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Benjamin BENEDICT 1678–1773 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1678

Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

Death Date: 3 JUL 1773

Death Location: Ridgebury Cemetery, Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

Father: John I

Mother: Phebe [GRIGGORIE]

Spouse(s): Mary PLATT

Children(s): Daniel I, Elizabeth BENEDICT

Benjamin BENEDICT was born in 1678 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, the child of John Benedict I And Phebe Gregory Griggorie. Benjamin BENEDICT married Mary Platt, and had children including Daniel Benedict I, Elizabeth Benedict. Benjamin BENEDICT passed away in 1773 in Ridgebury Cemetery, Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Benjamin BENEDICT was born in 1678 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, the child of John Benedict I And Phebe Gregory Griggorie.
  • Benjamin BENEDICT married Mary Platt, and had children including Daniel Benedict I, Elizabeth Benedict.
  • Benjamin BENEDICT passed away in 1773 in Ridgebury Cemetery, Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

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Benjamin BENEDICT's Ancestors

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Benjamin BENEDICT
1678–1773
Birth Place: Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Parents
John BENEDICT I
1649–1729
Southold, Suffolk Co., New York
Phebe (GREGORY) [GRIGGORIE]
1650–1750
New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut
Grandparents
Thomas (BENEDICT) I
1617–1690
Norfolk, England
Mary BRIGHAM
1618–1719
Norfolk, England
John (GREGORY [GRIGGORIE]) I
1612–1689
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Sarah (ST. JOHN) [SENTION]
1614–1689
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William I
1579–1629
Elizabeth STEPHINSON
1584–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin BENEDICT's Descendants

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Benjamin BENEDICT (ABT 1678–3 JUL 1773) m. Mary PLATT (26 OCT 1674–30 NOV 1771)
  1. 1. Daniel (BENEDICT) I 1716–1783 m. Agnes WALLACE 1716–1757 m. Hannah BURR 1716–1770
    1. 1. Rachel BENEDICT 1745–1816 m. James CRAWFORD 1743–1830
      1. 1. Daniel CRAWFORD 1781–1863 m. Clarissa BOSTWICK 1790–1816 m. Blanche (Fanny) COX 1797–1871
        1. 1. Martha CRAWFORD 1812–1896 m. James (HOYT) [HAIGHT] 1811–
        2. 2. Elias (Henderson) CRAWFORD 1811–1828
        3. 3. Mary (Tamsin) CRAWFORD 1813–1911
        4. 4. Jane (Lavinia) CRAWFORD 1815–1893
        5. 5. Moses CRAWFORD 1818–1884
        6. 6. Daniel (Benedict) CRAWFORD 1821–1872
        7. 7. Rachel (Ann) CRAWFORD 1823–1899
        8. 8. Clarissa CRAWFORD 1824–1828
        9. 9. Sarah (Margaretta) CRAWFORD 1826–1905
        10. 10. Robert (Wallace) CRAWFORD 1828–1908
        11. 11. Stephen (Henderson) CRAWFORD 1830–1895
        12. 12. John (Francis) CRAWFORD 1832–1913
        13. 13. Susanna (Elizabeth) CRAWFORD 1834–1886
        14. 14. Hannah (Augusta) CRAWFORD 1837–1901
        15. 15. Agnes (Amelia) CRAWFORD 1840–1885
        16. 16. Arthur CRAWFORD 1851–
    2. 2. Mary BENEDICT 1740–1813
    3. 3. Daniel (BENEDICT) II 1743–1822
    4. 4. James BENEDICT 1750–1751
    5. 5. Sarah BENEDICT 1752–
    6. 6. Benjamin BENEDICT 1754–1778
    7. 7. Martha BENEDICT 1757–1827
  2. 2. Elizabeth BENEDICT 1705–1749

Benjamin BENEDICT's Timeline

2 Records

1678
ABT 1678
Birth of Benjamin BENEDICT in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
1773
3 JUL 1773
Age 95
Death of Benjamin BENEDICT in Ridgebury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Ridgebury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1678
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, I am using various Ancestry trees to fill in some blanks.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: ABT 1679
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 JUL 1773
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
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    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 JUL 1773
    Event Place: Ridgebury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, I am using various Ancestry trees to fill in some blanks.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ridgebury Cemetery, Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

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