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Benjamin Child 1685–1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1685

Birth Location: Roxbury, Mass

Death Date: 25 Jul 1771

Death Location: Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Child

Mother: Grace Child

Spouse(s): Patience Thayer

Children(s): Grace Child, Nathaniel Child, Sarah Childs, Benjamin Child, Elijah Childs, Patience Child, Moses Child

Benjamin Child was born in 1685 in Roxbury, Mass, the child of Benjamin Child And Grace Child. Benjamin Child married Patience Thayer, and had children including Benjamin Child, Elijah Childs, Grace Child, Moses Child, Nathaniel Child, Patience Child, Sarah Childs. Benjamin Child passed away in 1771 in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Child was born in 1685 in Roxbury, Mass, the child of Benjamin Child And Grace Child.
  • Benjamin Child married Patience Thayer, and had children including Benjamin Child, Elijah Childs, Grace Child, Moses Child, Nathaniel Child, Patience Child, Sarah Childs.
  • Benjamin Child passed away in 1771 in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Benjamin Child's Ancestors

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Benjamin Child
1685–1771
Birth Place: Roxbury, Mass
Parents
Benjamin Child
1658–1724
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grace Child
1661–1723
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Child's Descendants

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Benjamin Child (19 Jul 1685–25 Jul 1771) m. Patience Thayer (Sep 1697–15 Mar 1764)
  1. 1. Grace Child 1716–1770 m. Moses Lyon 1712–1778
    1. 1. Elfleda Lyon 1749–1792 m. Eliphalet Janes 1742–1835
      1. 1. Almann Janes 1780–1813 m. Polly Fay 1784–1820
        1. 1. Mary ("Polly") Janes 1808–1845 m. Henry (B.) Phillips 1806–1871
        2. 2. Diantha Janes 1810–1881
        3. 3. Alfleda Janes 1804–1875
        4. 4. Emeline Janes 1806–1858
        5. 5. Louisa Janes 1812–1823
      2. 2. Lucinda Janes 1769–1843
      3. 3. Roxylena Janes 1771–1835
      4. 4. Marsilvy Janes 1772–1843
      5. 5. Alfred Janes 1775–1843
      6. 6. Walter Janes 1779–1827
      7. 7. Bradford JANES 1784–1862
      8. 8. Sally Janes 1788–1860
    2. 2. Ephraim Lyon 1737–1798
    3. 3. Ethelbert (Child) Lyon 1744–1787
    4. 4. Alfred (Colburn) Lyon 1753–1813
    5. 5. Rineldo Lyon 1757–1757
    6. 6. Alkmena Lyon 1746–1760
    7. 7. Mersilva LYON 1742–1787
    8. 8. Rineldo Lyon 1757–1757
    9. 9. Alkmena Lyon 1746–
    10. 10. Mayaseliva Lyon 1740–1787
    11. 11. Marsilva Lyon 1742–1787
    12. 12. Elfleda Lyon 1749–1792
    13. 13. Mayeseliva LYON 1740–1756
    14. 14. Rineldo Lyon 1733–1757
    15. 15. Elpheleda Lyon 1749–1792 m. Eliphalet Janes 1742–
  2. 2. Nathaniel Child 1717–1791
  3. 3. Sarah Childs 1722–1805
  4. 4. Benjamin Child 1713–1766
  5. 5. Elijah Childs 1719–1736
  6. 6. Patience Child 1721–1805
  7. 7. Moses Child 1725–1767

Benjamin Child's Timeline

2 Records

1685
19 Jul 1685
Birth of Benjamin Child in Roxbury, Mass
Roxbury, Mass
1771
25 Jul 1771
Age 86
Death of Benjamin Child in East Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
East Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1685
    Event Place: Roxbury, Mass
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Child, Childs and Childe Families, of the Past and Present in the United States an

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1771
    Event Place: East Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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