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Benjamin Brown 1713 – 1773 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1713

Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 17 Nov 1773

Death Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Father: Thomas Brown

Mother: Rachel Leavens

Spouse(s): Mary Shurtleff

Children(s): Phebe Brown

In 1713, Benjamin Brown entered the world in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA, born to Thomas Brown and Rachel Leavens. Benjamin Brown married Mary Shurtleff, and had children including Phebe Brown. Benjamin Brown passed away in 1773 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1713, Benjamin Brown entered the world in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA, born to Thomas Brown and Rachel Leavens.
  • Benjamin Brown married Mary Shurtleff, and had children including Phebe Brown.
  • Benjamin Brown passed away in 1773 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

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Benjamin Brown's Ancestors

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Benjamin Brown
1713 – 1773
Birth Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Thomas Brown
1685 – 1738
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Rachel Leavens
1685 – 1753
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John (Jr) Leavens
1640 – 1696
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Preston
1655 – 1693
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Leavens
1611 – 1647
Rachel Wright
1618 – 1648
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Brown's Descendants

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Benjamin Brown (1 Sep 1713 – 17 Nov 1773) m. Mary Shurtleff (23 Apr 1709 – )
  1. 1. Phebe Brown (12 Jan 1735 – ) m. Samuel (III) Butts (20 Dec 1742 – 1803)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Butts (18 Jul 1770 – 8 Oct 1845) m. John Hicks (14 Aug 1768 – 6 Oct 1845)
      1. 1. Joshua Hicks (10 Nov 1790 – 13 Jan 1870) m. Clarissa McHuron (4 Apr 1793 – Dec 1863)
        1. 1. Royal (Stearns) Hicks (12 Apr 1825 – 1 Jul 1883) m. Mary (G) Keane (1 Mar 1826 – 6 Dec 1869) m. Rachel Britton (22 Apr 1838 – 17 Dec 1911)
        2. 2. Charlotte (Marcia) Hicks (22 Dec 1825 – 16 Sep 1859) m. Samuel (Morgridge) Emerson (10 Apr 1818 – 24 Jul 1900)
        3. 3. Laura (G) Hicks (18 Jun 1828 – 29 Oct 1879) m. Henry Huxley (8 Jun 1810 – 20 Nov 1892)
      2. 2. Amy Hicks (3 Dec 1796 – 1859) m. David (F) Rudd (3 Nov 1798 – 24 Aug 1855)
        1. 1. Lafayette Rudd (May 1826 – 1900) m. Sarah (Amanda) McHuron (19 Mar 1825 – 1900)
      3. 3. John (Jr) Hicks (10 Mar 1799 – 9 Jun 1851) m. Caroline Fish (2 Oct 1800 – 1860)
        1. 1. Harriet (Luthera) Hicks (8 Jun 1820 – 6 Jul 1870) m. William Ptomey (19 Mar 1818 – Mar 1892)
        2. 2. James (Meikle) Hicks (7 Feb 1824 – 15 Dec 1915) m. Elizabeth (Evaline) Harrison (1827 – 1860)
        3. 3. Ulyses (Austin) Hicks (3 Aug 1833 – 1 Jan 1919) m. Thurza Tryon (1837 – 1887)
        4. 4. Marsha (Ursula) Hicks (22 Jul 1837 – 2 Feb 1875) m. Horace (Monroe) Newton (22 Apr 1829 – 23 Jun 1905)
        5. 5. Henry (Ancel) Hicks (28 Aug 1840 – Jun 1905) m. Hester (Ann) Newton (1 Aug 1844 – 24 Feb 1928)
        6. 6. Sarah (Elizabeth) Hicks (10 Sep 1844 – 22 Feb 1927) m. John (Wilson) Anderson (6 Dec 1843 – 11 May 1917)
      4. 4. Simeon (Frisby) Hicks (27 Jul 1806 – 5 May 1891) m. Catherine (Ann) Taylor (20 Jan 1819 – 18 Dec 1892)
        1. 1. Philip (Taylor) Hicks (27 Mar 1844 – 19 Feb 1923) m. Jeannette Morley (4 Jun 1860 – 2 Mar 1924)
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Hicks (May 1847 – 27 Jan 1927) m. John (White) Maulding (29 Jul 1845 – 27 Feb 1929)
        3. 3. John (Booker) Hicks (10 Oct 1852 – 5 Feb 1908) m. Effa (May) Morley (5 Apr 1869 – 9 Nov 1939)
      5. 5. Urania (Maria) Hicks (10 Jun 1808 – 17 Nov 1872) m. Sherman (Aholiab) Buck (13 May 1791 – 10 May 1862)
        1. 1. Elmour (Fayette) Buck (19 Feb 1832 – 3 Nov 1900) m. Mary Bradford (10 Mar 1835 – 21 Feb 1893)
        2. 2. William (Clark) Buck (26 Aug 1836 – 28 Aug 1910) m. Flavilla (W) Tarbell (19 Jul 1842 – 16 Jul 1915)
        3. 3. Arthur (Gilderoy) Buck (23 Jan 1842 – 21 Oct 1890) m. Mary Holt (14 Jun 1852 – 8 May 1929)
        4. 4. Asaph (C) Buck (31 Aug 1844 – 23 Jan 1927) m. Sarah (Ann) Struthers (7 Aug 1847 – 14 Nov 1921)
      6. 6. Sarissa Hicks (1 Oct 1815 – 14 Dec 1886) m. Joshua (W) Smith

Benjamin Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1713
1 Sep 1713
Birth of Benjamin Brown in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1773
17 Nov 1773
Age 60
Death of Benjamin Brown in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1713
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1773
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA

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