Benjamin F. Twombly
Benjamin F. Twombly was born on May 11, 1817, in Barrington, New Hampshire, to Isaac and Sarah Twombly. His father was a farmer who owned $2,000 of real estate by 1850. He married Rosamond Colby on January 1, 1841, and they had at least four children: Rosamond, born around 1842; Robert, born around 1843; Eliza, born around 1844; and Luther, born around 1858. They lived in Barrington until the 1850s, when they moved to Tamworth, New Hampshire. He worked as a farmer, and by 1860, he owned $1,000 of real estate and $300 of personal property. A decade later, he owned $2,500 of real estate and $800 of personal property. His wife died on May 13, 1874. By 1900, he was living with his daughter Rosamond in Tamworth. He died there of “heart trouble and old age” on June 1, 1900.
5072
DATABASE CONTENT
(5072)Twombly, Benjamin F.1817-05-111900-06-01
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
  • Rank in:
  • Rank out:
  • Rank highest:
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 10

  • (13924) [recipient] ~ Robert F. Twombly to Benjamin F. Twombly and Rosamond W. Twombly, 6 February 1862
  • (13928) [recipient] ~ Robert F. Twombly to Benjamin F. Twombly and Rosamond W. Twombly, 1862
  • (13931) [recipient] ~ Robert F. Twombly to Benjamin F. Twombly and Rosamond W. Twombly, 10 May 1862
  • (13940) [recipient] ~ Robert F. Twombly to Benjamin F. Twombly and Rosamond W. Twombly, 5 September 1862
  • (13942) [recipient] ~ Robert F. Twombly to Benjamin F. Twombly and Rosamond W. Twombly, 6 September 1862
  • (13944) [writer] ~ Benjamin F. Twombly to Children, 10 June 1897
  • (13946) [writer] ~ Benjamin F. Twombly to Child, 2 January 1898
  • (13947) [writer] ~ Benjamin F. Twombly to Rosamond A. Twombly, 16 January 1898
  • (13948) [writer] ~ Benjamin F. Twombly to Children, 15 January 1899
  • (13951) [recipient] ~ Robert F. Twombly to Benjamin F. Twombly and Rosamond W. Twombly, 17 January 186X

People - Records: 4

  • (5072) Twombly, Benjamin F. is the [parent of] (5070) Twombly, Robert Frank
  • (5072) Twombly, Benjamin F. is the [parent of] (5071) Twombly, Rosamond Amanda
  • (5072) Twombly, Benjamin F. is the [grandparent of] (5448) Leeman, Ethel Franklin
  • (5074) Twombly, Rosamond W. is the [wife of] (5072) Twombly, Benjamin F.

Places - Records: 2

  • (2924) [birth] ~ Barrington, Strafford County, New Hampshire
  • (3114) [birth] ~ Tamworth, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Show in Map

SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; New Hampshire Births and Christenings Index, 1744-1904, available from Ancestry.com; New Hampshire Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947, available from Ancestry.com; New Hampshire Death and Disinterment Records, 1754-1947, available from Ancestry.com