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Benjamin Church 1640 – 1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1640

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 17 Jan 1717/8

Death Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Richard Church

Mother: Elizabeth Warren

Spouse(s): Alice Southworth

Children(s): Col. Church

Benjamin Church was born in 1640 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Richard Church and Elizabeth Warren. Benjamin Church married Alice Southworth, and had children including Col. Charles Church. Benjamin Church passed away in 1717 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Church was born in 1640 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Richard Church and Elizabeth Warren.
  • Benjamin Church married Alice Southworth, and had children including Col. Charles Church.
  • Benjamin Church passed away in 1717 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Church
1608 – 1668
Birth Location: England
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Elizabeth Warren
1616 – 1669
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Alice Southworth
1646 – 1718
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Col. Church
1682 – 1746
Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Benjamin Church's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Church
1640 – 1717
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Richard Church
1608 – 1668
England
Elizabeth Warren
1616 – 1669
Grandparents
Margarit Northup
1586 – 1622
Layston, Hertford, England
Richard Warren
1578 – 1628
Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Elizabeth Walker
1580 – 1673
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Church's Descendants

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Benjamin Church (Abt. 1640 – 17 Jan 1717/8) m. Alice Southworth (Abt. 1646 – 5 Mar 1718/9)
  1. 1. Col. (Charles) Church (9 May 1682 – 31 Dec 1746) m. Hannah Paine (20 April 1685 – 16 Oct 1755)
    1. 1. Catherine ("Catee") Church (Abt. 1728 – Abt. 1777) m. Valentine TROOP (Abt. 1713 – 16 Aug 1776)
      1. 1. William (Henry) Troop (14 Feb 1768 – 1827) m. Mary (Shey) RANDALL (1771 – 19 Oct 1862)
        1. 1. William (Henry) Troop (17 Jan 1801 – 21 Nov 1875) m. Lucy (Ann MANNING) TROOP (3 May 1803 – 15 March 1841)

Benjamin Church's Timeline

2 Records

1640
Abt. 1640
Birth of Benjamin Church in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1717
17 Jan 1717/8
Age 77
Death of Benjamin Church in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1640
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1717/8
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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