Benjamin Franklin Duryee

Born: Apr 13, 1890
Loc: Union City, Erie Co. PA
Died: March 1944
Loc: Findley Lake, Chautauqua Co. NY
Bur: Evergreen Cemetery,
Union City, Erie Co. PA
Gravestone Photo
Military: World War II

Father: Ernest C. Duryee
Mother: Sarah Hinkson

Not known if he ever married or had children
1910 Census: Amity Twp. Erie Co. PA
1930 Census: Amity Twp. Erie Co. PA
Benjamin F. Duryee
Corner William Crandall called to Findley Lake Tuesday to investigate accident in which Benjamin F. Duryee, 53, meet his death. Mr. Duryee with his brother Ernest and the latters 2 sons were cutting timber for H. B. Lyons Co. of Union City, when an 18 inch limb fell from the tree striking Mr. Duryee and crushing the top of his skull. He lived only a few minutes. Mr. Crandall issued a verdict of accidental death caused by a fractured skull.
Westfield Republican, 29 Mar 1944, p. 18 [Westfield, Chautauqua Co., NY]
Obituary:  Duryee, Benjamin Franklin, 53, died Wed. Deceased is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Jennie Whipple, Nellie Traux, and Mrs. Myrtle, and one brother Ernest Duryee.
Source: Union City Newspaper

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