Lucy Benedict is the granddaughter of Samuel Benedict who had come up from New York State in 1801 and took up 600 acres of land on the Mountain Road They were living at the northwest end of Meech Lake in 1851as recorded in the census.
Joseph and Lucy had seven children:
Richard A. HETHERINGTON - January 5, 1849 - February 26, 1916
1st spouce: Miss McAlester
Children
2nd spouce: Isabella Davis
Children
Eleanor Amelia HETHERINGTON - January 21 1850 - ?
Spouce: Samual A. Benedict (s/o Moses Benedict)
Children
Joseph HETHERINGTON 3rd - July 13, 1852 - ?
Spouce: Annie Davis
Children
Henry HETHERINGTON - february 22, 1855 - april 20, 1885
never married
Sarah HETHERINGTON - December 8, 1856 - April 23, 1885
never married
William HETHERINGTON - July 19, 1859 - August 28, 1927
Spouce: Bertha Breckenridge
Children
Thomas HETHERINGTON - March 27, 1863 - ?
Spouce: Mary Mulligan
Children
Email: celomaa@ntl.sympatico.ca
