# Dorothy Benson

Dorothy Benson (ABT 1717 – 1778); with John Metcalf; parent of 3 children; died in Stockport, Cheshire, England.

**Lifespan:** ABT 1717 – 1778

## Also known as
- Dolly Benson
- Dorothy Metcalf

## Partners
- [John Metcalf](/p/john-metcalf-70734.md) — 1739

## Children
- [Tabitha Metcalf](/p/tabitha-metcalf-70737.md)
- [Ellen Metcalf](/p/ellen-metcalf-70738.md)
- [John Metcalf](/p/john-metcalf-70739.md)

## Timeline
- ABT 1717 — **Born**
- 1739 — **Residence** at Knaresborough, West Riding of Yorkshire, England — After marrying, "took a small house at Knaresborough"; soon after bought an old house and rebuilt it himself, raising the stone from the river. Knaresborough remained the family home until Dorothy's illness in the 1770s. _(shared event)_
- 1778 — **Died** at Stockport, Cheshire, England
- 1778 — **Buried** at St Mary's Church, Stockport, Cheshire, England — Died at Stockport in the summer of 1778 of a rheumatic complaint, where John had left her for treatment; "buried in Stockport church-yard" (the parish church, St Mary's).

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