Ziba Benway -1828, Selina/Salina, Eugene/Eugenia, Amelia/Emeline

This page is to show comparison, differences and questions to be answered if possible.

Per Dianna 18 Dec 2013 - This is the timeline I've put together for Ziba and Selina Benway

1847 - Selina Belond is living in Carthage Zeiba Benway living in Wilna, Jefferson Co., NY

1847 - Selina m. Ziba 26 Oct, Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY

1850 - May not have been indexed

1851 - Jen/Jennie/Jenny/Ginny (Eugenia) Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY

1853 - Amelia born Carthage, Jefferson Co., NY

1855 - Zeba Benaway & Family, Denmark, Lewis Co., NY

1860 - Ziba Benaway, "US Census, 1860**" Denmark, Lewis Co., NY (per FamilySearch - The image is viewable at fold3.com By clicking here you will be leaving FamilySearch.org. (fees and other terms may apply)

1864 - Zeiba enlists 25 Aug 1864 (age 36)

1865 - Zeiba buried Carthage Catholic Cemetery, (see newspaper report "The Dead Heroes" Watertown newspaper). St. James Old Cemetery

1865 - Zeiba Benway,** US General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934** - 30 Oct 1965 **Cert. No. 48578

1865 - Selina applies for pension ** living in Carthage with both girls. Selina states her name was Belond

1870 - Selina Benaway on Census with Edward Bellian NO AMELIA WHERE IS SHE??? Could this Edward Bellian be Selina’s brother/relative Belond etc. Amelia, b. 1854, by 1870 would be abt. 16 and could easily have married, or be living with another family in 1870, as su is with her mother in 1875

1871 abt - Selina m2. Samuel Denny aka DENIS marry ( Where ) probable in Denmark, Lewis Co., NY or Clayton. A Publc Tree at Ancestry shows Selina as Celina Harriet Ballard **

1875 - Selina/Celina & Samuel Denny, Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY - Amelia 21 Stepdaughter and 2 more children Lillie (Canell) Denny and Samuel Joseph Denny

1880 - Selina, Samuel, Lillie, Samuel Jr., living Pensaukee, Oconto Co., WI (AS DENIS)

Jennie Collier nee Benaway/Benway Pensaukee,, Oconto Co., WI

1900 - Selina, Samuel Sr., Samuel Jr., Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY

1914 - Selina (Sr) dies in Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY

1915 - Samuel Denny (aka Denis) ????

Note: Samuel Denny’s obit Watertown Daily Times Sept. 15 1915. It states that he Samuel married Miss Salina Bellinger 40 years ago. Survived by one son Samel jr. one daugther Mrs Louse Cannell both of Clayton and one Stepdaugther Mrs Jennie COLYER, Oconto Falls Wis;

Just a note when I was researching the Clayton area apparently the priest (French) at the time encouraged the people there to use their French names not anglicised. Therefore I thought that Bellinger/Balinger maybe the French way of Spelling/saying BELOND. Just guessing here though.

Jennie Colliers obit states that she has a half sister living in Clayton, so that all adds up also on Jen’s obit it say’s she was born 9^th of May 1851, just three day’s off from what is stated in Ziba’s pension file also there are two witness mentioned as being present at the birth of Ziba and Selinas daughters. Dianna

Paul Beniway, 32, b. abt. 1818, Canada - find in 1860 (42) - 1880 as Benuey (62), 1900 (82)
Polly Beniway, 24, b. abt. 1826, NY
Lydia Beniway, 6, b. abt. 1844, NY
Charles Beniway, 4, b. abt. 1846, NY
Sarah Beniway, 3, b. abt. 1847, NY
William Beniway, 1, b. abt. 1849, NY
Philinda Saff, 14, f, b. 1836, NY

Note: could be related to Zeiba/Ziba/Zeba - Paul Benway, m. Olive Ferguson **

Name: Samuel Denney - 1860 - 1870 - marries Selina/Salina/Celina nee Belond Benway after 1870 census
Age: 3
Birth Year: abt 1847
Birthplace: New York could of been born in Canada
Home in 1850: Clayton, Jefferson, New York
Gender: Male
Family Number: 222

Household Members:
Peter Denney, 48, b. abt. 1802, Canada
Rose Denney, 42, b. abt. 1808, Canada
Peter Denney, 14, b. abt. 1836, NY
Leander Denney, 10, b. abt. 1840, NY
Henry Denney, 6, b. abt. 1844, NY
Samuel Denney, 3
Octave Denney, 0m, b. abt. 1850, NY
Merceline Denney, 12f, b. abt. 1838, NT

Name: Zeba Benaway ** - image - Line 42 ** - 16 Jun 1855
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: E.D. 1, Denmark, Lewis, New York
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1827
Family Number: 112
Line Number: 42
Page: 42
GS Film number: 900775
Digital Folder Number: 005207145
Image Number: 00082

Household - Gender - Age - Birthplace
Head - Zeba Benaway - M - 28 -
Wife - Delila Benaway - F - 24 - b. 1831, Canada
Child - Ugenia Benaway - U - 4 - b. 1851, Lewis Co., NY
Child - Millenia Benaway - U - 1 - b. 1854, Lewis Co., NY

And if this is your Ziba Benway, in 1860, with a daughter indexed as Eugene on the image an f for sex and on the image Beneway looks like Benaway to me.

Name: Liba Beneway [Ziba Beneway]
Age in 1860: 33
Birth Year: abt 1827
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1860: Denmark, Lewis, New York
Gender: Male
Post Office: Deer River
Occupation: Day Laborer

Household Members:
Liba Beneway, 33
Salina Beneway, 28, b. abt. 1832, Canada
Eugene Beneway, 9, F, b. abt. 1851, NY
**Amelia Beneway, 6, F, b. abt. 1854, NY - possible in 1870 as Emeline, Clayton NY, in 1855 she is indexed as Millenia and in 1870 there is Emeline Vincent, Wilna, NY, living with husband Cathus and mother Selina Benaway - which I pick Emeline Vincent as Amelia

the spelling Beneway, does not lead me to 1870. And it appears Ziba & Selina/Salina may have came from Canada about 1849-1850.

Wilna is 20 miles from Denmark NY and Carthage lies between the two townships which are near Fort Drum, whose history dates back to 1809. During the 1830s and 1840s, the Lower Canada Rebellion in Canada prompted a new round of military preparations and Madison Barracks became the home of artillery units.

Lower Canada Rebellion, 6 Nov 1837 — 10 Nov 1838, present day Quebec.

So this bit of History could be important to why Ziba came to NY from Canada

Name: Samuel Denny - 1850 - 1870 - marries Selina/Salina/Celina nee Belond Benway after 1870 census
Age in 1860: 12
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1860: Clayton, Jefferson, New York
Gender: Male
Post Office: Clayton

Household Members:
Peter Denny, 47, b. abt.
Rose Denny, 42
Leander Denny, 17
Hny Denny, 15
Samuel Denny, 12
Edward Denny, 4
Vrgenia Denny, 1

U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 Military

Name: Ziba Benway **
Birth: abt 1828
Military: 25 Aug 1864 - New York

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New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 Military

Name: Ziba Benway **
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1828
Enlistment Year: 1864
Enlistment Location: Wilna, New York
Muster Year: 1864
Separation Details: Honorably Discharged
Separation Date: 5 Jun 1865
Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, New York 186th Infantry Regiment on 10 Sep 1864. Mustered out on 05 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC.

Note: document makes mention of Carthage, NY, which is Jefferson Co., and Wilna is in Jefferson Co. History on Wilna - The town was first settled around 1798 at the location of the future Carthage village.

Name: Selina Benaway **
Age in 1870: 37
Birth Year: abt 1833
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1870: Wilna, Jefferson, New York
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Carthage

Household Members:
Cathus Vincent, 18, b. abt. 1852, Canada - Occupation: Works on Railroad
Emeline Vincent, 16, b. abt. 1854, Canada - could be Amelia, b. abt. 1854, NY in the 1860 census
Selina Benaway, 37 - shows on the image parents of Foreign born, cannot read or write
Edward Bellian, 38, b. abt. 1832, Canada

Note: unfortunately the 1870 census does not show relation to head of house.

I can find a Vincent, no given name b. 1852, Canada, in 1880, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY - Occupation: R. R. Employee/Boarder, who is married, Wife is not listed living same location, address is 60 Fulton St. Brooklyn, which today maps to 60 Old Fulton St. Brooklyn, NY, which there is a 60 Fulton St. NY (Manhattan), NY...about 2 miles from the 60 Old Fulton address.

Name: Emeline Fultz
Age in 1870: 18
Birth Year: abt 1852
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Clayton, Jefferson, New York
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Depauville

Household Members:
Wm Fultz, 23
Emeline Fultz, 18

Name: Samuel Dana** - 1850 - 1860
Age in 1870: 22
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Clayton, Jefferson, New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Depauville

Household Members:
Peter Dana, 50, b. abt 1820, Canada
Rose Dana, 52, b. abt. 1818, Canada
Samuel Dana, 22
Edward Dana, 15
Virginia Dana, 12

Note: Sometime after this 1870 census Samuel Denny/Denney/Dana/Dennis marries Selina/Celina nee Belond Benway

Name: Celina Denny ** - image Line 1 **
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Clayton, Jefferson, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 39
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1836
Family Number: 437
Page: 50
Line Number: 2
GS Film number: 895249
Digital Folder Number: 004858071
Image Number: 00099

Household - Gender - Age - Birthplace

Head Samuel Denny - M - 27 - b. 1848, Canada
Wife - Celina Denny - F - 39 -
Stepdaughter - Amelia Benway - F - 21 - b. 1854, Canada
Son - Samuel Denny - M - 1 - b. 1874, Jefferson Co., NY
Daughter - Lilly Denny - F - 0 - b. 1874, Jefferson Co., NY

Note: Living close by is a Martha Denny, age 13, b. 1862, Niece, with Sylvamus Steel Family - Line 6 -

Name: Celina Denis ** - 1860 - 1870 - 1875
Age: 47
Birth Year: abt 1833
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1880: Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Samuel Denis
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Occupation: Keeping House

Household Members:
Samuel Denis, 32
Celina Denis, 47
Samuel Denis Jr., 6
Lilly Denis, 5

Name: Jennie Collier
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1852
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1880: Pensaukee, Oconto, Wisconsin
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Charles Collier
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Occupation: Keeping House

Household Members:
Charles Collier, 37
Jennie Collier, 28
Frank Collier, 11
Owen Collier, 9
Dilly Collier, 6
Charles W. Collier, 4
Minnie Collier, 11m

Name: Salina H Denney
Age: 68
Birth Date: Aug 1831
Birthplace: Canada [Canada French]
Home in 1900: Clayton, Jefferson, New York
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1848
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sumner Denney
Marriage Year: 1871
Years Married: 29
Father's Birthplace: France, Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada, France
Mother: number of living children: 2
Mother: How many children: 2
Occupation:

Household Members:
Sumner Denney [Samuel Denney], 53, b. May 1847, Canada
Samuel Denney Jr., 27, b. Sep 1872, NY
Salina H Denney, 68

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Name: Samuel Denney
County: Jefferson
State: New York
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1873
Race: White