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Benjamin Colby Atwood 1788–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 DEC 1788

Birth Location: in or near Weare, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire

Death Date: 23 APR 1880

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts

Father: Benjamin Atwood

Mother: Mary Colby

Spouse(s): Elsa Williams

Children(s): Benjamin Atwood

Benjamin Colby Atwood was born in 1788 in in or near Weare, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire, the child of Benjamin Atwood And Mary Polly Colby. Benjamin Colby Atwood married Elsa Elsie Williams, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Atwood. Benjamin Colby Atwood passed away in 1880 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Colby Atwood was born in 1788 in in or near Weare, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire, the child of Benjamin Atwood And Mary Polly Colby.
  • Benjamin Colby Atwood married Elsa Elsie Williams, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Atwood.
  • Benjamin Colby Atwood passed away in 1880 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.

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Benjamin Atwood's Ancestors

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Benjamin Atwood
1788–1880
Birth Place: in or near Weare, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire
Parents
Benjamin Atwood
1766–1788
Bradford,Essex,Massachusetts,USA
Mary ("Polly") Colby
1766–1793
Pembroke, (Now Merrimack), New Hampshire
Grandparents
Benjamin (S.) Atwood
1740–1778
Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Martha Hardy
1739–1814
Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
John Atwood
1693–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John ATWOOD
1647–1714

Benjamin Atwood's Descendants

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Benjamin (Colby) Atwood (28 DEC 1788–23 APR 1880) m. Elsa (" Elsie") Williams (6 August 1791–20 Mar 1862)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Atwood 1814–1904 m. Harriet (A(bigail?)) Berry 1819–1893
    1. 1. Manley (George) Atwood 1857–1926 m. Addie (May Frances) Moulton 1863–1947
      1. 1. Chester (G) Atwood 1881– m. Edna (A) Atwood 1890–
        1. 1. Kenneth Atwood 1912–1990 m. Cora Barron 1914–1973
        2. 2. Lucille (M) Atwood 1917–
        3. 3. Gladys (C) Atwood 1924–
        4. 4. Beulah (A) Atwood 1916–
        5. 5. Florence (E) Atwood 1919–
        6. 6. Ella (M) Atwood 1909–
        7. 7. Barbara (E) Atwood 1914–

Benjamin Atwood's Timeline

4 Records

1788
28 DEC 1788
Birth of Benjamin Colby Atwood in in or near Weare, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire
in or near Weare, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire
1812
16 SEP 1812
Age 24
Benjamin Colby Atwood was married In (Unknown), Somerset Co., Maine
(Unknown), Somerset Co., Maine
1880
23 Apr 1880
Age 92
Death of Benjamin Colby Atwood in Embden, Somerset, Maine
Embden, Somerset, Maine
1880
23 APR 1880
Age 92
Death of Benjamin Colby Atwood in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 DEC 1788
    Event Place: in or near Weare, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 SEP 1812
    Event Place: (Unknown), Somerset Co., Maine

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1880
    Event Place: Embden, Somerset, Maine

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 APR 1880
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts

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