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Benjamin Chamberlain 1655–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 4, 1655

Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Death Date: October 31, 1740

Death Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut

Father: Richard Chamberlain

Mother: Sarah Bugbee

Spouse(s): Sarah Ball

Children(s): Daniel Chamberlain, Benjamin Chamberlain, Abigail Chamberlain, John Chamberlain, Rebecca Chamberlain

The story of Benjamin Chamberlain began in 1655 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Benjamin Chamberlain married Sarah Ball, and had children including Abigail Chamberlain, Benjamin Chamberlain, Daniel Chamberlain, John Chamberlain, Rebecca Sarah Chamberlain. Benjamin Chamberlain passed away in 1740 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Chamberlain began in 1655 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
  • Benjamin Chamberlain married Sarah Ball, and had children including Abigail Chamberlain, Benjamin Chamberlain, Daniel Chamberlain, John Chamberlain, Rebecca Sarah Chamberlain.
  • Benjamin Chamberlain passed away in 1740 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Chamberlain
1618–1673
Birth Location: England
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Sarah Bugbee
1630–1672
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Ball
1655–1723
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Daniel Chamberlain
1694–1774
Birth Location: Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Benjamin Chamberlain
1679–
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Abigail Chamberlain
1683–1726
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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John Chamberlain
1686–1756
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Rebecca Chamberlain
1681–1753
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Benjamin Chamberlain's Ancestors

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Benjamin Chamberlain
1655–1740
Birth Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Parents
Richard Chamberlain
1618–1673
England
Sarah Bugbee
1630–1672
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Henry Chamberlain
1595–1674
Hingham, Norfolk, England
Jane Freeman
1595–1686
Hingham, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Chamberlain's Descendants

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Benjamin Chamberlain (June 4, 1655–October 31, 1740) m. Sarah Ball (December 9, 1655–1723)
  1. 1. Daniel Chamberlain 1694–1774 m. Elizabeth Brown 1698–1774
    1. 1. Richard Chamberlain 1730–1789 m. Mary Dickinson 1729–1789
      1. 1. Mehitable Chamberlain 1766–1839 m. Stephen Ackley 1752–1836
        1. 1. Louisa Ackley –1850 m. Constant Welch 1809–
        2. 2. Harriet Ackley 1805–
      2. 2. Jemima Chamberlain 1761–1838
      3. 3. Mary Chamberlain 1753–1756
      4. 4. Richard Chamberlain 1755–
      5. 5. Ruth Chamberlin 1756–1837
      6. 6. Rebecca ((Rebeckah)) Chamberlain 1759–1813
      7. 7. Lois Chamberlain 1763–1833
      8. 8. Lucinda Chamberlain 1768–1790
      9. 9. Louise Chamberlain 1770–1790
      10. 10. Mary Chamberlain 1757–1840
    2. 2. Mehitable Chamberlain 1725–1777
    3. 3. William Chamberlain 1733–1808
    4. 4. Abigail Chamberlain 1736–
    5. 5. Daniel Chamberlain 1727–1789
    6. 6. Easter Chamberlain 1722–
    7. 7. Elizabeth Chamberlain 1720–
  2. 2. Benjamin Chamberlain 1679–
  3. 3. Abigail Chamberlain 1683–1726 m. Abraham Skinner 1671–1737
    1. 1. Richard Skinner 1705–1790 m. Patience Rowley 1717–1784
      1. 1. Richard Skinner 1737–1738
      2. 2. Abigail Skinner 1739–1748
      3. 3. Deborah Skinner 1741–
      4. 4. Patience Skinner 1744–1745
      5. 5. Richard Skinner 1746–
      6. 6. Abigail Skinner 1748–
      7. 7. John Skinner 1751–
      8. 8. Stephen Skinner 1753–1842 m. Mary Foote 1753–1785
        1. 1. Mary Skinner 1776–
        2. 2. Stephen Skinner 1779–
        3. 3. Amasa Skinner 1781–1831
        4. 4. Alfred Skinner 1781–1880
      9. 9. Patience ? 1755–1790 m. Nathaniel Foote 1742–1829
        1. 1. Nathaniel Foote 1779–1799
        2. 2. Jerusha Foote 1781–1846
        3. 3. Patience Foote 1783–1859 m. William (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1773–1844
        4. 4. Asa Foote 1785–1859 m. Elizabeth (("Betsey")) Gates 1792–1832
        5. 5. Lucinda Foote 1788–1790
        6. 6. Absalom Foote 1790–1790
        7. 7. Huldah Foote 1791–1881 m. Amaziah (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1780–1841
        8. 8. Israel Foote 1794–1884 m. Lucy (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1793–1853 m. Clarissa Marvin 1795–1881
      10. 10. Israel Skinner 1757–
  4. 4. John Chamberlain 1686–1756
  5. 5. Rebecca ((Sarah)) Chamberlain 1681–1753

Benjamin Chamberlain's Timeline

3 Records

1655
June 4, 1655
Birth of Benjamin Chamberlain in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1736
1736 or 1740
Age 81
Death of Benjamin Chamberlain in Colchester, New London, Connecticut
Colchester, New London, Connecticut
1740
October 31, 1740
Age 85
Death of Benjamin Chamberlain in Colchester, New London, Connecticut
Colchester, New London, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 4, 1655
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1736 or 1740
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 31, 1740
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut
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