Benjamin Franklin SOUTHWORTH

1805 - 1867  (62 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin SOUTHWORTH  [1, 2]
  	Owing to defective sight he could not read well; at thirty years of age he discovered that strong glasses corrected this. He learned the hatter's trade and worked at it till large manufactories destroyed his business. After marriage he went to Dorset, Vt., but about 1834 returned to Benson. After giving up the manufacture of hats he went into the marble business. [1]
  Birth	14 Nov 1805	Dorset, Vermont   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Nov 1867	Benson, Rutland Co., Vermont   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I93217	Main Tree
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	Gordon Bibens SOUTHWORTH,   b. 14 Mar 1779, Mansfield, Connecticut d. 22 Oct 1856, Dorset, Vermont (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Abigail Madam KENT,   b. 3 Sep 1785, Benson, Rutland Co., Vermont d. 2 Jan 1845 (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	20 Jan 1805  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F38954	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Washburn MORSE,   b. 26 Nov 1808, Vassalboro, Maine d. 9 Mar 1893, Benson, Rutland Co., Vermont (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	13 Dec 1827  [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. Daniel Franklin SOUTHWORTH,   b. 18 Jul 1842, Benson, Rutland Co., Vermont d. 1924, Riverside Co., California (Age 81 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F38953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2018

  
  

• Sources

  [S10225] The Southworths in America. [S10290] Samuel Gilbert Webber, A Genealogy of the Southworths (Southards) Descendants of Constant Southworth, with a sketch of the Family in England.