Our heritage

In 1832, Samuel T. Benedict opened his business in Greenwich Village, New York City, with a single commitment: service to families. Almost two centuries later, his descendants keep that commitment at the corner of Main Street and Midland Avenue in Eastchester.

The Benedict family

C. Alan Benedict, the fifth generation, began working alongside his father in 1961. His daughter Carrie A. Benedict Foley, the sixth generation, joined him in 1996. Together they continue the family's legacy of caring, personally directing the services entrusted to them.

Along the way the family has been called to moments of national history: Charles A. Benedict handled the funeral arrangements for President James Garfield, and provided services when Ulysses S. Grant was interred in New York City in 1885.

• 1832
  Samuel Husted Benedict, a cabinetmaker building caskets since 1830, opens the first funeral home at 60 Carmine Street in lower Manhattan.
• 1881 - 1885
  Second-generation Charles A. Benedict directs the arrangements for President James Garfield, and provides services for Ulysses S. Grant's interment at Grant's Tomb in 1885.
• Early 1900s
  Third-generation funeral director Clarence A. Benedict moves the business north to lower Westchester, directing services in the Eastchester and Tuckahoe area.
• Mid 1900s
  The fourth generation, Charles A. Benedict, relocates Westchester Funeral Home to its present site at Midland Avenue and Main Street.
• 1961
  C. Alan Benedict, fifth generation, begins working with his father.
• 1996
  Carrie A. Benedict Foley, sixth generation, joins her father, and the family marks 190 years in funeral service in 2022.