Benedict Parsonage: Historical Home (c.1720)
Benedict ParsonageBy: RowellWednesday Mar 03, 2010 - 09:46 AM (-08:00)Built in 1720, Benedict Parsonage still stands today close to the Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route.
A Historical Timeline
| 1720 |
The House is Built. |
Jun 18, 1781-
Jun 22, 1781 |
The French Army, under command of General Rochambeau, camped in Plainfield on its march frrom Newport, RI to Virginia. The camp site is marked by a plaque about 450 feet north of the parsonage. |
| 1775-1799 |
Samuel Fox.
- Purchasing Agent for the Continental Army.
- Representative in the Legislature (of Connecticut).
- Trustee of the Plainfield Academy. |
| (1784-1816?) |
Pastor Joel Benedict
- Jan 1745 - Feb 1816. |
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Dr. Theodore Wing
- Jun 15, 1837-Sep 8, 1914.
- Lived in the Parsonage for only 2 years.
- Operated Wing's Medicines (Wing's Salve, Oriental Balsam).
- Owned a granite quarry in New York.
- Married Mary E. Young on Oct 15, 1862.
- Had 1 daughter, Iola Wing, born Jun 22, 1863. |
| Sep 02, 1815 |
The mammoth elm try in the front yard of the parsonage (which had a circumference of 14 feet) was blown over in a hurricane. |
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