Todd, Benjamin

The following data is extracted from Todd Family Genealogy.

Benjamin Todd⁵, (Titus⁴, Benjamin³, Michael², Christopher¹) born March 4, 1755, died Jan. 7, 1828, married April 22, 1783, Phebe, daughter of Ezra and Hannah (Todd) Tuttle, who was born June 2, 1758, died July 20, 1850; for her Todd ancestry see No. 82. They removed to Russell, Mass., in 1784, where he bought a tract of land on the mountain, on which to raise wheat, prefering it to land in the heart of Springfield, Mass., which was offered to him for $10 per acre. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, having served about seven years. He died in Russell, Mass., and was buried in the old cemetery on the mountain.

Children:
*396. Gershom, b. Oct. 25, 1784.
*397. Benjamin, b. Jan. 20, 1787.
398. Elizabeth, b. May 23, 1791, d. April 14, 1820.
400. Harvey, b. Aug. 27, 1793, d. Jan. 19, 1825.
*401. Phebe, b. April 14, 1796.
*402. Lucretia, b. June 11, 1798.
*403. Cynthia, b. Dec. 6, 1800.
404. Hannah, b. Sept. 20, 1803, d. Sept. 26, 1804, in New Haven, Conn.

Source: Todd Family Genealogy

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