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Benjamin Child 1631–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1631

Birth Location: Cotesbach, Harborough District, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 14 Oct 1678

Death Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Sir I

Mother: Sarah Shenton

Spouse(s): Mary Bowen

Children(s): Mehitable Child, Joseph Child, Infant Childe, Joseph Childe, Sarah CHILD, Mary Childe, Ephraim Childe, Ephraim Child, Ephraim Child, John Lieut, Elisabeth Childe, Mary Child, Mary Childe, Lieutenant Child, Ephraim Childe, Benjamin Child, Joshua Child, Elizabeth Childe, Margaret Child, John Childe, Joseph Childe, Baby Childs, Elizabeth\ Child, Mehetabel Childe, Benjamin III, Baby Child, Baby Child

The story of Benjamin Child began in 1631 in Cotesbach, Harborough District, Leicestershire, England. Benjamin Child married Mary Bowen, and had children including Baby Child, Baby Childs, Benjamin Child, Benjamin Child Iii, Elisabeth Childe, Elizabeth Child, Elizabeth Childe, Ephraim Child, Ephraim Child Childs Childe, Ephraim Childe, Infant Childe, John Childe, John Lieut, Joseph Child, Joseph Child Childs Childe, Joseph Childe, Joshua Child, Lieutenant John Child, Margaret Child, Mary Ann Childe, Mary Child, Mary Child Childs Childe, Mehetabel Child Childe, Mehitable Child, Sarah Child. Benjamin Child passed away in 1678 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Child began in 1631 in Cotesbach, Harborough District, Leicestershire, England.
  • Benjamin Child married Mary Bowen, and had children including Baby Child, Baby Childs, Benjamin Child, Benjamin Child Iii, Elisabeth Childe, Elizabeth Child, Elizabeth Childe, Ephraim Child, Ephraim Child Childs Childe, Ephraim Childe, Infant Childe, John Childe, John Lieut, Joseph Child, Joseph Child Childs Childe, Joseph Childe, Joshua Child, Lieutenant John Child, Margaret Child, Mary Ann Childe, Mary Child, Mary Child Childs Childe, Mehetabel Child Childe, Mehitable Child, Sarah Child.
  • Benjamin Child passed away in 1678 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Child's Ancestors

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Benjamin Child
1631–1678
Birth Place: Cotesbach, Harborough District, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Sir Benjamin CHILDE 9GGF I
1591–1634
Westminister, Middlesex, England
Sarah (Bradshawe Childe) Shenton
1609–1685
Cottesbatch, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Wolstone ((Wulstan)) Childe
1572–1601
Fenstanton,huntingdon,england
Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1549–1626
Johanna Pidge?
1550–1605
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev LeChilde
1519–1557
Richard Adame
1515–1551
Lady Woolstone
1519–1552

Benjamin Child's Descendants

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Benjamin Child (15 Jan 1631–14 Oct 1678) m. Mary Bowen (1635–31 Oct 1707)
  1. 1. Mehitable Child 1669–1760 m. Edward Garfield 1663–1711 m. Samuel Perrin 1671–1744
    1. 1. Joseph Garfield 1694–1775 m. Abigail Fuller 1693–1774
      1. 1. Sarah Gearfield 1735–1804 m. John Brown 1725–1815
        1. 1. William (Thomas Sr. BROWN REV WAR -) DAR 1754–1842 m. Margaret ANDERSON 1758–1837 m. Ailsey ((Elley) Ami) Harris 1761–1840 m. Margaret (ANDERSON) Brown 1758–1836 m. Martha (Ann) England 1758–1785
        2. 2. John (Brown) jr. 1755–
      2. 2. Samuel Garfield 1725–1795
      3. 3. Joshua Garfield 1727–1795
      4. 4. Joseph Garfield 1723–1784
      5. 5. ABIGAIL (GARFIELD (Gearfield)) * 1721–1775
      6. 6. Hannah Garfield 1719–1775
      7. 7. Jerusha GARFIELD 1742–1806
      8. 8. Rebecca Garfield 1736–
      9. 9. Edward Garfield 1732–1787
      10. 10. Archibald Garfield 1734–1820
      11. 11. Lydia Garfield 1730–1795
      12. 12. Lydia Garfield 1730–1795
      13. 13. Sarah Garfield 1739–1778
      14. 14. Sarah Garfield 1739–1778
      15. 15. Edward Garfield 1732–1787
      16. 16. Archibald Garfield 1734–1820
      17. 17. Rebecca Garfield 1736–
      18. 18. Joshua Garfield 1727–1795
      19. 19. Jerusha Garfield 1742–1806
    2. 2. Elizabeth Garfield 1703–
    3. 3. Daniel Garfield 1709–
    4. 4. Mehitable Garfield 1687–1772
    5. 5. Hannah Garfield 1696–1775
    6. 6. Sarah Garfield 1698–1720
    7. 7. Lydia Garfield 1700–1723
    8. 8. Edward Garfield 1706–1735
    9. 9. Abigail Garfield 1711–1754
    10. 10. Nathaniel Perrin 1704–1753
    11. 11. Nathaniel Perrin 1701–
    12. 12. Mary Perrin 1695–1775
    13. 13. Samuel Perrin 1698–1765
    14. 14. Abraham Perrin 1700–1753
    15. 15. Peter Perrin 1706–1746
    16. 16. Mehetabel Perrin 1710–1789
    17. 17. John Perrin 1701–1770
    18. 18. John Perrin 1696–1765
    19. 19. Samuel Perrin 1696–1765
    20. 20. Mary Perrin 1695–1755
    21. 21. Samuel Perrin 1726–1805
  2. 2. Joseph Child 1678–
  3. 3. Infant Childe 1662–1662
  4. 4. Joseph (Child, Childs,) Childe 1674–1724
  5. 5. Sarah CHILD 1722–1805
  6. 6. Mary (Child, Childs,) Childe 1660–1718
  7. 7. Ephraim (Child, Childs,) Childe 1654–1675
  8. 8. Ephraim Child 1654–1724
  9. 9. Ephraim Child 1654–1675
  10. 10. John Lieut 1671–1764
  11. 11. Elisabeth Childe 1663–1718
  12. 12. Mary Child 1669–1718
  13. 13. Mary (Ann) Childe 1660–1718
  14. 14. Lieutenant (John) Child 1671–1751
  15. 15. Ephraim Childe 1654–1675
  16. 16. Benjamin Child 1656–1730
  17. 17. Joshua Child 1658–1729
  18. 18. Elizabeth Childe 1663–1664
  19. 19. Margaret Child 1665–1742
  20. 20. John Childe 1667–1671
  21. 21. Joseph Childe 1673–1674
  22. 22. Baby Childs 1662–1662
  23. 23. Elizabeth\ Child 1663–1718
  24. 24. Mehetabel (Child) Childe 1669–1752
  25. 25. Benjamin (Child) III 1657–1729
  26. 26. Baby Child 1662–1662
  27. 27. Baby Child 1662–1662

Benjamin Child's Timeline

3 Records

1631
15 Jan 1631
Birth of Benjamin Child in Cotesbach, Harborough District, Leicestershire, England
Cotesbach, Harborough District, Leicestershire, England
1653
1653
Age 22
Benjamin Child was married in Boston, Suffolk, MA
Boston, Suffolk, MA
1678
14 Oct 1678
Age 47
Death of Benjamin Child in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1631
    Event Place: Cotesbach, Harborough District, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, MA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1678
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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