Benjamin Clark Cutler

Cutler was first married to Mary Sheafe (d. 1788),^[3] the daughter of a British officer.^[7] Together, they were the parents of:^[7]

• Mary Ann Cutler (1786–1788), who died young.^[7]

In 1794, Cutler married Sarah Mitchell (1761–1836) of Waccamaw Plantation, and Georgetown, South Carolina, Sarah Mitchell's mother was the sister of Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolution. Sarah was the widow of Dr. William Alexander Hyrne. Together, they had the following children:^[4]

• Mary Eliza Cutler, who married Dr. John Wakefield Francis (1789–1861) in 1829.^[8]
• Julia Rush Cutler (1795–1824),^[7] who married Samuel Ward III (1786–1839) of Prime, Ward & King, in 1812.^[9]
• Rev. Benjamin Clark Cutler (1798–1863), the rector of St. Anne's Church in Brooklyn, who married Harriett Bancroft.^[9]
• Louisa Charlotte Cutler (1801–1869), who married Matthew Hall McAllister (1800–1865).^[9]
• Francis Marion Cutler, who married Caroline D. Martin, daughter of Jason Martin.^[5]

Cutler died at the age of 54 at his residence on Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, in April 1810.^[2]

Through his daughter Julia, he was the grandfather of Julia Ward Howe (1819–1910).^[10] Through his daughter Louisa, he was the grandfather of Ward McAllister (1827–1895).^[11] Through his daughter Eliza, he was the grandfather of Dr. Samuel Ward Francis (1835–1886).^[9]

• History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts with Biography of Cutler, pg. 28