The Delahorne/Curtis Family History

Benedict

♂Jonathan C. Benedict

Born 1946, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. Died 2026, Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

Everything here rests on a record we have read.

Parents

a living relative and Mary Elizabeth Bonney 1920–1991 their family

Spouses and children

No marriage or children recorded.

Life, as the records tell it

EventWhenWhereHow we know
Birth 1 Dec 1946 Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States on record
Education
Fairfield Preparatory School; Lafayette College, class of 1968
 1968 on record
Military service
U.S. Army; awaiting orders for Officer Candidate School
 Jan 1969 on record
Military service
First lieutenant, Transportation Corps, U.S. Army - 'served as a first lieutenant in the Transportation Corps of the U.S. Army for three years'. Date is 'abt' - the notice gives a span, not a year
 abt 1972 on record
Education
Degree in law, St. John's University School of Law, June 1974
 Jun 1974 on record
Occupation
Assistant prosecuting attorney, office of the Chief State's Attorney, Woodbridge, September 1976 to August 1977; also briefly assistant prosecutor, Criminal Division of Common Pleas court, Meriden
 Sep 1976 Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut, United States on record
Living at
'Jonathan C. Benedict of Orange', 'an Orange lawyer'
 1977 Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, United States on record
Occupation
Assistant State's Attorney for Fairfield County; oath administered by his father at the State Courthouse, Main Street and Fairfield Avenue
 13 Oct 1977 Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States on record
Death 2 Apr 2026 Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States on record

on record means we have read the original document. from a compiled source means an index, a printed genealogy or a memorial page says so. not yet documented means it is in the family's record but no source is attached yet.

Sources

  • Obituary of Jonathan C. Benedict (1946-2026), Oxford, Connecticut, April 2026 — Birth, Death
  • The Daily Freeman (Kingston, N.Y.), 4 Jan 1969, p.5: engagement of Rosemary Theresa Olivet to Jonathan Curtis Benedict — Education, Military service
  • Connecticut Post (Bridgeport, Connecticut), Fri 14 Oct 1977, p. 13 - 'Father Gives Son Oath' / 'Orange Lawyer Named Aide To Area State's Attorney', with photograph — Military service, Education, Occupation, Living at

Ancestors in time

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Line of descent

  1. a living relative
  2. Mary Elizabeth Bonney 1920–1991
    1. John Henry Bonney 1897–
    2. Bessie Wheaton Curtis 1901–1980
      1. Hubert Orestes Curtis 1868–1922
        1. Thomas Day Curtis 1824–1896
          1. Waterman Curtis 1793–1859
            1. Jeremiah Curtis 1770–
              1. John Curtis 1746–1790
              2. Mary Filley 1752–1815
            2. Mary Morton 1768–1816
              1. James Morton 1739–1801
              2. Mary Holmes 1745–
          2. Thirza Day 1802–
            1. Thomas G. Day 1772–1849
              1. Samuel Day
              2. Eunice Fay 1751–1808
            2. Catherine Dey 1773–
        2. Annis Wheaton 1827–1883
          1. Samuel Wheaton 1797–1831
          2. Salena Sherman 1806–1842
            1. Batchelder Sherman 1761–1828
              1. Henry Shearman 1730–1805
              2. Ruth Akin 1731–1821
            2. Waite Allen 1766–1850
              1. Elisha Allen 1722–1804
              2. Elizabeth Fish 1736–1814
      2. Emily Josephine Phipps 1868–1919
        1. William Bennett Phipps 1827–1898
          1. John Phipps
          2. Elizabeth Bennett –1837
        2. Emily Eliza Morgan 1838–1895