Benjamin Lord
- Born: 1818, Queensbury, Warren County, New York
- Marriage (1): Anne Gates
- Died: 14 Dec 1893, Ft. Edward, Washington County, New York at age 75
- Buried: Glens Falls Cemetery in Warren County, NY
 General Notes:
per descendent Tom Williams - per www.findagrave.com - Son of Asa Lord, 1781-1868 and Esther Dean, 1794-1850, buried at Glens Falls Cemetery, NY Plot 2, Lot 3. Married Anne Gates Tupper (a widow).
Benjamin Lord, son of Asa, was b. Queensbury (obit.) c. 1818 (t.s.) and d. "of sub-acute inflammation of the stomach" at Fort Edward at 1:30 p.m. on 14 Dec. 1893, bur. Glens Falls Cem., ae. 75 (obit.). He m. Ann (Gates) Tupper, b. Warren Co. (1855c) or Essex Co. (1875c) in 1818 (t.s.) to Orin C. and Sarah (-----) Gates; she d. at her home on the island, Fort Edward, the morning of 14 Aug. 1895, bur. with him. Listed in the Sarah Gates household at Glens Falls in 1850 (161/196) were Benjamin and Ann Lord, with Horace D. and George W. Tupper and Walter S. Lord. Benjamin was listed as boatman in Queensbury ED2 in 1855 (495/615, frame $1000) with wife, both called 13-year residents of town, stepsons Horace B. or D. Tupper (b. Warren Co. c. 1845; res. West Troy in 1893) and George W. Tupper (b. Warren Co. C. 1847; res. Whitehall in 1893) and children Walter S., Phebe A. And Olive J. In 1864, Benjamin leased property on the west side of Delaware St., Glens Falls, from Martin Eastwood (9/249). In 1866, Benjamin bought a house on Mechanic St., Glens Falls, from George C. and Julia Aikins (15/317). Benjamin was listed as a land-owning boatman, working on the canal, in Queensbury ED2 in 1875 (277/295, frame $2000) with wife Ann, stepson George Tupper (b. Warren Co. c. 1848; single, mason working in Glens Falls) and children Nathaniel C., Julia and Helen. In his obituary, he was called "a well known resident of Glens Falls for thirty years. He had resided in Fort Edward for the past twelve years. He is survived by a widow and eight children," [courtesy of A. Halford on www.rootsweb.com]
1870: Queensbury, Warren, New York Post Office: Glens Falls
Benj Lord 53 abt 1817 New York boatman
Ann Lord 52 New York
George Lord 23 New York brickmason
Walter Lord 21 New York boatman
Phebe Lord 19 New York
Olive Lord 16 New York
Nathaniel Lord 14 New York
Juliette Lord 11 New York
Helen Lord 8 New York
Benjamin married Anne Gates. (Anne Gates was born in 1818, died in 1895 and was buried in Glens Falls Cemetery in Warren County, NY.)
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