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Benjamin Child 1658–1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1658

Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 26 Jan 1723

Death Location: Roslindale, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Benjamin Childe

Mother: Mary Bowen

Spouse(s): GRACE Morris

Children(s): Benjamin Child, Edward Child, Grace Child, Ebenezer Child, Mehitable Child, William Child, Penuel Child, Thomas Child, Margaret Child, Ephriam Child

In 1658, Benjamin Child entered the world in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Benjamin Child Childe And Mary Bowen. Benjamin Child married Grace Morris, and had children including Benjamin Child, Ebenezer Child, Edward Child, Ephriam Child, Grace Child, Margaret Child, Mehitable Child, Penuel Child, Thomas Child, William Child. Benjamin Child passed away in 1723 in Roslindale, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1658, Benjamin Child entered the world in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Benjamin Child Childe And Mary Bowen.
  • Benjamin Child married Grace Morris, and had children including Benjamin Child, Ebenezer Child, Edward Child, Ephriam Child, Grace Child, Margaret Child, Mehitable Child, Penuel Child, Thomas Child, William Child.
  • Benjamin Child passed away in 1723 in Roslindale, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Childe
1631–1678
Birth Location: Cottesbach, Leicestershire, England
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Mary Bowen
1635–1707
Birth Location: Gower, Glamorgan, Wales
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Spouses(s)

GRACE Morris
1661–1723
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
GM

Children(s)

Benjamin Child
1685–
Birth Location: Roxbury, Mass
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Edward Child
1687–
Birth Location: Roxbury, Mass
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Grace Child
1689–1729
Birth Location: Roxbury, Mass
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Ebenezer Child
1693–1773
Birth Location: Roxbury, Mass
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Mehitable Child
1695–
Birth Location: Roxbury, Mass
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William Child
1697–
Birth Location: Roxbury, Mass
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Penuel Child
1699–1756
Birth Location: Roxbury, Mass
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Thomas Child
1703–1762
Birth Location: Roxbury, Mass
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Margaret Child
1706–1775
Birth Location: Roxbury, Mass
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Ephriam Child
1683–1759
Birth Location: Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamin Child's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Child
1658–1723
Birth Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Benjamin Child Childe
1631–1678
Cottesbach, Leicestershire, England
Mary Bowen
1635–1707
Gower, Glamorgan, Wales
Grandparents
Benjamin (Childe) DNA
1591–1658
Westminister, Middlesex, , England
Sarah (Shenton) DNA
1609–1685
Cottesbatch, Leicestershire, , England
Griffith Bowen
1600–
Langeneth, Glamorgan, Wales
Margaret Fleming
1600–1675
Gower,Llangennith,Glamorgan,Wales
Great-Grandparents
Wolstone DNA
1572–1601
Ellen Empson
1570–1616
Rev. Shenton
1557–1609
Margarett Wood
1579–1634
Francis Bowen
1574–1591
Ellen Franklin
1576–1676
HENRY Fleming
1568–1650
Alice Judah
1572–1667
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Childe
1540–1609
Letitia Randall
1540–1591
Thomas Empson
1540–1595
Amy Amptyll
1540–1611
Peares Shenton
1530–
Margaret Shaw
1531–
Richard Wood
1559–1608
Ellen
1535–1607
Philip Bowen
1550–1603
Elsbeth Hopkin
1548–1571
Thomas Franklin
1546–1644
Janet DeLamere
1550–1650
William Fleming
1538–1650
Sarah Meredith
1540–
Jenkin Judah
1542–1638
Elizabeth Jenkin
1542–1575

Benjamin Child's Descendants

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Benjamin Child (7 Mar 1658–26 Jan 1723) m. GRACE Morris (17 Feb 1661–10 Dec 1723)
  1. 1. Benjamin Child 1685–
  2. 2. Edward Child 1687–
  3. 3. Grace Child 1689–1729
  4. 4. Ebenezer Child 1693–1773
    1. 1. mary Child 1728–1815
      1. 1. thomas rewey 1752–1836
        1. 1. cynthia rewey 1792–1818
  5. 5. Mehitable Child 1695–
  6. 6. William Child 1697–
  7. 7. Penuel Child 1699–1756
    1. 1. Richard Child 1733–1781 m. Abigail 1738–1830
      1. 1. Ebenezer (R) Child 1770–1866 m. Anna 1774–1861
        1. 1. Almira Child 1805–1880 m. Whitcomb 1802–
        2. 2. Eliza (Greenwood) Child 1819–1887
        3. 3. Horace (S.) Childs 1796–1873
        4. 4. Sally (Warner) Child 1793–1847
        5. 5. Jane (Bethia) Child 1822–1861
        6. 6. Ann (Maria) Child 1801–1867
      2. 2. Timothy Child 1760–1825
      3. 3. Hannah Child 1762–
      4. 4. John Child 1766–1841
      5. 5. Mary Child 1770–
      6. 6. Abigail Child 1771–1856
      7. 7. Rose (Anna) Child 1773–1844
      8. 8. Dudley Child 1776–1846
      9. 9. Matilda Child 1778–1847
      10. 10. Martha Child 1780–
  8. 8. Thomas Child 1703–1762 m. Anna Morris 1711–1806
    1. 1. Lemuel Child 1747–1808 m. Dorcas Perry 1741–1825
      1. 1. Adolphus Child 1785–1867 m. Chloe jackson 1782–1869
        1. 1. Mary Child 1824–1903 m. Samuel Cooley 1831–1918
        2. 2. Altezera (Eater Eaton) Childs 1821–1890
        3. 3. Justus Child 1809–1868
        4. 4. Nancy Child 1813–
        5. 5. Lemuel (Morris) Child 1816–
        6. 6. Thomas (Perry) Child 1817–
        7. 7. Rowena Child 1822–
    2. 2. Sybil child 1733–1820
  9. 9. Margaret Child 1706–1775
  10. 10. Ephriam Child 1683–1759 m. Priscilla Harris 1684–1780
    1. 1. Henry Child 1717–1795 m. Dorothy Child 1717–1794
      1. 1. Willard Child 1758–1844 m. Lydia Morse 1759–1792
        1. 1. Elisha Child 1782–1822 m. Nancy 1782–1853
        2. 2. Nancy Child 1782–
        3. 3. Hannah Child 1785–1842
        4. 4. Clarissa Child 1787–1847 m. Charles (T) Child 1782–1853
        5. 5. Henry Child 1789–1861 m. Lucretia 1792–1816
        6. 6. Luther Child 1791–1860 m. Pamela 1790–1851
        7. 7. Willard Child 1796–1877
        8. 8. Lydia Child 1798–1871
        9. 9. Sylvia Child 1800–
        10. 10. Cynthia Child 1804–
    2. 2. Mehitable Child 1719–1789 m. Nehemiah Lyon 1719–1807
      1. 1. Levina Lyon 1750–1788 m. Peleg Corbin 1749–1816
        1. 1. john (lyon) phillips 1774–1854
        2. 2. Eliakim (Lyon) Corbin 1777–1841 m. Lodama Rathbone 1783–1864
        3. 3. Patty Corbin 1774–1844
        4. 4. Priscilla Corbin 1776–
        5. 5. Ichabod Corbin 1780–
        6. 6. Aaron Corbin 1781–
        7. 7. Levina Corbin 1786–
      2. 2. Elisha Lyon 1744–1767
    3. 3. Mary Child 1721–
    4. 4. Esther Child 1722–1789
    5. 5. Elisha Child 1725–1796
    6. 6. Peter Child 1727–1810
    7. 7. Johanna Child 1727–1756
    8. 8. Daniel Child 1718–1776 m. Ruth (Curtis X) carrier 1710–1771
      1. 1. Priscilla Child 1737–1821 m. Jonathan (Davis) Bacon 1737–
      2. 2. Asa Child 1743–1826 m. Elizabeth Murray 1741–1790
        1. 1. Rensellaer (Child) Sr 1769–1832
        2. 2. Thede Child 1763–1833
        3. 3. Dexter Child 1766–1833
      3. 3. Daniel Child 1747–1802 m. Rebecca Howland –1838
        1. 1. Daniel (Child) III 1778–1848
        2. 2. Lyman Child 1789–
      4. 4. Abel Child 1752–1807
      5. 5. Stephen (Enos Child X) carrier 1749–1831 m. Mercy Chase 1755–1835
        1. 1. stephen Child 1792–1866 m. Eliza Atwood 1801–1891
        2. 2. ruth (curtis) Child 1780–1856 m. Samuel (March) Chase 1772–1866
        3. 3. Eudocia Child 1789–1860 m. Benjamin Freeman 1781–1828
        4. 4. Alice Child 1787–1857 m. Bela (Tappan) Chase 1784–1841
        5. 5. Enos Child 1783–1839 m. Sarah Bemis 1783–1840
        6. 6. Daniel Child 1779–1853 m. Appama Lyman 1783–1854
        7. 7. Mercy Child 1794–1836 m. Abner Palmer 1792–1856
        8. 8. Ursula child 1785–1831 m. Eben Comings 1778–1850
        9. 9. Jane ("Jenny" Ruth Child x) carrier 1797–1870 m. Jacob (Johnson) Safford 1796–1863

Benjamin Child's Timeline

2 Records

1658
7 Mar 1658
Birth of Benjamin Child in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1723
26 Jan 1723
Age 65
Death of Benjamin Child in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1658
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [4] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [5] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [6] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1658; Birth city: Roxbury; Birth state: MA.
    [7] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1655; Birth city: Roxbury; Birth state: MA.
    [8] Millennium File
    [9] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 642.001; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
    [10] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 56.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MKH.
    [11] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 9823.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO.
    [12] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [13] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [14] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Child, Childs and Childe Families, of the Past and Present in the United States and the Canadas, From 1630 to 1881
    [15] Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index
    [16] BillionGraves.com Burial Index
    [17] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network
    [18] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 56.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MKH.
    [19] Daniel Child.ged

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1723
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1658; Birth city: Roxbury; Birth state: MA.
    [6] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1655; Birth city: Roxbury; Birth state: MA.
    [7] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [8] Millennium File
    [9] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Child, Childs and Childe Families, of the Past and Present in the United States and the Canadas, From 1630 to 1881
    [12] Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index
    [13] BillionGraves.com Burial Index
    [14] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roslindale, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] BillionGraves.com Burial Index
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