Lathrop, Benjamin
last name (variants): Lothrop; Lothrop
honorific(s): Mr.
Birth: March 27, 1727 in Windham
Death: July 16, 1804 in Windham
Affiliation
Seperates
Nationality
American colonist.
Occupation
Farmer, blacksmith, and minister.
Residence(s)
- Windham (from 1726 to 1804)
Marital status
Married Sybil Backus, July 8, 1751.
Biography
Benjamin Lathrop was a farmer, blacksmith, and minister of a Separatist church that had seceded from the local Congregationalists; several independent congregations in Connecticut at this time were called "Seperates" or Seperatists. Lathrop was well known for his charity.
Sources
Huntington, E. B. A Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family in This Country. Ridgefield, CT, 1884, p.90-91.