William Benjamin Roberts

1802 - 1879  (77 years)

• Name	William Benjamin Roberts  [1]
  Born	11 Apr 1802  [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	11 Jul 1860	Lloyd, Ulster Co., NY, USA   [4]
  PO Clintondale. Dwelling 906 – Family 920
  Roberts, William B. (I121920), 58, M, W, Merchant, RP $10,000, PP $2500, Born New York. Roberts, Clementine (I121898), 59, F, W, Born New York. Roberts, Josephine (K16474), F, W, Born New York. De Groff, Charles, 18, M, W, Clerk, Born New York.
  Census	15 Jun 1870	Lloyd, Ulster Co., NY, USA   [4]
  PO Modena. Dwelling 48 – Family 45.
  Roberts, Wm. B. (I121920), 68, M, W, Farmer, RP $7000, PP $3000, Born New York. Roberts, Deborah G., 57, F, W, House Keeping, PP $600, Born New York. Terwilliger, Abel, 15, M, W, Farm Laborer, Born New York, Attending School.
  Died	2 Sep 1879  [5]
  Buried	Clintondale Friends Cemetery, Clintondale, Ulster Co., NY, USA   [1]
  	Inscription: WILLIAM  B. ROBERTS DIED 9th Mo. 2nd. 1879 (Sept. 2, 1879. AGED 77 Yr's 4 mo's & 21 d's (BORN April 11, 1802)
  Notes	From Roberta Ashley, correspondent.      William Benjamin Roberts is listed as a merchant in Clintondale, New York.  He was a member of the Friends (Quaker) church.  He owned a general store in Clintondale from 1853-1879 and was listed as Postmaster from 11/1/1856 to 11/3/1857 and again from 9/11/1865 to 11/3/1857.  An 1876 New Paltz Independent article mentions a burglary at his store.  Another article dated 2/22/1879 describes his illness "hardening of the lungs" and he being unable to open his store. Another article dated 4/4/1879 tells of him dying suddenly at his store and lists the funeral.  Another article dated 2/26/1880 mentions an itemized sale of his properties, to whom they sold and for how much.
  Person ID	I121920	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Benjamin W. Roberts,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sarah Coutant,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Y  [6]
  Family ID	F22	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 1	Clementine H. Sprague,   b. 22 Jan 1801, Glocester, Providence Co., RI, USA ,   d. 24 Apr 1866, Clintondale, Ulster Co., NY, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1822	Plains, Ulster Co., NY, USA   [5, 7]
  Children	1. Martha Roberts,   b. 31 Aug 1823,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Amasa Roberts,   b. 7 Dec 1824,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Benjamin Roberts,   b. 30 Nov 1825,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Evans Roberts,   b. 10 Jan 1827,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Persis Roberts,   b. 8 Mar 1828,   d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Lucretia G. Roberts,   b. 12 Apr 1829, Ulster Co., NY, USA ,   d. 16 May 1911, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA  (Age 82 years)   7. Elizabeth Roberts,   b. 25 Sep 1830,   d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Patience Roberts,   b. 27 Sep 1831,   d. 23 Feb 1908  (Age 76 years)   9. Jacob Roberts,   b. 3 Oct 1832,   d. 5 Jan 1866, Clintondale, Ulster Co., NY, USA  (Age 33 years)   10. Permelia Roberts,   b. 8 Apr 1834,   d. 4 Jun 1885  (Age 51 years)   11. Anna Roberts,   b. 2 Jul 1835,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Lucinda Roberts,   b. 9 Nov 1837,   d. Yes, date unknown   13. Lucy Roberts,   b. 20 Feb 1839,   d. Yes, date unknown   14. Mary Roberts,   b. 26 Apr 1840,   d. Yes, date unknown   15. Josephine Roberts,   b. 20 Oct 1841, NY, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   16. David Roberts,   b. 25 Mar 1843,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F44707	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 2	Deborah O. [--?--],   b. Abt 1818, NY, USA ,   d. 7 Sep 1890  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	Y  [4]
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F130039	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Census - PO Clintondale. Dwelling 906 – Family 920 - 11 Jul 1860 - Lloyd, Ulster Co., NY, USA Census - PO Modena. Dwelling 48 – Family 45. - 15 Jun 1870 - Lloyd, Ulster Co., NY, USA Buried - - Clintondale Friends Cemetery, Clintondale, Ulster Co., NY, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Roberts, William Benjamin (1802-1879) Grave stone at Clintondale Friends Cemetery, Clintondale, Ulster Co., NY, USA Contributor: Sprague, William G.

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of October 24, 2014. [S1632] "Quaker Records from Plains Monthly Meeting"., "b. ca 1799.". [S467] Correspondent: Ashley, Roberta, "gravestone: Died 9th Mo. 2nd 1879 aged 77 yrs 4 mos & 21 d's.". [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of March 9, 2012. [S467] Correspondent: Ashley, Roberta. [S5] Correspondent: Vinson, Elaine S. [S1632] "Quaker Records from Plains Monthly Meeting".