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Benjamin Adams 1701–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1701

Birth Location: Lexington, Massachusetts

Death Date: 26 Dec 1784

Death Location: Granville

Father: George ADAMS

Mother: Martha Fisk

Spouse(s): Unis Coolledge, Sarah Richardson

Children(s): Solomon Adams, Ebenezer Adams, Martha Adams, Mary Adams, Abraham Adams, Nathaniel Adams, Simon Adams, Israel Adams, Eunice Adams, Samson Adams, Micaiah Adams, Pvt. Adams, Abel Adams, Lydia Adams, Nathaniel Adams, Abel Adams, Micaiah Adams, Micaiah Adams, Micaiah Adams, Nathaniel Adams, Benjamin Adams

Benjamin Adams was born in 1701 in Lexington, Massachusetts, the child of George Adams And Martha Fisk. Benjamin Adams married Sarah Richardson, Unis Coolledge, and had children including Abel Adams, Abraham Adams, Benjamin Adams, Ebenezer Adams, Eunice Adams, Israel Adams, Lydia Adams, Martha Adams, Mary Adams, Micaiah Adams, Nathaniel Adams, Pvt Abraham Adams, Samson Adams, Simon Adams, Solomon Adams. Benjamin Adams passed away in 1784 in Granville.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Adams was born in 1701 in Lexington, Massachusetts, the child of George Adams And Martha Fisk.
  • Benjamin Adams married Sarah Richardson, Unis Coolledge, and had children including Abel Adams, Abraham Adams, Benjamin Adams, Ebenezer Adams, Eunice Adams, Israel Adams, Lydia Adams, Martha Adams, Mary Adams, Micaiah Adams, Nathaniel Adams, Pvt Abraham Adams, Samson Adams, Simon Adams, Solomon Adams.
  • Benjamin Adams passed away in 1784 in Granville.

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Benjamin Adams's Ancestors

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Benjamin Adams
1701–1784
Birth Place: Lexington, Massachusetts
Parents
George ADAMS
1648–1733
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Martha Fisk
1666–1747
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
George Adams
1620–1696
Watertown, MA
Frances Taylor
1626–1696
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Adams
1585–1647
Martha Adams
1600–1653
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Addames
1555–1624
Elizabeth Borrington
1557–1625

Benjamin Adams's Descendants

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Benjamin Adams (20 Dec 1701–26 Dec 1784) m. Unis Coolledge (4 Aug 1706–) m. Sarah Richardson (5 Aug 1696–13 Sep 1738)
  1. 1. Solomon Adams 1744–1824
  2. 2. Ebenezer Adams 1740–1739
  3. 3. Martha Adams 1746–1747
  4. 4. Mary Adams 1748–
  5. 5. Abraham Adams 1742–1827
  6. 6. Nathaniel Adams 1732–1757
  7. 7. Simon Adams 1734–
  8. 8. Israel Adams 1733–
  9. 9. Eunice Adams 1731–1772 m. John Braman 1731–1810
    1. 1. Cyrus Braman 1766–1850
    2. 2. Anna Braman 1763–1846
    3. 3. Eunice Braman 1770–1836
    4. 4. Mary Braman 1772–1809
    5. 5. Lucy Braman 1768–1796
  10. 10. Samson Adams 1729–1785
  11. 11. Micaiah Adams 1729–1747
  12. 12. Pvt. (Abraham) Adams 1748–1827
  13. 13. Abel Adams 1755–1756
  14. 14. Lydia Adams 1743–
  15. 15. Nathaniel Adams 1756–1757
  16. 16. Abel Adams 1755–1821
  17. 17. Micaiah Adams 1728–1791
  18. 18. Micaiah Adams 1728–1791
  19. 19. Micaiah Adams 1729–1747
  20. 20. Nathaniel Adams 1756–
  21. 21. Benjamin Adams 1727–1790

Benjamin Adams's Timeline

4 Records

1701
20 Dec 1701
Birth of Benjamin Adams in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1701
20 Dec 1701
Birth of Benjamin Adams in Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington, Massachusetts
1784
26 Dec 1784
Age 83
Death of Benjamin Adams in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1784
15 Jan 1784
Age 83
Benjamin Adams - Probate in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1701
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1701
    Event Place: Lexington, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1784
    Event Place: Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Death Records
    [2] Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records (Worcester County, Massachusetts); Index 1731-1881; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Worcester County); Probate Place: Worcester, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Granville
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town Death Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1784
    Event Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records (Worcester County, Massachusetts); Index 1731-1881; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Worcester County); Probate Place: Worcester, Massachusetts

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