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Benjamin Franklin Mabie

Male 1845 - 1897  (52 years)

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  • Name Benjamin Franklin Mabie 
    Birth 9 Oct 1845  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    No Name 1850  Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Benjamin Franklin Mabie appeared on the census of 1850 in the
      household of John Synder Maybee and Elizabeth Purvis Stevens
      Point, Portage County, Wisconsin
    No Name 7 Jul 1860  Nininger City, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Benjamin Franklin Mabie appeared on the census of 07 Jul 1860
      in the household of John Synder Maybee and Elizabeth Purvis
      Nininger City, Dakota County, Minnesota
    No Name 11 Jul 1860  Nininger Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Benjamin Franklin Mabie appeared on the census of 11 Jul 1860
      in the household of Nancy Ann Maybee Nininger Township, Dakota
      County, Minnesota
    Milit-Beg 23 Sep 1864  [6, 7] 
    • enlisted as a Private in Company B, First Minnesota Heavy
      Artillery. Promoted to Full Corporal on 14 October 1864
    Milit-End 17 Jun 1865  [7] 
    • mustered out
    No Name 1880  Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Benjamin Franklin Mabie appeared on the census of 1880 in the
      household of Alfred Langdon Lovett and Julia Ann Jordan Elk
      River, Sherburne County, Minnesota
    Emigration 1894  Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • to California
    No Name 1894  Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Benjamin Franklin Mabie and Laura Ann Lovett emigrated 1894
      from Minnesota
    Obituary
    • Benjamin F. Mabie was born in the Province of Ontario, Canada
      on October 9, 1846, the eldest son of John S. Mabie and
      Elizabeth Purvis. About 1847 the family immigrated to the
      United States, settling at first in Wisconsin, and then moving
      to Minnesota by the early 1850's. It was here that Benjamin
      grew to manhood.
      On September 23, 1864, just a few weeks shy of being eighteen
      years old, Benjamin enlisted and was mustered into the army as
      a Private in Battery B of the 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery.
      Private Mabie was quickly promoted to Corporal on October 14th.
      After its organization, this one-year regiment was ordered to
      Chattanooga, Tennessee in the winter of 1864-1865. It was
      placed in charge of the heavy guns and forts there, a
      responsible position, as it was thought that Gen. John Bell
      Hood would endeavor to retake the city. The regiment remained
      at Chattanooga until discharged at the close of the war.
      Corporal Mabie was mustered out on June 17, 1865.
      Family tradition states that Benjamin Mabie was shot at the
      battle of Second Manassas (August 29-30, 1862) and that he lay
      on the battlefield for three days, suffering from heat stroke.
      He never fully recovered from this ordeal, which later led to
      his early demise.
      No evidence has been found to substantiate this family story.
      Mabie would have only been fifteen years old at the time of the
      battle, and his name is not borne on the rolls of any regiments
      present at the battle. It is possible however that he served as
      a paid substitute or enlisted under an assumed name.
      Shortly after the war, Benjamin married his first wife, Sarah.
      Her maiden name is unknown. In 1870 they were living near his
      parents in Lincoln Township, Caldwell County, Missouri. This
      union produced one daughter, Abbie Laura Mabie, who died young.
      Unfortunately, the mother did not long survive the child and
      died young as well.
      Benjamin F. Mabie later remarried, choosing as his wife Miss
      Laura Anna Lovett, daughter of Alfred Langdon Lovett and Julia
      Ann Jordan. The 1880 census finds the family back in Minnesota
      where they were living with Laura's parents at Elk River in
      Sherburne County. Here Benjamin carried on work as a farmer.
      His marriage to Laura produced four children, namely: Raymond
      Langdon Mabie, Carl Kendall Mabie, Wayne Benjamin Mabie, and
      Irving Dorr Mabie.
      At this time, Benjamin's parents were living in California, and
      there is evidence that he lived there for a short time during
      the early 1880's, but shortly returned to Minnesota. However,
      California's draw was too much and the family returned to
      settle in Santa Clara County about 1894.
      Benjamin F. Mabie was an active member of the Grand Army of the
      Republic (GAR), both in Minnesota and in California where he
      belonged to the E. O. C. Ord Post, No. 82 of Los Gatos. He was
      also a Grand Master with the Masonic Lodge.
      He died on November 16, 1897 of "brain disease," the symptoms
      of which are similar to Parkinson's Disease or lead poisoning.
      This may lend some credence to story of being wounded at Second
      Manassas. Benjamin was buried in the Los Gatos Cemetery, not
      far from the GAR plot. His widow, Laura, who died in the late
      1930's, was a member of the Women's Relief Corps and three of
      his sons were members and officers of the Gen. John Logan Camp
      No. 20, SUVCW of Los Gatos.
    Death 16 Nov 1897  Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    • of brain disease
    Burial 19 Nov 1897  Los Gatos Cemetery, Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Notes 
    • From the Maybee Society files. Not all data is verified. Say dates are estimates and are probably within 20 years. The Maybee Society keeps its data on The Master Genealogist�, and has been modified by Gary Hester?s WIT2NOTE� to form the GedCom file. This information is also available in a TMG file.
    Person ID I32451  Glenn Cook Family
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2006 

    Father John Synder Maybee,   b. 1 Apr 1816, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth Purvis,   b. Between 1818 and 1820, Belfast, , , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 15 Aug 1840  Newcastle District, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    • John S. Maybee and Elizabeth Purvis. Witnesses: John Pearson
      and Gilbert Maybee. C. S. Ruttan, J. P.
    Census 1850  Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • John Mabee, 34, M, Laborer, Canada
      Elisabeth Mabee, 32, F, Ireland
      Nancy A. Mabee, 8, F, Canada
      Margaret Mabee, 6, F, Canada
      Benjamin Mabee, 4, M, Canada
      Francis Mabee, 2, M, MI
      (Infant) Mabee, 1/12, M, WI
    Census 7 Jul 1860  Nininger City, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • John Maybee, 42 , M, Laborer, Upper Canada --- $100,
      Elisabeth Maybee, 40 , F, Domestic, Ireland,
      Nancy Ann Maybee, 18 , F, Servant, Upper Canada,
      Margaret Maybee, 16 , F, Servant, Upper Canada,
      Benjamin Maybee, 14 , F, , Upper Canada,
      Francis Maybee, 12 , F, , WI,
      Esmevelda Maybee, 8 , F, , MN,
      Ignatius Maybee, 2 , F, , MN
    Census 1870  Lincoln Township, Caldwell County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    • John S. Mabee, 55, M, Farmer, 800, 455, NY
      Elizabeth Mabee, 53, F, Keeping House, Canada
      Francis Mabee, 22, M, Farmer, MI
      Essie Mabee, 18, F, At Home, WI
      John I. D. Mabee, 12, M, At Home, Minnesota
    Census 1880  Novato, Marin County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    • John Mabee, Head, M, M, W, 64, CAN, Laborer, Fa: VA, Mo: NJ
      Elisabeth Mabee, Wife, F, M, W, 62, CAN, Keeping House, Fa:
      SCT, Mo: SCT
      John Mabee, Son, M, S, W, 21, MN, Laborer, Fa: CAN, Mo: CAN
    Family ID F551605772  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Laura Ann Lovett,   b. 19 Jun 1856, Lincoln, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1938, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 25 Sep 1876  Sherburne County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 17] 
    Children 
     1. Raymond Langdon Mabie,   b. Apr 1878, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 1884, Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 6 years)
     2. Carl Kendall Mabie,   b. 11 Nov 1879, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1934, Mills Memorial Hospital, , San Mateo County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     3. Wayne Benjamin Mabie,   b. 22 Aug 1881, Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1966, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     4. Irving Dorr Mabie,   b. 2 Aug 1883, Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1966, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F551607587  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2006 

    Family 2 Sandra M. Wiley,   b. 20 Mar 1849, Maine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1871, Rosemount, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years) 
    Marriage 20 Oct 1869  Dakota County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Census 1870  Lincoln Township, Caldwell County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    • Benjamin F. Mabee, 24, M, Farmer, 140, -, Canada
      Sarah Mabee, 21, F, Keeping House, Maine
    Children 
     1. Abby Laura Mabie,   b. 19 Apr 1886, Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1891, Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)
    Family ID F551607588  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2006 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1248] Royal A. Mabee Royal's information was principally based on interviews with descendants. There is a significant chance for error in his dates for early generations The original of Royal's notebook is at the New York Genealogical and Biographical Soc, Royal A Mabee's notebook.

    2. [S1254] Steve Mabie, Steve Mabie's Website, 1850 AND 1860 CENSUSES (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1254] Steve Mabie, Steve Mabie's Website, 1860 CENSUS (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1254] Steve Mabie, Steve Mabie's Website, 1860 CENSUS, PAGE 51 ENUMERATED ON JULY 7TH (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1254] Steve Mabie, Steve Mabie's Website, 1860 CENSUS, PAGE 58 ENUMERATED ON JULY 11TH (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S1238] Maybee Society Card File, CIVIL WAR AND LATER,FILE# WC 465-619 B1 MINN HA (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S1254] Steve Mabie, Steve Mabie's Website, CIVIL WAR RECORDS (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S1242] Steve Mabie's 1880 census, ELK RIVER, SHERBURNE COUNTY, PAGE 162B, NATIONAL ARCHIVES FILM T9-0633 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S1401] Sharon Neal, RW Sharon Neal, (27 June 2001, additional GedCom 20 Jan 2002).

    10. [S1233] Barbara Miller, Barbara Millar, FROM HTTP://HOME.EARTHLINK.NET/~SUVCW/PLEASONTON24/MABIE-CW.HTML GEN. ALFRED PLEASONTON CAMP 24, CASTRO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S1401] Sharon Neal, RW Sharon Neal, (27 June 2001, additional GedCom 20 Jan 2002), INFORMATION AT FORBES MILL, LOS GATOS, CA GIVEN BY R.C. HUTCHUSIN (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S1276] Steve's CD, (self published, SMabie@aol.com, July 2005), MINNESOTA.DOC, REPORTED IN THE SHERBURNE COUNTY STAR NEWSELK RIVER 1876 - 1901, DATE 12/2/1897 (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S1401] Sharon Neal, RW Sharon Neal, (27 June 2001, additional GedCom 20 Jan 2002), OBITUARY IN SAN JOSE HERALD, DATED 19 NOV 1987, PAGE 5 COL 4 (Reliability: 3).

    14. [S1268] Steve Mabie, Chronology of Ontario Canada, SOURCE: DISTRICT MARRIAGE REGISTERS OF UPPER CANADA, NEWCASTLE DISTRICT (Reliability: 3).

    15. [S1261] Steve Mabie, Steve Mabie's 1870 census, CALDWELL COUNTY, LINCOLN TOWNSHIP, PAGE 183, M593-ROLL 763 (Reliability: 3).

    16. [S1242] Steve Mabie's 1880 census, CALIFORNIA, MARIN COUNTY, NOVATO, PAGE 63B, NATIONAL ARCHIVES FILM T9-0068 (Reliability: 3).

    17. [S1276] Steve's CD, (self published, SMabie@aol.com, July 2005), MINNESOTA MARRIAGES: (Reliability: 3).

    18. [S1233] Barbara Miller, Barbara Millar, FROM JEAN WOODWORTH JCWOOD2758 (Reliability: 3).



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