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Benedict Dewey 1736–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 December 1736

Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, MA, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 19 February 1796

Death Location: Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Israel SR

Mother: Lydia Mosely

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The story of Benedict Dewey began in 1736 in Westfield, Hampden, MA, Massachusetts, USA. Benedict Dewey passed away in 1796 in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benedict Dewey began in 1736 in Westfield, Hampden, MA, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Benedict Dewey passed away in 1796 in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Benedict Dewey's Ancestors

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Benedict Dewey
1736–1796
Birth Place: Westfield, Hampden, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Israel Dewey SR
1712–1773
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lydia Mosely
1716–1787
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Dewey
1691–1742
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Williams
1684–1747
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Consider Moseley
1675–1755
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Moseley
1682–1730
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Adijah Dewey
1666–1741
Sarah Root
1670–1764
Nathaniel Williams
1647–1711
Mary Owen
1662–1712
John Moseley
1638–1690
Mary Newberry
1648–1703
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornet II
1640–1690
Constant Hawes
1642–1702
John V
1612–1661
Cicill Massachusetts.
1613–1661

Benedict Dewey's Timeline

2 Records

1736
1 December 1736
Birth of Benedict Dewey in Westfield, Hampden, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Westfield, Hampden, MA, Massachusetts, USA
1796
19 February 1796
Age 60
Death of Benedict Dewey
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 December 1736
    Event Place: Westfield, Hampden, MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 February 1796
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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