Benjamin E. Tripp

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• Residence: 1850, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
• Residence: 1860, Fall River, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
• Residence: 1865, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: 1870, Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: 1880, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: 1900, New Bedford Ward 2, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Notes:

Web Link:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140273708/benjamin-e.-tripp

Residence:
Residence Post Office: Fall River

Residence:
Marital Status: Married

Residence:
Residence Post Office: Fall River

Residence:
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self

Residence:
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head

Buried:
Oak Grove Cemetery
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 140273708

Benjamin married Mercy S. Brayton on 09 Dec 1858 in Tiverton, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. Mercy (daughter of Preserved Brayton and Nancy W. Woodman) was born in 1835 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died on 15 Nov 1871 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Arthur Richmond Tripp was born on 7 Dec 1859 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died on 1 Nov 1868 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 1 Nov 1868 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
2. Edgar Benjamin Tripp was born in 1865 in Fall River; died on 17 Apr 1865 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Benjamin married Helen S Moore on 19 Mar 1874 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Helen (daughter of Samuel C Moore and Sarah A (-) Moore) was born in May 1845 in Amherst, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Namesake: He was the originator of the Rhode Island Red
• TRIPP LINEAGE - 8TH GENERATION - John Tripp 1611-1678: 1600
• Residence: 1850, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
• Residence: 1860, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
• Residence: 1865, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
• Residence: 1870, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
• Residence: 1875, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
• Residence: 1880, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Notes:

According to Thomas Roderick- E-Mail Cousin, This William Tripp was the real co-founder of the Rhode Island Red Hens. Randall had guessed that it was a Philip Tripp instead.

Referencing Thomas Roderick, The Randall book, on page 34 says of my Julius "(a descendant says he had a brother Philip of Rhode Island who originated the Rhode Island Red Hens)" I suspect that was one of the reasons Randalall thought Julius' father was a Philip Tripp. We have no evidence of a brother of Julius named Philip Tripp, although there may be one. According to the Randall book, Julius gave the middle name "Philip" to his first son Leander. But descendants of that family only acknowledged the middle initial "P" and never agreed that it stood for Philip. I suspect the middle name Philip was correct. The rumor about the Rhode Island Reds could have come from Leander's son Charles Soranus Tripp borrn 1854, part of whose business was raising chickens. But I am sure the credit for the Rhode Island Reds goes to William Tripp. Thank you Thomas Roderick.

New story about the little red hen from Richard Gifford: The Rhode Island Red was developed by William Tripp ( 1812-1891 ) at his farm in Little Compton, Rhode Island. He purchased a Chittagong rooster that was brought back to New Bedford, Massachusetts by a sailor involved in the China trade. After letting it run around with his Leghorns, he noticed that the offspring were heartier and laid more eggs. He worked in conjunction with a farmer from Westport Massachusetts named Macomber at first and carried on the work of refining the breed after Macomber died. These fowl werre initially known as "Tripp's Yaller ( yellow ) hens" (although they weren't yellow at all). It was Isaac C. Wilbour, who used the breed and ran "the biggest poultry farm in the world" ( about 1900) in Little Compton Massachusetts, who came up with the name Rhode Island Red. Around 1925 a monument was put up in Adamsville commemorating the development of this breed. Tripp's daughter Becky was furious that the plaque wasn't placed at the site of the Tripp farm on Long Highway, and eventually a smaller plaque was placed there as well. One of the things I found curious about the chicken business in those days, is that the hens were not fed grain. Instead, a dough was cooked overnight in a large vat, with potatoes, corn, and turnips thrown in.

Web Link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island_Red

Web Link:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86719280/william-tripp

TRIPP LINEAGE - 8TH GENERATION - John Tripp 1611-1678:
GEN8: WILLIAM TRIPP [8], (Job 7, George6, Stephen5, George4, John3, James2, John1)

Residence:
Residence Post Office: Little Compton

Residence:
Residence Post Office: Little Compton

Residence:
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

Residence:
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self

Buried:
Oak Grove Cemetery
PLOT: OG1214
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 86719280

William married Eliza Ann Soule about 1832 in Massachusetts. Eliza was born in 1810 in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Oct 1838 in USA; was buried on 11 Oct 1838 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Web Link:
http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=286433

Web Link:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26950282/elizabeth-tripp

Buried:
Congregational Cemetery
Find a Grave Memorial 26950282

Other Events and Attributes:

• TRIPP LINEAGE - 7TH GENERATION - John Tripp 1611-1758: 1600
• Residence: 1810, Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
• Residence: 1820, Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
• Residence: 1830, Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: 1840, Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: 1850, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
• Residence: 1860, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
• Residence: 1870, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
• Residence: 1875, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
• Residence: 1880, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Notes:

Web Link:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26950496/job-tripp

Web Link:
http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=135960

TRIPP LINEAGE - 7TH GENERATION - John Tripp 1611-1758:
GEN7: JOB TRIPP [7], (George6, Stephen5, George4, John3, James2, John1)

Residence:
Residence Post Office: Little Compton

Residence:
Residence Post Office: Little Compton

Residence:
Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Father

Residence:
Marital Status: Widower; Relation to Head: Father

Buried:
Wilbour - Tripp Lot

Job married Patience Earle on 5 Feb 1812 in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Patience (daughter of Christopher Earle and Mary Palmer) was born in Oct 1782 in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Aug 1851 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried on 23 Aug 1851 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1850, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Notes:

Web Link:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26950499/patience-brownell_tripp

Buried:
Wilbour - Tripp Lot
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 26950499

Other Events and Attributes:

• TRIPP LINEAGE -6TH GENERATION - John Tripp 1611-1758: 1600
• Residence: 1790, Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
• Residence: 1800, Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts

Notes:

Web Link:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98658080/george-tripp

TRIPP LINEAGE -6TH GENERATION - John Tripp 1611-1758:
GEN6: GEORGE TRIPP [6], (Stephen5, George4, John3, James2, John1)

Residence:
Males 16 and over = 2
Females = 1

Residence:
Sons: 2 under 10, 1 between 10-15
Daughters: 4 under 10, 1 between 10-15

Died:
Not on 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 census

George married Sylvia Durfee in Abt. 1785 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA. Sylvia (daughter of John Durfee and Phebe Gray) was born in 1761 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; died on 3 Nov 1851 in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1810, Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
• Residence: 1830, Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: 1840, Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: 1850, Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Notes:

Residence:
Males: under 10=1, 16-25 =2
Females: under 10=1, 10-15=2, 16-25=1, 26-44=1

Christopher married Mary Palmer. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]