Benjamin Hickox
Benjamin Hickox (also Benjamin Hickcox) (1686 – November 17, 1745) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk, Connecticut Colony in the session of May 1728.
Benjamin Hickox | |
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| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk | |
| In office May 1728 – October 1728 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Platt, Samuel Comstock |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Comstock |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1686 Waterbury, Connecticut Colony |
| Died | November 17, 1745 Wilton parish, Norwalk, Connecticut Colony |
| Resting place | Sharp Hill Cemetery, Wilton, Connecticut |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Lockwood Hickox (m. February 3, 1714) (previously married to Nathaniel Selleck and then after being widowed by Benjamin Hickox married Samuel Kellogg at the age of seventy-eight) |
| Children | Silas Hickox, Ezra Hickock, Abigail Hickock, Bethel Hickock, Sarah Hickock |
| Residence(s) | Wilton parish, Norwalk, Connecticut Colony |
| Occupation | deacon, miller |
He was the son of Samuel Hickox, and Hannah Upton.
He operated a gristmill which was located behind the present site of the Congregational Church in Wilton where there is a waterfall over the Comstock Brook (the Falls Branch of the Norwalk River). The mill served as a gathering place where local residents organized their efforts for status as a parish. He was the first deacon of the Congregational Church in Wilton.
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