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Anna Willis 1726 – 1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1726

Birth Location: Groton, New London, Connecticut

Death Date: 1804

Death Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Father: William Wyllis

Mother: Mary Ashcraft

Spouse(s): Joseph Bennet

Children(s): Jerusha Bennet, Anna Bennet, Joseph Bennet, Jedediah Bennet, Molly Bennet, Rebeckah Bennet, John Bennet, James Bannet

According to available records, Anna Willis was born in 1726 in Groton, New London, Connecticut, the child of William Wyllis and Mary Ashcraft. Following those early years, Anna Willis married Joseph Bennet, and their family grew to include Jerusha Bennet, Anna Bennet, Joseph Bennet, Jedediah Bennet, Molly Bennet, Rebeckah Bennet, John Bennet and James Bannet. In the later years of life, Anna Willis died in 1804 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

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Parents

William Wyllis
1705 – 1790
Birth Location: Connecticut
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Mary Ashcraft
1705 – 1790
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Bennet
1723 – 1808
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut
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Children(s)

Jerusha Bennet
1742 – 1835
Birth Location: –
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Anna Bennet
1757 – 1794
Birth Location: Voluntown, New London, Connecticut
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Joseph Bennet
Birth Location: –
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Jedediah Bennet
Birth Location: –
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Molly Bennet
Birth Location: –
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Rebeckah Bennet
Birth Location: –
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John Bennet
Birth Location: –
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James Bannet
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 29 Oct 1726
    Event Place: Groton, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 15

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 27 Oct 1743
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1804
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut

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