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Thankful Sprout 1705–1788

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Last updated: July 22, 2026 · Reliability: B — verified across 5 independent trees, with linked records

Born 28 Nov 1705 · Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Died 19 Feb 1788 · Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father Ebenezer Sprout

Mother Experience Hawes Miller

Spouse Joseph Bennett

Children Elizabeth Bennett, John Bennett, Joseph Bennett, Lucy Lucia Bennett, Priscilla Bennett, Samuel Bennett, William Bennett

Siblings Abigail Sprout, Ebenezer Sprout, James Sprout, Mary Sprout

Records

Geneanet Community Trees Index U.S., Find a Grave® Index, … Pennsylvania, U.S., Society of Mayflower … Pennsylvania, Society of Mayflower Descendants …

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Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Sprout

Experience Hawes Miller

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Children

Biography

In 1705, Thankful Sprout entered the world in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, born to ebenezer sprout and experience hawes miller. Thankful Sprout married joseph bennett, joseph haskell, seth samson, and had children including elizabeth bennett, john bennett, joseph bennett, lucy lucia bennett, priscilla bennett, samuel bennett, william bennett. Thankful Sprout passed away in 1788 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Record Geneanet Community Trees Index
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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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Record Pennsylvania, U.S., Society of Mayflower Descendants Applications
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Record Pennsylvania, Society of Mayflower Descendants Applications

Life Timeline

1705

Birth of Thankful Sprout in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Birth

1788

Death of Thankful Sprout in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death

Oldest Ancestor Line from Thankful Sprout

This ancestor line traces from Newport Pond, Essex, England (1544) to Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (1705) across 7 generations.

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: Thankful Sprout (1705–1788) was born in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA and died in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America. 5 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 5 researchers on YourRoots have Thankful in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 7 generations of this lineage geographically.
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