• Born: 25 Jan 1802, New Canaan CT
• Marriage (1): Eliza Sloat on 12 Sep 1827
• Died: 8 Aug 1888

  General notes:

Silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker

  Events in his life were:

• He was a partner in 1828-1836 with Egbert Scudder in New York City NY as BENEDICT & SCUDDER with shop at 28 Bowery. ⁴

• He worked in 1836-1846 as a silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker in New York City NY ⁴

• Watch paper, c 1837
  American Antiquarian Society
  

• Advertised in the A. E. Wright's Commercial Directory, 1840,

• He worked in 1846-1888 as a silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker in New York City NY as A. C. BENEDICT & Co with Lewis St. John Benedict, listed in the 1846 city directory at 28 Bowery. Lewis left the firm by 1850 to join his brother Roswell as shoe and boot merchants. ⁴

• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at New Canaan CT, listed as a jeweler.

• He appeared on the 1860 census taken at New York City NY, listed as a watchmaker.

• He appeared on the 1870 census taken at New York City NY, listed as a jeweler.

Andrew married Eliza Sloat on 12 Sep 1827. (Eliza Sloat was born on 26 Mar 1806 in New York City NY and died on 12 Jan 1889.)