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Benedict Arnold 1615–1678

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Birth Date: December 21, 1615

Birth Location: Ilchester, Somerset, England

Death Date: June 19, 1678

Death Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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Mother:

Children: CALEB ARNOLD

Benedict Arnold was born in 1615 in Ilchester, Somerset, England, the child of William Arnold And Christian Peak. Benedict Arnold married Damaris Westcott, and had children including Benedict Arnold, Caleb Arnold, Damaris Arnold, Freelove Arnold, Godsgift Arnold, Josiah Arnold, Oliver Arnold, Penelope Arnold, Priscilla Arnold, William Arnold. Benedict Arnold passed away in 1678 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Why This Is a Public Tree Person

This person was detected across multiple family trees uploaded by different tree owners in the YourRoots network. Using our proprietary algorithm and AI tools, we evaluate matching based on name, birth/death dates and locations, and parents/descendants matching.

Full name consistent across 11 independent trees
Birth year and location consistent across 11 trees
Death year and location consistent across 11 trees

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)

Verification checklist:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouse(s)

Children

CALEB ARNOLD
1644–1719
CA

Biography

Early Life

Benedict Arnold was born in 1615 in Ilchester, Somerset, England, the child of William Arnold And Christian Peak.

Family

Benedict Arnold married Damaris Westcott, and had children including Benedict Arnold, Caleb Arnold, Damaris Arnold, Freelove Arnold, Godsgift Arnold, Josiah Arnold, Oliver Arnold, Penelope Arnold, Priscilla Arnold, William Arnold.

Later Years

Benedict Arnold passed away in 1678 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

Sources

  1. 1
    Record American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
  2. 2
    Marriage Records American Marriages Before 1699
  3. 3
    Land Records English Origins of New England Families, Vol. III
  4. 4
    Birth Records Family Data Collection - Births
  5. 5
    Death Records Family Data Collection - Deaths
  6. 6
    Record Millennium File
  7. 7
    Immigration U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
  8. 8
    Marriage Records U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  9. 9
    Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
  10. 10
    Record U.S., Library of Congress Photo Collection, 1840-2000
  11. 11
    Marriage Records U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
  12. 12
    Record Colonial Families of the USA
  13. 13
    Land Records New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
  14. 14
    Record Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography
  15. 15
    Record US & British Isle, Joseph Thomas Biographical Dictionary: 1890
  16. 16
    Record An Arnold family record
  17. 17
    Family Tree Ancestry Family Trees
  18. 18
    Land Records Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, Vol. I
  19. 19
    Record History and genealogy of the ancestors and some descendants of Stukely Westcott, one of the thirteen original proprietors of Pr
  20. 20
    Land Records The controversy touching the Old Stone Mill in the town of Newport, Rhode Island
  21. 21
    Record The life and times of Samuel Gorton : the founders and the founding of the Republic : a section of early United States history
  22. 22
    Burial Records Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013

Life Timeline

1615
Born in Ilchester, Somerset, England
1678
Died in Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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