Trumbull, Benjamin, 1769-1850.

Son of Connecticut minister and historian Benjamin Trumbull (1735-1820) who graduated from Yale College in 1790 and became a lawyer in East Haddam and Colchester, Connecticut. He and his wife Elizabeth Mather Trumbull were parents of 11 children, 8 of whom lived to adulthood, including Illinois senator and jurist Lyman Trumbull.

Benjamin Trumbull served as probate justice, state representative and postmaster. His sons Benjamin Mather, George and Lyman settled in Illinois, while sons John Erastus and David settled in Rives Township, Jackson County, Michigan. Benjamin Trumbull moved to Michigan with his daughters Julia and Sarah in 1844, to be near his sons. He died in 1850.

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