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Rev David Niles Bentley

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Birth	:	25 Jul 1785
Death	:	24 Jun 1884 Connecticut, USA
Burial	:	Norwich City Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5273018, -72.0717621
Description	:	"Wed Jun 25, 1884: Death of Rev. D.N. Bentley. The Rev. David Niles Bentley of Norwich ... died Tuesday night at the age of ninety-nine years, at his residence on West Main street. He was born in North Stonington, July 27, 1785, and was the third son of Ezekiel Bentley of that place. He was "bound out" in the spring of 1800 as an apprentice to Barzillin Davison of Norwich, to learn the trade of goldsmith. Soon after he was converted at a Methodist meeting held by the eccentric Lorenzo Dow. He preached his first sermon at North Stonington at... Read More	"Wed Jun 25, 1884: Death of Rev. D.N. Bentley. The Rev. David Niles Bentley of Norwich ... died Tuesday night at the age of ninety-nine years, at his residence on West Main street. He was born in North Stonington, July 27, 1785, and was the third son of Ezekiel Bentley of that place. He was "bound out" in the spring of 1800 as an apprentice to Barzillin Davison of Norwich, to learn the trade of goldsmith. Soon after he was converted at a Methodist meeting held by the eccentric Lorenzo Dow. He preached his first sermon at North Stonington at the age of fifteen. He was baptized in the Yantic cove in 1800. He began business as a brass founder and plumber in Norwich in 1805 and proved successful in his venture. He depended upon his business for the support of himself and family, and preached the Gospel free... He married 514 couples, and buried 2,300 persons. He received compensation for none of his services, excepting marriages, for which the fee was always voluntary and usually small... At the time of his death he was the oldest male resident in Norwich, and probably the oldest minister in the United States." Husband of [1] Lettitia Gardiner: m. 11 Aug 1805 [2] Betsey Rogers: m. 31 Jul 1854. Son of Ezekiel Bentley & Anna Chapman.

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Rev David Niles Bentley death on 24 Jun 1884 in Connecticut, USA
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Latitude: 41.5273018
Longitude: -72.0717621

Family Members:

Parent

Ezekiel Wright Bentley

(1738 - 1834)

Anna Chapman Bentley

(1757 - 1853)

Spouse

Lettitia Gardner Bentley

(1784 - 1853)

Siblings

Children

Harriet Clark Bentley Jewett

(1806 - 1836)

David Gardner Bentley

(1810 - 1845)

Rev Lorenzo Dow Bentley

(1813 - 1891)

John Wesley Bentley

(1815 - 1864)

Jane Letticia Bentley Booth

(1817 - 1834)

Sarah-Ann Louise Bentley Campbell

(1820 - 1870)

George Whitford Bentley

(1822 - 1901)

Caroline Hyde Bentley Stowell

(1824 - 1848)

Col Andrew Jackson Bentley

(1827 - 1895)

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Coordinate: 41.5273018, -72.0717621

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