1832-47: Siblings
Ben Cotton had 6 siblings - 4 sisters and 2 brothers: Angenette; Charles N.; Hiram B.; Ellen M.; Eliza F.; and Caroline B.
The family was enumerated in Pawtucket, in the federal census of 1850. Their home was located in a section of the city then claimed by the State of Massachusetts. Ben - the eldest - was the only sibling not living with his parents.