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 Abt 1760 - 1833 (73 years)
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| Name |
Benjamin Archer |
| Born |
Abt 1760 |
Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, British Colonial America  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1833 |
Washington Township, Allen County, Indiana, United States |
| Person ID |
I1200 |
TangledRoots |
| Last Modified |
22 Oct 2021 |
| Father |
Joseph Archer, b. Abt 1730, Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, British Colonial America , d. 23 Oct 1783, Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States (Age 53 years) |
| Mother |
Sarah Shreve, b. Abt 1730, Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, British Colonial Ameirca , d. 13 Jul 1821 (Age 91 years) |
| Married |
12 Nov 1755 |
Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, British Colonial America |
| Family ID |
F412 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Died - 1833 - Washington Township, Allen County, Indiana, United States |
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| Notes |
...Benjamin Archer, brother of Aaron Nutt, Sr.'s wife, Mary Archer was born in Mansfield Township, Burlington county, New Jersey. he later moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he was a judge of the courts. from there he continued west into Kentucky where he remained until about 1798, when he arrived in Montgomery County, Ohio, he was quickly appointed an Associate Judge. He and John Ewing were two of the first three judges in Montgomery County being named in 1803.
...Benjamin with his wife Margaret (Brown) and his family came to Centerville in 1798, he owned 496 acres of land in section 19. As associate Judge, Benjamin Archer took part in the first court in the County on 27, July, 1803. Court was held upstairs in the Newcom Tavern in Dayton, Ohio where the presiding judge, Francis Dunlevy, informed the Associates of their duties.
...Benjamin also operated the first store in Washington township out of a log cabin on his farm. He worked as a building contractor from time-to-time and was active in church affairs as well. he was appointed as Deacon in 1801, and was also the church treasurer. He was elected as a trustee of Washington Township each year from 1812 until 1819 and again in 1822 and 1823.
...In 1824 Benjamin and his family moved to Washington township, F. Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. He died in 1833. From the Publication: "A Sense of Place: Published by the Centerville Historical Society - 1977. (Source: Compiled by Irene L. Shrope, Nutt Family of Ohio and New Jersey: , Revised and Up-Dated 1993 (Vandalia, Ohio: Authorized Distributor Donald A. Nutt, 1992). pg. 39)
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- [S622] Book: The Benham Family including the Nutt and Miller Families, 929.273 B436wL., p352.
Children of Joseph Archer and Sarah Shreve are:
i. Joseph Archer, born in Mansfield Twp., Burlington, NJ; died Unknown in Burlington County, NJ. He married Prudence Baldin August 18, 1814 in Burlington Co., NJ; died Unknown.
ii. Mary Archer, born November 28, 1756 in Mansfield Twp. Burlington County, New Jersey; died September 22, 1817 in Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio.
iii. Benjamin Archer, Sr., born Abt. 1760 in Mansfíeld Twp., Burlington, New Jersey; died 1833 in Washington Twp., Allen County, Indiana.
iv. Elizabeth Archer, born Abt. 1763 in Burlington County, NJ; died Unknown.
v. John Archer, born July 13, 1764 in Mansfield Township, Burlington, New Jersey; died 1824 in Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio.
vi. David Archer, born Abt. 1768 in Mansfíeld Twp., Burlington, NJ; died Abt. 1825 in Lost Creek Twp., Miami Co., Ohio
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