U-H Benjamin - 001

Born March 23, 1787, In Greenfield, Massachusetts, and died on November 9, 1870, in Greenfield, Massachusetts. His birthplace is listed as Vermont. His son Marshall was born in Greenfield, but he was in Vernon, Vermont for his marriage to Hattie Grout. He’s buried in High Street Cemetery. He appears in some sources as Benjamin Hastings III, and in other sources as Benjamin Hastings II. His father was Selah Hastings, and his mother was Susannah Hastings (Fish). His date of birth is documented in the Massachuetts Marriage and Death Records (1700 - 1850). He had the following siblings:

Lucinda (9/9/1785)
Amanda (9/1/1789)
Susanne (5/1/1791)
Millicent (5/8/1793
Delight (4/18/1796)

Benjamin’s wife was Mary, also known as Mercy (Morgan Brooks), and sometimes as…Mercy Mary Brooks. A marriage record for Marshall lists the mother’s name as Marcia, which sounds quite coincidental given…Marshall. They were married on October 13, 1783. The name appears as Mercy in the 1860 Federal Census and the 1865 State Census. The name Mary is used in the 1850 Federal Census. The full roster of the children of Benjamin and Mercy (Mary) are:

  1. Mercy (7/19/1814 - 1815)

  2. Harriet (7/19/1814)

    ******Mercy and Harriet were twins******

  3. Meranda (3/16/1816 - 1842)

  4. Almira (1/30/1819 - 1883)

  5. Lavina (10/6/1822 - 1899)

  6. Daniel (2/21/1825 - 1858)

  7. Harriet M. (4/14/1827 - 1899)

  8. Emeline (11/4/1828 - 1889)

  9. Benjamin George Hastings (5/23/1830)

  10. Parmley (10/7/1832 - 1883)

  11. Marshall Isaiah (12/31/1835 - 1888)

  12. John Nelson (7/23/1840 - 1903)

The 1855 roster includes…

  1. Marschall (20)

  2. John (15)


The 1860 census roster is…

  1. Daniel (25)

  2. Emeline (22)

  3. Benjamin (20)

  4. Parmley (17)

  5. Marshall (15)

  6. John (10)

The 1870 roster appears to include the family of John Nelson Hastings…

  1. John N Hastings (20)

  2. Margaret Hastings (24)

  3. Frederick O (2)

  4. Ella A (7/12)

  5. Marshall (36)