Benjamin Franklin Partridge

Family

Sources

1. George Homer Partridge, Partridge Genealogy (1904), family #1: "John Partridge married, Dec. 18, 1655, Magdalen, daughter of John and Magdalen Bullard, early of Watertown and later of Medfield. She died in Medfield, Dec. 27, 1677." Explicit daughter-of; corroborates Tilden.

   George Homer Partridge, Partridge Genealogy: Descendants of John Partridge of Medfield, Mass. (1904), pp. 16–17: "AMOS, b. Apr. 12, 1758; was in Revolutionary service from Mendon … and from Chesterfield, N. H. … He m. at Athol, Mass., Aug. 28, 1783, Sarah, b. Northfield, Mass., Nov. 9, 1764, dau. of Capt. Ebenezer and Sarah (Janes) Harvey … In 1826 they accompanied their son Benjamin F. Partridge to De Peyster, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. … He d. at Ogdensburg, N. Y., Jan. 3, 1844; and she d. at De Peyster, N. Y., Aug. 28, 1849. Children: … 12. Benjamin Franklin, b. Sept. 17, 1803; m. Keene, N. Y., Apr. 6, 1826, Mary Howard …" Matches benjamin-f-partridge-bsb: exact birth 1803-09-17, marriage Keene NY 1826-04-06 to Mary Howard Wheeler, residence De Peyster from 1826, death 1893-08-21 already on graph. Corroborated by FPA Register 1911 (Arthur S. & Frank H. Partridge entries) naming great-grandparents Amos Partridge × Sarah Harvey.

2. Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, Register 1911, Roll of Associates: Arthur S. & Frank H. Partridge applications name "great3-grandson of Benoni Partridge and Mehitable Wheelock" (and upstream Eli × Rachel Sheffield). Independent dual applications corroborate the Benoni × Mehetabel couple whose parents are named in the 1904 Partridge Genealogy.

   Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, Register 1911, Roll of Associates pp. 165-166, two separate member entries: "ARTHUR SAMUEL PARTRIDGE. St. Louis, Mo. Gen. No. 735 ... Born St. Louis, Mo., January 22, 1869. Son of Amos S. Partridge and Eliza Pegg; grandson of Benjamin F. Partridge and Mary Howard Wheeler; great-grandson of Amos Partridge and Sarah Harvey; great2-grandson of Eli Partridge and Rachel Sheffield ..." and "FRANK HARVEY PARTRIDGE. New York City ... Born May 22, 1857. Son of Amos S. Partridge and Eliza Pegg; grandson of Benjamin Franklin Partridge and Mary Wheeler; great-grandson of Amos Partridge and Sarah Harvey; great2-grandson of Eli Partridge and Rachel Sheffield ...". Matches amos-s-partridge: father of arthur-s-partridge (exact birth 1869-01-22 St. Louis), wife Eliza Pegg; same grandparents named in two independent applications.

3. George Homer Partridge, Partridge Genealogy (1904), family #1: "John Partridge married, Dec. 18, 1655, Magdalen, daughter of John and Magdalen Bullard, early of Watertown and later of Medfield. She died in Medfield, Dec. 27, 1677." Explicit daughter-of; corroborates Tilden.

   George Homer Partridge, Partridge Genealogy: Descendants of John Partridge of Medfield, Mass. (1904), pp. 16-17, family of Amos Partridge (b. 1758, s/o Eli & Rachel Sheffield) and Sarah Harvey: "12. Benjamin Franklin, b. Sept. 17, 1803; m. Keene, N. Y., Apr. 6, 1826, Mary Howard, b. Mch. 9, 1804, d. Jan. 19, 1878, dau. of Artemas and Esther (Cragin) Wheeler, of Temple, N. H.; removed to De Peyster, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., in 1826; resided there, where he d. Aug. 21, 1893; ten children." Matches the FPA Register lineage for Amos S. Partridge exactly (Benjamin F. x Mary Howard Wheeler, son of Amos x Sarah Harvey, grandson of Eli x Rachel Sheffield). Geographic corroboration: Amos S. Partridge was co-publisher of the Ogdensburg Advance / St. Lawrence Weekly Democrat 1862-1864 (Child, Gazetteer and Business Directory of St. Lawrence County, N.Y., 1873-4), the county where Benjamin F. lived at De Peyster. DAR Lineage Book (Grace Greenhalgh Eversman, Nat. #58545, great-granddaughter via Amos S. & Eliza Pegg) also names "Benjamin F. Partridge and Mary Hanna Wheeler", d/o Artemas Wheeler & Esther Cragin.

4. Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, Register 1911, Roll of Associates: Arthur S. & Frank H. Partridge applications name "great3-grandson of Benoni Partridge and Mehitable Wheelock" (and upstream Eli × Rachel Sheffield). Independent dual applications corroborate the Benoni × Mehetabel couple whose parents are named in the 1904 Partridge Genealogy.

   Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, Register 1911, Roll of Associates pp. 165-166, two separate member entries: "ARTHUR SAMUEL PARTRIDGE. St. Louis, Mo. Gen. No. 735 ... Born St. Louis, Mo., January 22, 1869. Son of Amos S. Partridge and Eliza Pegg; grandson of Benjamin F. Partridge and Mary Howard Wheeler; great-grandson of Amos Partridge and Sarah Harvey; great2-grandson of Eli Partridge and Rachel Sheffield ..." and "FRANK HARVEY PARTRIDGE. New York City ... Born May 22, 1857. Son of Amos S. Partridge and Eliza Pegg; grandson of Benjamin Franklin Partridge and Mary Wheeler; great-grandson of Amos Partridge and Sarah Harvey; great2-grandson of Eli Partridge and Rachel Sheffield ...". Matches amos-s-partridge: father of arthur-s-partridge (exact birth 1869-01-22 St. Louis), wife Eliza Pegg; same grandparents named in two independent applications.

5. George Homer Partridge, Partridge Genealogy (1904), family #1: "John Partridge married, Dec. 18, 1655, Magdalen, daughter of John and Magdalen Bullard, early of Watertown and later of Medfield. She died in Medfield, Dec. 27, 1677." Explicit daughter-of; corroborates Tilden.

   George Homer Partridge, Partridge Genealogy: Descendants of John Partridge of Medfield, Mass. (1904), pp. 16-17, family of Amos Partridge (b. 1758, s/o Eli & Rachel Sheffield) and Sarah Harvey: "12. Benjamin Franklin, b. Sept. 17, 1803; m. Keene, N. Y., Apr. 6, 1826, Mary Howard, b. Mch. 9, 1804, d. Jan. 19, 1878, dau. of Artemas and Esther (Cragin) Wheeler, of Temple, N. H.; removed to De Peyster, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., in 1826; resided there, where he d. Aug. 21, 1893; ten children." Matches the FPA Register lineage for Amos S. Partridge exactly (Benjamin F. x Mary Howard Wheeler, son of Amos x Sarah Harvey, grandson of Eli x Rachel Sheffield). Geographic corroboration: Amos S. Partridge was co-publisher of the Ogdensburg Advance / St. Lawrence Weekly Democrat 1862-1864 (Child, Gazetteer and Business Directory of St. Lawrence County, N.Y., 1873-4), the county where Benjamin F. lived at De Peyster. DAR Lineage Book (Grace Greenhalgh Eversman, Nat. #58545, great-granddaughter via Amos S. & Eliza Pegg) also names "Benjamin F. Partridge and Mary Hanna Wheeler", d/o Artemas Wheeler & Esther Cragin.

6. George Homer Partridge, Partridge Genealogy (1904), family #1: "John Partridge married, Dec. 18, 1655, Magdalen, daughter of John and Magdalen Bullard, early of Watertown and later of Medfield. She died in Medfield, Dec. 27, 1677." Explicit daughter-of; corroborates Tilden.

   George Homer Partridge, Partridge Genealogy: Descendants of John Partridge of Medfield, Mass. (1904), pp. 16–17: "AMOS, b. Apr. 12, 1758; was in Revolutionary service from Mendon … and from Chesterfield, N. H. … He m. at Athol, Mass., Aug. 28, 1783, Sarah, b. Northfield, Mass., Nov. 9, 1764, dau. of Capt. Ebenezer and Sarah (Janes) Harvey … In 1826 they accompanied their son Benjamin F. Partridge to De Peyster, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. … He d. at Ogdensburg, N. Y., Jan. 3, 1844; and she d. at De Peyster, N. Y., Aug. 28, 1849. Children: … 12. Benjamin Franklin, b. Sept. 17, 1803; m. Keene, N. Y., Apr. 6, 1826, Mary Howard …" Matches benjamin-f-partridge-bsb: exact birth 1803-09-17, marriage Keene NY 1826-04-06 to Mary Howard Wheeler, residence De Peyster from 1826, death 1893-08-21 already on graph. Corroborated by FPA Register 1911 (Arthur S. & Frank H. Partridge entries) naming great-grandparents Amos Partridge × Sarah Harvey.