Benjamin
Vessey
Born in Besthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England
Son of Benjamin Vessey
and Elizabeth (Booker) Vessey
Brother of
John Vessey, William Vessey, Charles Vessey, Elizabeth Vessey, Thomas Vessey, Mary Vessey, Lucy Vessey and Joseph Vessey
Husband of
Sarah (Dawson) Vessey
— married
1 Nov 1810 in Candlesby, Lincolnshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Mehetabel Vessey, John Vessey, Robert Vessey, Ann (Vessey) Annis, Sarah (Vessey) Simm, Benjamin Vessey and Charles Vessey
Died
at about age 73
in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Mar 2016
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Biography
Benjamin Vessey was born in Besthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England.
Benjamin Vessey was born in Besthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England in 1787 to Benjamin Vessey and Elizabeth Booker.[1][2]
He was baptised 9 July 1787 at St Helena, South Scarle [3]
Benjamin married Sarah Dawson and had 9 children.[1][2][4]
- Elizabeth Vessey, b. 24 March 1810
- Mehitable Vessey, b. 20 March 1812
- John Vessey, b. 20 June 1813
- Robert Vessey, b. 18 December 1815, d. 14 April 1888
- Ann Vessey, b. 2 October 1816
- Sarah Vessey, b. 20 July 1818
- Eleanor Vessey, b. 20 March 1820
- Benjamin Vessey, b. 29 July 1821
- Charles Vessey, b. 12 February 1826
In 1841 Benjamin was working as a butcher and living at St James Street, Liverpool, Lancashire with his wife Sarah and son Benjamin [5].
Benjamin passed away on 6 Sep 1860 in Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA.[1][2]
Burial
- ~07 September 1860. [6]
- Ellenwood Cemetery.
- Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, USA.
- Plot: Section 3, Row B.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #117272492. [6]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/benjamin-vessey_9324619
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Pedigree Resource File, database, FamilySearch (accessed 2016-09-28), entry for Benjamin (2) Vessey, submitted by jlichliter2727764.
- ↑ Parish Register Abstract, Parish of St Helena, South Scarle, at FindMyPast.co.uk, s/o Benjamin and Elizabeth
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFQ2-852 : 12 March 2020), Benjamin Vessey, 1810.
- ↑ 1841 England Census Liverpool HO107/565/2/30/8 aged 50, born out of county
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (13 December 2015), Benjamin Vessey, 1860; Burial, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States of America, Ellenwood Cemetery; citing record ID 117272492.
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