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Benjamin Child 1631 – 1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 JAN 1631

Birth Location: Aughton Coltesbath, England

Death Date: 14 OCT 1678

Death Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Benjamin Childe

Mother: Sarah Shenton

Spouse(s): Mary Bowen

Children(s): Benjamin Child

The story of Benjamin Child began in 1631 in Aughton Coltesbath, England. Benjamin Child married Mary Bowen, and had children including Benjamin 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 Aughton Coltesbath, England.
  • Benjamin Child married Mary Bowen, and had children including Benjamin Child.
  • Benjamin Child passed away in 1678 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Benjamin Child's Ancestors

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Benjamin Child
1631 – 1678
Birth Place: Aughton Coltesbath, England
Parents
Benjamin Childe
1591 – 1634
Westminister, Middlesex, England
Sarah Shenton
1609 –
Cottesbatch Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Wolstone Childe
1572 – 1601
Fenstanton, Huntington, England
Ellen Empson
1570 – 1616
St Margret Westminster, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Childe
– 1626
Johanna Adame
1550 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Childe
1519 – 1557
Margaret Myll
1520 – 1555

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. Benjamin Child (07 MAR 1658 – 24 JAN 1724) m. Grace Morris (17 FEB 1661 – 10 DEC 1723)
    1. 1. Ephraim Child (1683 – 1759) m. Priscilla Harris (1685 – 1780)
      1. 1. Ephraim Child (1711 – 12 SEP 1775) m. Mary Lyon (10 SEP 1712 – 21 APR 1790)
        1. 1. Capt (Increase) Child (13 DEC 1740 – 10 JUN 1810) m. Olive Pease (10 MAR 1738 – 05 JUL 1822)
        2. 2. Asa Child (1743 – 1826)
        3. 3. Phebe Child (1745 – 1748)
        4. 4. Theoda Child (1745 – 1748)

Benjamin Child's Timeline

2 Records

1631
15 JAN 1631
Birth of Benjamin Child in Aughton Coltesbath, England
Aughton Coltesbath, England
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: Aughton Coltesbath, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 OCT 1678
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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