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Benjamin Benedict 1706–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Oct 1706

Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 2 Sep 1779

Death Location: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: Benjamin Benedict

Mother: Mary Platt

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In 1706, Benjamin Benedict entered the world in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, born to Benjamin Benedict And Mary Platt. Benjamin Benedict passed away in 1779 in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1706, Benjamin Benedict entered the world in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, born to Benjamin Benedict And Mary Platt.
  • Benjamin Benedict passed away in 1779 in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Benjamin Benedict's Ancestors

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Benjamin Benedict
1706–1779
Birth Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Benjamin Benedict
1678–1773
Norwalk,Fairfield,Connecticut,USA
Mary Platt
1674–1771
Huntington,Suffolk,New York,USA
Grandparents
John Benedict
1643–1729
Southold,Long Island,New York,USA
Phebe Gregory
1650–1749
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
John Platt
1631–1705
Ware,,Hertfordshire,England
Hannah Clark
1640–1705
Milford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Benedict
1617–1690
Mary Bridgum
1619–1719
John Gregory
1614–1689
Sarah John
1614–1689
Richard Platt
1603–1684
Mary Wood
1605–1676
George Clark
1615–1690
Sarah Harvey
1622–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Bridgum
1590–1640
Mary Crewell
1590–1638

Benjamin Benedict's Timeline

2 Records

1706
1 Oct 1706
Birth of Benjamin Benedict in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1779
2 Sep 1779
Age 73
Death of Benjamin Benedict in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1706
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1779
    Event Place: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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