Ancestry of
Maria Schaefer Bennett

(1909–1971)

Sely Castle

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• • 3rd Great-grandfather of Maria Schaefer Bennett — 6th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 44 
  • Father:
  • Mother:
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  • Birth Date:
  • 24 Nov 1754 
  • Birth Location:
  • Canaan, Columbia, New York 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Death Date:
  • 8 Feb 1817 
  • Death Location:
  • Fabius, Onondaga, New York 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Pompey Hill Cemetery, Pompey, Onondaga, New York 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Abigail Jenkins
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  • Child:

  Philo Benson Castle (Ahnentafel No:22 )

  • Notes: 

  • Revolutionary War and War of 1812 veteran

    Sely Castle's given name is also seen as Selah.

• Sources for Sely Castle

  • ¹ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 03/01/2025).
  • ² New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1996, Vol. 150, p. 80.
  • ³ New York, U.S., Veteran Burial Cards, 1861-1898, Burial record for Sely Castle.
  • ⁴ Ingraham, William Wallace, A History of the Castle Family from 1635 to 1900, Chicago: E. J. Decker Company [1900?], 194, incorrect dates for Selah.