Benedict Joseph Fenwick [SEP] position held
Benedict Joseph Fenwick
Benedict Joseph Fenwick (September 3, 1782 – August 11, 1846) was an American bishop of the Catholic Church. A Jesuit, he served as Bishop of Boston from 1825 until his death in 1846.
Early life and education.
Benedict Fenwick was born in Leonardtown, Maryland, to George and Margaret (née Medley) Fenwick. His ancestors were originally from Northumberland in North East England. Benedict's great-great-great grandfather, Cuthbert Fenwick, emigrated to America in 1633 aboard the
Borchgrevinkium
Borchgrevinkium is a genus of chelicerate classified as part of the clade Prosomapoda. It has been discovered in Devonian deposits of the Taymyr Peninsula in Siberia, Russia.