BENJAMIN F. PEAVEY



BIRTH: 23 Jul 1830 in Tuftonborough, Strafford County, New Hampshire
DEATH: 27 Feb 1911 in Tuftonboro, Carroll County, New Hampshire
FATHER: PEAVEY, Ebenezer - BIRTH: Aug 1799 in New Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire
MOTHER: COLE, Abigail - BIRTH: 1800 in Berwick, Maine

MARRIAGE: Abt 1858 Mary Elizabeth BROWN in New Hampshire
BIRTH: 1842 in Tuftonboro, Carrol County, New Hampshire

CHILD:

1. Mary E. PEAVEY - Birth: 1859 in Ossipee, Carroll County, New Hampshire


Divorce was filed in 1864 on the grounds of adultery.

Benjamin served as a U.S. Civil War Soldier. He served the Union in 3rd Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry - Company G. He enlisted as a private and was discharged with the same rank.

Benjamin is listed in the New Hampshire Federal Population Schedule of 1860 in Farmington, Strafford County, New Hampshire

According to the 1850 Census, Ebenezer, Stephen, Joshua & Benjamin were all farmers.


Census 1860: Ossipee, Srafford Co., NH Page 651:
Benjamin F. - age 29 - Occupation: Engineer
wife Lizzie M. - age 16
daughter, Mary E. - age 1.
They live next door to Thomas Peavey - age 46

Census 1900: Tuftonborough, Carroll Co., NH Page 140A:
Benjamin F. - age 66 - Occupation: Retired Engineer
2nd wife Mrs. Mary F. Kimball - age 60.
They are livingwith her son Amos Kimball (37) and his wife Fannie E. (29), and their son Alston (5).


SOURCES:

Peavey_Family.GED by Mark Kulow

Carroll County, New Hampshire Court - (Record in possession of Lisa Braendle)

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861 - 1865 - State: New Hampshire
(M549 roll 9)

New Hampshire Census: 1790 - 1890 - Federal Population Schedule - Pg. 651
NH 1860 Federal Census Index
Benjamin F Peavey - Farmington, Strafford County, New Hampshire - 1860

Death record abstract from Concord New Hampshire
(copy in possession of genealogist Lisa Braendle)
Death record stated that Benjamin was a retired Engineer-His father was listed as Eben.




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