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Abigail Benton 1702–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 December 1702

Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 27 April 1785

Death Location: Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Ebenezer Benton

Mother: Abigail Graves

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In 1702, Abigail Benton entered the world in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, born to Ebenezer Benton And Abigail Graves. In 1740, Abigail Benton resided in Guilford. Abigail Benton passed away in 1785 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1702, Abigail Benton entered the world in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, born to Ebenezer Benton And Abigail Graves.
  • In 1740, Abigail Benton resided in Guilford.
  • Abigail Benton passed away in 1785 in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Abigail Benton's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Benton
1702–1785
Birth Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Ebenezer Benton
1665–1758
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Abigail Graves
1669–1753
Guilford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel Graves
1629–1692
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Martha Betts
1625–1701
Claydon, Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Admiral
1584–1642
Katherine Crowshaw
1586–1636
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Graves
1556–1637
Joan (Bellame)
1560–1620

Abigail Benton's Timeline

3 Records

1702
20 December 1702
Birth of Abigail Benton in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1740
Abt 1740/1741
Age 38
Abigail Benton resided here in Guilford
Guilford
1785
27 April 1785
Age 83
Death of Abigail Benton in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 December 1702
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut; The Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: S-5
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1740/1741
    Event Place: Guilford
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 16

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 April 1785
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut; The Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut; The Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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