William G. Benton

  General Notes:

Research of Allen Gregg sent to me June 2006 - states he was born in Lee, MA and died unknown. He owned a small paper mill in Bennington and it burned and he relocated to Lee, MA

1850 Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont
George Benton 42 born NY manufacturer
Louisa [Ladd?] 38 born MA [born 22 Mar 1809; m. in Thetford, VT]
Charles W 15 born VT
William G 13 born VT

1860 Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont
George W Benton 52 paper manufacturer born NY worth $2000
Eliza 53 born MA
William 23 born VT
Jerome 21 born VT
Clarinda 10 born

1870 Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont
William G. Benton age 33 born 1837
Elmira age 29 born 1841
George 1864
Halsey 1868
Mary 1866
Eliza 1870

1880 census Lee, Berkshire County, MA
William BENTON Self M Male W 42 VERMONT Works In Paper Mill VT. VT.
Elmira BENTON Wife M Female W 40 N.H. Keeps House N.H. N.H.
George BENTON Son S Male W 16 VERMONT Works In Paper Mill VT. N.H.
Mary BENTON Dau S Female W 15 VERMONT At School VT. N.H.
Lizzie BENTON Dau S Female W 4 VERMONT VT. N.H.

William married Almira Gregg, daughter of Benjamin Gregg and Cynthia Straw, in 1862 in Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont. (Almira Gregg was born circa 1840 in Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, died on 14 Apr 1894 in Lee, Massachusetts and was buried on 16 Apr 1894 in Lee, Massachusetts.)