Benjamin Shreve 
Benjamin was born on June 17th, 1802 in Bloomfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. He died at the age of 54 on July 12th, 1856 in Bloomfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Bloomfield, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.General Notes
The Genealogy and History of the Shreve Family from 1641. L. P. Allen,
1901.p. 328: He was the ninth child and seventh son of Richard and Margaret Newbold. He was a farmer owning 200 acres of land in Bloomfield, PA, being 1/2 half of his father's farm at the head of Lake Canada, formerly Oil Lake. He was a good Christian man. In height he was six feet.
Will in Book C p113-4 in Crawford County Court House in Meadville, PA
recorded 19 Jul 1856 Mentions Sareptha, sons Washington, Caleb, daughter, Lucinda Loretta (Negus).
Source: Family Group Sheet prepared by Patricia Hunt Manusov
‌Benjamin and Sareptha were married in a religious ceremony about 1840 in Bloomfield, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. They had eight sons and a daughter, named Melvin, George Washington, Caleb N., Enoch R., Winfield Scott, Benjamin Melvin, Thomas Jefferson, Frank and Lucinda Loetta.
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Children
George Washington Shreve
George Washington was born on December 16th, 1841 in Bloomfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. He died at the age of 78 on February 12th, 1920 in Bloomfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
Winfield Scott Shreve
Winfield Scott was born on February 18th, 1848 in Bloomfield, Pennsylvania. He died at the age of 66 on February 7th, 1915 in Pennsylvania.
Benjamin Melvin Shreve
Benjamin Melvin was born on January 24th, 1849 in Bloomfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. He died at the age of 82 on April 24th, 1931 in Spartansburg, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
Thomas Jefferson Shreve
Thomas Jefferson was born about December 27th, 1851 in Bloomfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. He died on March 27th, 1932 in Maple Forest Twp., Crawford County, Michigan. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Grayling, Michigan.
Frank Shreve
Frank was born on September 10th, 1853 in Bloomfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. He died about November 8th, 1905 in Sioux City, South Dakota.
Lucinda Loetta Shreve
Lucinda Loetta was born on May 11th, 1855 in Bloomfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
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