Name |
Benjamin Franklin Mabie |
Birth |
9 Oct 1845 |
Ontario, Canada [1, 2, 3] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
14 Sep 1850 |
Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin [4] |
- John Mabee, 34, M, Laborer, Canada
Elisabeth Mabee, 32, F, Ireland
Nancy A. Mabee, 8, F, Canada
Margaret Mabee, 6, F, Canada
Benjamin Mabee, 4, M, Canada
Francis Mabee, 2, M, MI
Infant Mabee, 1/12, M, WI
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Census |
21 Sep 1857 |
Nininger Township, Dakota County, Minnesota [5] |
- John Maybee, 40, M, W, Canada, Joiner
E Maybee, 38, F, W, Ireland
Nancy A Maybee, 15, F, W, Canada
Margaret Maybee, 12, F, W, Canada
Benjamin Maybee, 12, M, W, Canada
Francis Maybee, 9, M, W, Michigan
Esmeralda Maybee, 5, F, W, Wisconsin
H. Handyside, 27, M, W, Scotland, Merchant
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Census |
7 Jul 1860 |
Nininger City, Dakota County, Minnesota [6] |
- John Maybee, 42, M, Laborer, Upper Canada — $100
Elisabeth Maybee, 40, F, Domestic, Ireland
Nancy Ann Maybee, 18, F, Servant, Upper Canada
Margaret Maybee, 16, F, Servant, Upper Canada, attended school
Benjamin Maybee, 14, F, Upper Canada, attended school
Francis Maybee, 12, F, WI, attended school
Esmerelda Maybee, 8, F, MN, attended school
Ignatius Maybee, 2, F, MN
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Census |
11 Jul 1860 |
Nininger Township, Dakota County, Minnesota [7] |
- Nancy Maybee, 18, F, Servant, WI, —, $40, attended school
Benjamin Maybee, 16, M, Farm Laborer, WI, attended school
with Edward Stone family
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Milit-Beg |
23 Sep 1864 [8, 9] |
- enlisted as a Private in Company B, First Minnesota Heavy Artillery. Promoted to Full Corporal on 14 October 1864
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Milit-End |
17 Jun 1865 [9] |
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Census |
24 Aug 1870 |
Mirabile PO, Lincoln Township, Caldwell County, Missouri [10] |
- Benjamin F. Mabee, 24, M, W, Farmer, $140, —, Canada, married in October
Sarah Mabee, 21, F, W, Keeping House, Maine, married in October
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Witness-Death |
12 Nov 1871 |
Rosemount, Dakota County, Minnesota [11] |
Census |
2 Jun 1880 |
Elk River Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota [12] |
- Alfred L. Lovett, White, Male, 66, Head, Married, Farmer, born in Maine, Father born in Maine, Mother born in Maine
Julia A. Lovett, White, Female, 58, Wife, Married, Keeping House, born in Maine, Father born in Maine, Mother born in Maine
Benj. F. Mabee,, White, Male, 34 Son-in-Law, Married, Farmer, born in Canada, Father born in New York, Mother born in Canada
Laura A. Mabee, White, Female, 23, Daughter, Married, Keeping House, born in Maine, Father born in Maine, Mother born in Maine
Raymond L. Mabee, White, Male, 2, Grandson, Single, At Home, California, Father born in Canada, Mother born in Maine
Carl K. Mabee, White, Male, 6/12 born November, Grandson, Single, At Home, born in Minnesota, Father born in Canada, Mother born in Maine
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Census |
1 May 1885 |
Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota [13] |
- Benjamin F Mabie, 39, M, W, Canada
Laura A Mabie, 29, F, W, Maine
Carl K Mabie, 5, M, W, Minnesota
Wayne B Mabie, 3, M, W, Minnesota
Irving D Mabie, 1, M, W, Minnesota
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Census |
1890 |
Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota [14] |
- Benjamin F Mabie was a Corporal in B Company, 1st Minnesota Calvary from 17 Sept 1864 to 10 June 1865
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Emigration |
1894 |
Minnesota [15] |
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Obituary |
- Benjamin F. Mabie was born in the Province of Ontario, Canada on October 9, 1846, the eldest son of John S. Mabie and Elizabeth Purvis. About 1847 the family immigrated to the United States, settling at first in Wisconsin, and then moving to Minnesota by the early 1850's. It was here that Benjamin grew to manhood.
On September 23, 1864, just a few weeks shy of being eighteen years old, Benjamin enlisted and was mustered into the army as a Private in Battery B of the 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery. Private Mabie was quickly promoted to Corporal on October 14th. After its organization, this one-year regiment was ordered to Chattanooga, Tennessee in the winter of 1864-1865. It was placed in charge of the heavy guns and forts there, a responsible position, as it was thought that Gen. John Bell Hood would endeavor to retake the city. The regiment remained at Chattanooga until discharged at the close of the war. Corporal Mabie was mustered out on June 17, 1865.
Family tradition states that Benjamin Mabie was shot at the battle of Second Manassas (August 29-30, 1862) and that he lay on the battlefield for three days, suffering from heat stroke. He never fully recovered from this ordeal, which later led to his early demise.
No evidence has been found to substantiate this family story. Mabie would have only been fifteen years old at the time of the battle, and his name is not borne on the rolls of any regiments present at the battle. It is possible however that he served as a paid substitute or enlisted under an assumed name.
Shortly after the war, Benjamin married his first wife, Sarah. Her maiden name is unknown. In 1870 they were living near his parents in Lincoln Township, Caldwell County, Missouri. This union produced one daughter, Abbie Laura Mabie, who died young. Unfortunately, the mother did not long survive the child and died young as well.
Benjamin F. Mabie later remarried, choosing as his wife Miss Laura Anna Lovett, daughter of Alfred Langdon Lovett and Julia Ann Jordan. The 1880 census finds the family back in Minnesota where they were living with Laura's parents at Elk River in Sherburne County. Here Benjamin carried on work as a farmer. His marriage to Laura produced four children, namely: Raymond Langdon Mabie, Carl Kendall Mabie, Wayne Benjamin Mabie, and Irving Dorr Mabie.
At this time, Benjamin's parents were living in California, and there is evidence that he lived there for a short time during the early 1880's, but shortly returned to Minnesota. However, California's draw was too much and the family returned to settle in Santa Clara County about 1894.
Benjamin F. Mabie was an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), both in Minnesota and in California where he belonged to the E. O. C. Ord Post, No. 82 of Los Gatos. He was also a Grand Master with the Masonic Lodge.
He died on November 16, 1897 of "brain disease," the symptoms of which are similar to Parkinson's Disease or lead poisoning. This may lend some credence to story of being wounded at Second Manassas. Benjamin was buried in the Los Gatos Cemetery, not far from the GAR plot. His widow, Laura, who died in the late 1930's, was a member of the Women's Relief Corps and three of his sons were members and officers of the Gen. John Logan Camp No. 20, SUVCW of Los Gatos.
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Reference Number |
17265 |
Death |
16 Nov 1897 |
Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, California [16, 17] |
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Burial |
19 Nov 1897 |
Los Gatos Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California [18, 19] |
- Benj F Mabie; Oct. 9, 1845; Nov. 16, 1897; Laura A. Mabie; June 18, 1856;Dec. 9, 1938; at rest
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Person ID |
I17176 |
Maybee Society |
Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |