BENJAMIN, Charles W.

1872 - 1906  (33 years)

• Name	BENJAMIN, Charles W.
  Birth	Apr 1872	Addison, NY   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1875	Canisteo, NY   [2]
  _COLOR	2
  Death	1906	Wellsboro, PA
  Person ID	I41006	Puffers
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	BENJAMIN, Emory,   b. 1844, Addison, NY d. 2 Dec 1904, Caton, NY (Age 60 years)
  Mother	GARDNER, Melissa,   b. 1847, NY d. 1921, NY (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F22490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	PUFFER, Mabel Clara,   b. Abt 1878, NY d. Bef 1978 (Age < 99 years)
  Marriage	28 Jun 1898	Genesee, PA   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F14519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	KIRBY, Retta
  Marriage	24 Jan 1905
  Family ID	F25326	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  He was arrested for bigamy after it was found out, by chance, that he had married Retta Kirby and was living with her in Brooklyn, NY after he had already married Mabel Puffer. He left Mabel after about 4 months, claiming that she was "a wife in name only". No divorce or annulment was ever sought by him.

  
  

• Sources

  [S304] _1900 United States Federal Census. [S662] New York State Census, 1875. [S661] Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1885-1950. [S996] Pennsylvania Marriages, 1852-1968.