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Benjamin Church 1639 – 1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1639

Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 17 Jan 1718

Death Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Father: Richard Church

Mother: Elizabeth Warren

Spouse(s): Alice Southworth, Alice Southworth

Children(s): Elizabeth Church

In 1639, Benjamin Church entered the world in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, born to Richard Church and Elizabeth Warren. Benjamin Church married Alice Southworth, Alice Southworth, and had children including Elizabeth [Sampson-Rosbotham-Little] Church. Benjamin Church passed away in 1718 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1639, Benjamin Church entered the world in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, born to Richard Church and Elizabeth Warren.
  • Benjamin Church married Alice Southworth, Alice Southworth, and had children including Elizabeth [Sampson-Rosbotham-Little] Church.
  • Benjamin Church passed away in 1718 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Benjamin Church's Ancestors

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Benjamin Church
1639 – 1718
Birth Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Richard Church
1608 – 1668
St Leonard Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Warren
1617 – 1669
Kent, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Church's Descendants

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Benjamin Church (1639 – 17 Jan 1718) m. Alice Southworth (5 Mar 1648 – 5 Mar 1719) m. Alice Southworth (5 Mar 1648 – 5 Mar 1719)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ([Sampson-Rosbotham-Little]) Church (26 Mar 1684 – 17 Jul 1757) m. Capt. (John) Sampson (1688 – 12 Jan 1735)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Leonard) Sampson (20 Jan 1710 – 1803) m. Thomas Leachman (1701 – 22 Jun 1752)
      1. 1. Thomas Leachman (1738 – 22 Jan 1816) m. Elizabeth Foster (1738 – 1809) m. Susannah (Sukey) Boswell (5 May 1778 – 31 Mar 1860) m. Margaret
        1. 1. Margaret (Peggy) Leachman (1770 – 1806) m. John (Taylor) Lord (abt 1775 – 1840)

Benjamin Church's Timeline

2 Records

1639
1639
Birth of Benjamin Church in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1718
17 Jan 1718
Age 79
Death of Benjamin Church in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1718
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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