Odin Benedict was born in Skaneateles, Onondaga Co. NY, August 20, 1805. His father, Dr. Isaac Benedict, was a native of Connecticut, and removed to Marcellus, NY about 1803. He was in the United States service as a surgeon in the war of 1812; came home from Sacket's Harbor sick, and died in a few weeks in 1814. Dr. Odin Benedict read medicine in his native town, and graduated at Fairfield Medical College. He was licensed by the Herkimer Co. Medical Society in January, 1826, and came the same year to Ellery Center, NY and commenced practice. He was the first resident physician in the town, and is said to have had an extensive practice, which he continued until 1850. He was elected supervisor of Ellery in 1833, and was continued in that office by reelection until 1849, inclusive, excepting the years 1840, 1843, and 1848; making a service of 14 years. He was a member of assembly in 1840 and 1843. He also held the office of postmaster in Ellery for about 20 years. In the spring of 1850, he removed to Ann Arbor, Michigan and started the Government Stock Bank, and remained there until September, 1851 and came to Dunkirk, NY where he was in the Dunkirk Bank for two or three years; after which he kept a broker's office in that place for five or six years. He then resumed the practice of medicine, in which he continued until his death in 1874. He was married in December, 1826, to Sally Ann Copp, of Ellery. They had a son, William C, a farmer in Ellery, who served his town as supervisor from 1858 to 1863, inclusive, a period of 6 years. He had 5 sons: Willis, a student at law, in Jamestown, NY; Warner, a farmer, at home; Walter; William; and Washburn.
Odin Benedict was born in Skaneateles, Onondaga Co. NY, August 20, 1805. His father, Dr. Isaac Benedict, was a native of Connecticut, and removed to Marcellus, NY about 1803. He was in the United States service as a surgeon in the war of 1812; came home from Sacket's Harbor sick, and died in a few weeks in 1814. Dr. Odin Benedict read medicine in his native town, and graduated at Fairfield Medical College. He was licensed by the Herkimer Co. Medical Society in January, 1826, and came the same year to Ellery Center, NY and commenced practice. He was the first resident physician in the town, and is said to have had an extensive practice, which he continued until 1850. He was elected supervisor of Ellery in 1833, and was continued in that office by reelection until 1849, inclusive, excepting the years 1840, 1843, and 1848; making a service of 14 years. He was a member of assembly in 1840 and 1843. He also held the office of postmaster in Ellery for about 20 years. In the spring of 1850, he removed to Ann Arbor, Michigan and started the Government Stock Bank, and remained there until September, 1851 and came to Dunkirk, NY where he was in the Dunkirk Bank for two or three years; after which he kept a broker's office in that place for five or six years. He then resumed the practice of medicine, in which he continued until his death in 1874. He was married in December, 1826, to Sally Ann Copp, of Ellery. They had a son, William C, a farmer in Ellery, who served his town as supervisor from 1858 to 1863, inclusive, a period of 6 years. He had 5 sons: Willis, a student at law, in Jamestown, NY; Warner, a farmer, at home; Walter; William; and Washburn.
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