Maria Elizabeth Benedict, b: 1834 - German Flatts, New York

^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}

^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}

^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}




^{George W Davis}^{b. d.}



		^{Elias Benedict}^{b.1752 Ballston, New York d.1821 German Flatts, New York}

	^{Jeremiah Benedict}^{b.1794 New York d.1859 Ohio}	^{Rebecca Ambler}^{b.1760 Bedford, New York d.1831 German Flatts, New York}

^{Maria Elizabeth Benedict}^{b.1834 German Flatts, New York d.}		^{Conrad M Countryman}^{b.1749 Minden, New York d.1817 Orleans, New York}

	^{Elizabeth Countryman}^{b.1798 d.1862 North Lewisburg, Ohio}	^{Catherine Margaret Becker}^{b.1760 Greene, New York d.1846 Orleans, New York}