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Family HistoryFamily History - Judge Russell Benedict


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Judge Russell Benedict and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Judge Russell Benedict,1 born 25 November 1859 (parents not determined);1 died 29 November 1939.1 Russell married, ca. 1892, May Gillette Sherwood2 (born 15 September 1872 in Kings County, New York, the daughter of Rev. James Manning Sherwood and Annie Velona Clarke;2, 3, 4 May died 3 December 19362). Russell and May are buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.1, 2

  1. Find a Grave (website). Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; Judge Russell Benedict, born: 25 November 1859; died: 29 November 1936 (from record, which includes the text from his obituary; and provides the names and links for his wife and two children).
  2. Find a Grave (website). Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; May Gillette Sherwood Benedict, born: 15 September 1872 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut [sic, early records indicate she was born in New York]; died: 3 December 1936 in Nassau County, New York (from record, which includes the text of her obituary; and provides the names and links for her husband and two children).
  3. New York State Census, 1875, Kings County, Brooklyn, 4th ED, 11th Ward, Pages 44, 45; family of James M. Sherwood (60, Dutchess, clergyman (Presb)); wife Anna Sherwood (31, Conn.); daugher Anna L. Sherwood (7, Kings); daughter Mary G. Sherwood (2 10/12, Kings); son James C. Sherwood (1 5/12, Kings); boarder Meta G. Wright (38, England); son Albert L. Sherwood (21, N.J., clerk in printing office); servant Ann Devine (45, Ireland, cook); servant Mary Keenan (40, Ireland, nurse).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Enumeration District 231, Page No 30; family of James Sherwood (65, N. Scotia [sic, this is erroneous, he was born in New York], wrapping paper); wife Catherine Sherwood (35, Conn.); daughter Annie L. Sherwood (12, Conn.); daughter Mary Sherwood (7, N. York); son James C. Sherwood (6, New York); Maggie Devine (22, Ireland, servant).