried in Ithaca City Cemetery, Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sarah M. ATWATER was born about 1841 in New York.
2. Agnes Christine ATWATER was born about 1843 in New York.
3. Benjamin A. ATWATER was born about 1846 in New York.
4. Ledyard J. ATWATER was born about 1847 in New York.
5. Adelbert ATWATER was born about 1849 in New York.
6. Charles H. ATWATER was born about 1851 in New York.
7. Mary C. ATWATER was born about 1853 in New York.
8. Joachin ATWATER was born about 1854 in New York.
9. Clara ATWATER was born in 1857 in New York; died on 15 May 1915 in Newark Valley, Tioga, New York, USA; was buried in Hope Cemetery, Newark Valley, Tioga County, New York.
10. Naomi ATWATER was born about 1863 in New York.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Son of John Atwater and Susannah Goodyear
• Census: 1865, Living with son Benjamin in Ithaca, tompkins Co., New York

James married Thankful AVERY on 6 Apr 1806 in Ledyard, New York. Thankful (daughter of Benjamin AVERY and Mary BURROWS) was born on 31 Jan 1784 in Groton, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died on 17 May 1870 in Waverly, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]