Captain Benjamin Beecher

Benjamin Beecher was born on July 4, 1774 in New Haven, Connecticut to Eli Beecher and Susanna Kimberly. His father, Eli, was a seafaring man and was called "Captain Eli".

On November 13, 1794 Captain Benjamin married Wealthy Parmelee. They had 14 children. The seventh child was Benjamin Beecher.

Captain Ben was captain of the first steamboat line that ran between Brooklyn and New Haven.

Captain Benjamin Beecher died January 27, 1858 in New Haven and was buried in the Old Cemetery in East Haven.