Herkimer County NyArchives Biographies.....Benedict, William C. February 13, 1850 - 
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Author: Hardin & Willard

Benedict, William C., Russia, was born in Whitesboro, Oneida county, February 
13, 1850, a son of William Benedict, whose father was a native of New Canaan, 
Conn.  He had seven sons and two daughters.  William Benedict was born in 
1814, was apprenticed to a tanner and followed that business.  His wife was 
Rachel Hogan, a native of New Scotland, Albany county, born in 1818, and they 
had five sons and one daughter.  Mr. Benedict was a Whig and afterwards a 
Republican.  He was a trustee of the village in which he lived.  Subject of 
sketch was reared as a tanner and educated in the common schools.  In 1870 he 
married Elizabeth Wimble, a native of Whitesboro and daughter of Jesse and 
Eliza Wimble, who were natives of England. They came to America and first 
settled in Vermont, and afterwards in Whitesboro.  They had twelve children.  
Mr. Benedict and wife have one son, Charles G., who resides in Grant.  His 
wife is Libbie A., daughter of John and Catharine (Miller) Jones of 
Northwood.  Mr. Benedict, previous to 1875, was engaged in a tannery with his 
father at Whitesboro, the firm being known as Benedict & Son.  In that year he 
went to Stittsville and followed his tract three years, then returning to 
Whitesboro, where he remained two years.  He then engaged in tannery five 
years for Clark Dodge of Grant, N.Y.  At the end of that time he purchased the 
property, and has since carried on a successful business.  He is a Republican 
and has been supervisor of the town.

Additional Comments:
source:
History of Herkimer County, New York : illustrated with portraits of many of 
its citizens
edited by George A. Hardin ; assisted by Frank H. Willard
Syracuse, New York : D. Mason, 1893
550 p., 276 p. : ill., maps, ports.

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