Benajah LEFFINGWELL

Benajah married Joanna CHRISTOPHERS on 24 Aug 1726. Joanna was born on 19 Mar 1707 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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With the other brothers of Col.Christopher Leffingwell he took an active part in the Revolutionary struggle, and served as a member of Capt. Lathrop's company and also in that of Capt. Edgerton, as shown by "The Record of Services of Connecticut Men." In July, 1780, as appears from an "Alarm List," he was called with a company of "Minute Men" to New London, to repel a threatened invasion by the British forces, and on that occasion reported as "Ensign" and was credited with service in that capacity. Before this, in 1777, he was enrolled in the Eighth Company of the 28th Regiment.

Elisha married Alice TRACY on 15 Jun 1766. Alice (daughter of Elisha TRACY and Lucy HUNTINGTON) was born on 11 Nov 1745 in Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut; died on 4 Jan 1807 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of Elisha Leffingwell and Alice Tracy

Nancy married Nehemiah HUNTINGTON on 8 Sep 1814. Nehemiah (son of Elijah HUNTINGTON and Lydia BALDWIN) was born on 20 Apr 1782 in Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut; died on 2 Jun 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He was a member of Yale College, class of 1840, and received from tat college an honorary master's degree in 1851. He was licensed to preach, by the New London association of Congregational ministers, in 1845, and ordained to the work of the ministry, in Putnam, Conn., in 1848. He was dismissed from this charge in 1850, from vocal weakness; since which time he has been engaged in teaching. He has given one sermon and several addresses to the press, and has devoted his leisure, for years, to the preparation of this genealogical memoir.

By ill-health and want of means he was obliged to leave college at the beginning of the Sophomore year, but in 1851 the degree of master of Arts was conferred on him, and his name has subsequently been enrolled with his class.

He taught school in Connecticut for several years, going over in the meantime the regular college studies and also pursuing a theological course, and in 1845 he was licensed to preach by the New London Association of Congregational ministers. Alter laboring for the American Bible Society, he was engaged in organizing a church in Putnam Village in Windham County, Conn., which had lately begun to form about a station of the Norwich and Worcester Railroad, and which is included in the present town of Putnam. Here he was ordained in November, 1848. His voice failing, he was dismissed from this charge after two years' service, and in the spring of 1851 became the principal of a school in West Meriden, Conn. In the fall of 1852, he was invited to Waterbury, Conn., as principal of the high school, and superintendent of the other schools of the city. He removed again in December, 1854, to Stamford, Conn., where he had charge of a public school until 1857, when he opened a private school for boys, which he continued until 1864. he then devoted himself to literary labor, residing in Stamford until April, 1876, when he became acting pastor of the congregational Church in South Coventry, Conn. He retired from this service in April, 1877, and continued a resident of the town until his death. He was prostrated by an attack of paralysis in November, 1877, and after lingering for more than a month, died Dec. 27, in the 62d year of his age. he was married, March 6, 1843, to Julia Maria, daughter of Deacon Thomas Welch, of Windham, Conn., who survives him with two children.

Elijah married Julia Maria WELCH on 6 Mar 1843. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]