Daniel Benham
1834 - May 21, 1888

9th Battery Mass. Vols.; Corpl.; Res. West Cambridge; saw grinder; 29; transf. from 1st Battery, March 12, 1865; disch. April 26, 1865, near Petersburg, Va. as supernumerary. See Co. "E" 5th Mass. Inf. (3 mos.); and 1st Battery Mass. Lt. Arty. (3 yrs.).

5th Mass. Inf., Co. E; Priv.; Res. Medford; 26; enl. April 16, 1861; must. May 1, 1861; disch. June 29, 1861 for disability. See 1st Batty. Mass. Lt. Arty. transf. to 9th Batty. Mass. Lt. Arty.

1st Battery Mass. Vols.; Priv.; Res. Cambridge; saw grinder; 27; enl. and must. Aug. 28, 1861; re-enlist. Dec. 23, 1863; transf. to 9th Batty., as Corpl. See Co. "E" 5th Mass. Inf. (3 mos.); and 9th Batty. Mass. Lt. Arty.

Listed on the grave stone:

  • Daniel Benham 1834-1888
  • His Wife Anne Benham 1836-1891
  • Rosetta T. Benham 1854-1901
  • John H. Benham 1869-1931
  • Catherine F. Benham 1872-1939
  • Paul J. Aiken 1941-1992
  • Judson S. Aiken 1904-1992
  • Helen R. Aiken 1905-1998
  • William D. Benham 1900-1970
  • Anna T. Benham 1900-1991
  • Walter E. Benham 1914-1980
  • Alice L. Benham 1909-2001
  • Michael J. Regan 1866-1937
  • Emma Regan 1879-1959
  • Mary A. Benham Reardon, Died Nov. 24, 1925 Aged 66 yrs.
  • Michael J. Curran 1871-1941
  • Florence A. Curran 1873-1941
  • Thomas P. McGowen 1896-1947
  • Katherine R. McGowen 1903-1990
  • Joseph A. Coneeny 1905-1978
  • Mary E. Coneeny 1908-1996

Information from Veterans' Graves Registration - Town of Arlington, Massachusetts

  • Name: Benham, Daniel
  • Name of Cemetery: Mt. Pleasant
  • Place: Arlington, Mass.
  • Location: Lot No. 142, Location E
  • Marker Placed: Yes
  • By Whom: G.A.R. Arlington, Mass.
  • Where Remains Buried Elsewhere: No
  • Branch of Service: Inf. & Lt. Art.
  • Organization: 9th Bat. Mass. Vol.
  • Born: 1834
  • Died: May 21, 1888
  • Was Deceased Member of Veterans Organization: G.A.R. 36, Arl. Mass.
  • Name and Address of Next of Kin: Daniel Benham
  • Type of Stone: Private Stone, Granite, Upright

Map of Grave Location
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Arlington, Mass.
Lot No. 142, Location E, Center Ave. & Maple Ave.

Obituary

The Boston Globe - May 22, 1888

BENHAM. - In Arlington, May 21, Daniel Benham, late of First Massachusetts Battery. Funeral from his late residence, Wednesday, May 23, at 8.30 a. m. Comrades are earnestly requested to be present.