Benjamin Brandreth, b. 23 Jun 1809 in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, d. 19 Feb 1880 in Ossining, Westchester County, New York, son of William Holmes & Ann Brandreth. He married Harriet Smallpage (1st wife) in England. He married Virginia Graham (2nd wife). (He used his mother's surname after his father abandoned the family when he was a child)