Benjamin Clark Cutler

Benjamin Clarke Cutler

Sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts
In office
July 31, 1798[1] – April 1810[1]
Preceded by| Atherton Thayer
Succeeded by| Elijah Crane
Personal details
Born| September 15, 1756[1][2]
Boston, Massachusetts
Died| April 1810[1] [2]
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts[1]
Spouse(s)| Mary Sheafe
Sarah Mitchell Hyrne
Relations| Ward McAllister (grandson)
Julia Howe (granddaughter)
Samuel W. Francis (grandson)
Children| 6
Occupation| Sheriff, merchant[3]

Benjamin Clarke Cutler (September 15, 1756 – April 1810) was a Boston merchant,[3] who also served as the sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts from 1798 to 1810.[4]

## Early life

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Cutler was born in Boston, Massachusetts[1] on September 15, 1756[1] to John Cutler (1723–1805)[5] and Mary (née Clarke) Cutler.[2] His mother was the sister of a wealthy bachelor, Benjamin Clarke, who was an attorney.[5]

## Career

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For many years, Cutler was a prominent merchant in Boston.[6]

On July 31, 1798, Cutler was appointed and began serving as Sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts.[6] He served in this role until his death in April 1810.[6]

## Family life

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Cutler was first married to Mary Sheafe (d. 1788),[3] the daughter of a British officer.[7] Together, they were the parents of:[7]

* Mary Ann Cutler (1786–1788), who died young.[7]

In 1794, Cutler married Sarah Mitchell (1761–1836) of Waccamaw Plantation, and Georgetown, South Carolina, Sarah Mitchell's mother was the sister of Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolution. Sarah was the widow of Dr. William Alexander Hyrne. Together, they had the following children:[4]

* Mary Eliza Cutler, who married Dr. John Wakefield Francis (1789–1861) in 1829.[8]
* Julia Rush Cutler (1795–1824),[7] who married Samuel Ward III (1786–1839) of Prince, Ward & King, in 1812.[9]
* Rev. Benjamin Clark Cutler (1798–1863), the rector of St. Anne's Church in Brooklyn, who married Harriett Bancroft.[9]
* Louisa Charlotte Cutler (1801–1869), who married Matthew Hall McAllister (1800–1865).[9]
* Francis Marion Cutler, who married Caroline D. Martin, daughter of Jason Martin.[5]

Cutler died at the age of 54 at his residence on Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, in April 1810.[2]

### Descendants

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Through his daughter Julia, he was the grandfather of Julia Ward Howe (1819–1910).[10] Through his daughter Louisa, he was the grandfather of Ward McAllister (1827–1895).[11] Through his daughter Eliza, he was the grandfather of Dr. Samuel Ward Francis (1835–1886).[9]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1884), History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol I., Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & Co., p. 28
2. ^ a b c d Cutler, Benjamin C. (1865), Memoirs of Rev. Benjamin C. Cutler, D.D.: Late Rector of St. Ann's Church, Brooklyn, N.Y., New York, New York: Anson D. F. Randolph, p. 2
3. ^ a b c Cutler, Nahem S. (1889), A Cutler Memorial and Genealogical History: Containing the Names of a Large Proportion of the Cutlers in the United States and Canada, and a Record of Many Individual Members of the Family, with an Account Also of Other Families Allied to the Cutlers by Marriage, Greenfield, Massachusetts: Privately published by Nahem S. Cutler; printed at the press of E. A. Hall & Company, p. 565
4. ^ a b "History". Norfolk County Sheriff's Office. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
5. ^ a b c Cutler, Rev. Benjamin C. (1865). Memoirs of Rev. Benjamin C. Cutler, D.D.: Late Rector of St. Ann's Church, Brooklyn, N.Y. Randolph. p. 85. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
6. ^ a b c Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1884). History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. J. W. Lewis & Company. p. 28. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
7. ^ a b c d Morse, Abner (1867). A Genealogical Record of Several Families Bearing the Name of Cutler: In the United States. S. G. Drake. p. 11. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
8. ^ Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe; Elliott, Maud Howe; Hall, Florence Howe (1915). Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910. Houghton Mifflin. p. 25. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
9. ^ a b c d The Southern and Western Magazine and Review. Burges & James. 1845. p. 54. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
10. ^ "Ward, Julia Rush Cutler, 1796-1824. Julia Rush Cutler Ward family correspondence, 1802-1824: Guide". oasis.lib.harvard.edu. Houghton Library, Harvard Library, Harvard University. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
11. ^ McAllister, Mary Catharine (1898). Descendants of Archibald McAllister of West Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pa. 1730-1898. Scheffer. p. 51\. ISBN 9780598994967. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

## External links

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* History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts with Biography of Cutler, pg. 28