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Benjamin Clark 1692 – 1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 AUG 1692

Birth Location: Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Death Date: 11 FEB 1754

Death Location: Braintree, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Joseph Clark

Mother: Damaris Francis

Spouse(s): Mary Niles

Children(s): Benjamin Clark, Ebenezer Clark, Joseph Clark, Ebenezer Clark, Mary Clark, James Clark, Mary Clark, Sarah Clark, Miriam Clark

Benjamin Clark was born in 1692 in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, the child of Joseph Clark and Damaris Francis. Benjamin Clark married Mary Niles, and had children including Benjamin Clark, Ebenezer Clark, Joseph Clark, Ebenezer Clark, Mary Clark, James Clark, Mary Clark, Sarah Clark, Miriam Clark. Benjamin Clark passed away in 1754 in Braintree, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Clark was born in 1692 in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, the child of Joseph Clark and Damaris Francis.
  • Benjamin Clark married Mary Niles, and had children including Benjamin Clark, Ebenezer Clark, Joseph Clark, Ebenezer Clark, Mary Clark, James Clark, Mary Clark, Sarah Clark, Miriam Clark.
  • Benjamin Clark passed away in 1754 in Braintree, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Clark
Birth Location: –
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Damaris Francis
1650 – 1728
Birth Location: Of Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Niles
1692 – 1751
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Benjamin Clark
1721 – 1794
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Ebenezer Clark
1722 –
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Joseph Clark
1725 – 1797
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Ebenezer Clark
1726 –
Birth Location: –
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Mary Clark
1726 – 1729
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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James Clark
1729 – 1799
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Clark
1731 – 1771
Birth Location: Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Sarah Clark
1733 – 1733
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
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Miriam Clark
1741 – 1813
Birth Location: Medfield, Massachusetts Bay, British America
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Benjamin Clark's Ancestors

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Benjamin Clark
1692 – 1754
Birth Place: Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Parents
Joseph Clark
Damaris Francis
1650 – 1728
Of Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John Francis
1615 – 1659
Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Rose Deacon
1617 – 1671
Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Francis
1588 – 1633
Mercy Chatterton
1590 – 1677
Thomas Richardson
Jane Newton
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Chatterton
Henry Newton
1576 – 1605
Joan Sampson
1575 – 1603

Benjamin Clark's Descendants

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Benjamin Clark (25 AUG 1692 – 11 FEB 1754) m. Mary Niles (1692 – 17 MAY 1751)
  1. 1. Benjamin Clark (16 JAN 1721 – 21 DEC 1794) m. Bethiah Shaw (1723 – 21 DEC 1794) m. Elizabeth Ellis (DEC 1723 – )
  2. 2. Ebenezer Clark (4 DEC 1722 – ) m. Abigail Eager (19 OCT 1727 – )
    1. 1. Abigail Clark (16 SEP 1745 – 8 APR 1822) m. Ezra Pratt (25 MAR 1740 – 7 NOV 1807)
    2. 2. Abraham Clark (ABT 1746 – )
    3. 3. Sarah Clark (1748 – 1833) m. John Pool (11 SEP 1743 – 4 AUG 1788)
      1. 1. Sarah Poole (23 JAN 1771 – 24 SEP 1825) m. Nathaniel Howe (21 OCT 1755 – 19 JUL 1814)
      2. 2. John Pool (17 JUN 1771 – 28 AUG 1847) m. Susanna Willis (1782 – 15 MAR 1847) m. Susanna (30 SEP 1781 – )
      3. 3. Micah Poole (3 APR 1772 – 13 JUL 1845) m. Abigail ("Nabby") Holbrook (20 JAN 1777 – 15 JUL 1858) m. Abigail Holbrook (BEF 7 JAN 1778 – )
      4. 4. David Pool (7 MAY 1779 – ABT 1879) m. Abigail Studley (15 OCT 1778 – 11 DEC 1840)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Pool (ABT 1780 – 3 MAR 1872) m. Solomon Williams (28 AUG 1783 – 20 OCT 1834)
        1. 1. Elmira Williams (1804 – 22 OCT 1859)
        2. 2. George (Washington) Williams (17 NOV 1805 – 3 AUG 1809)
        3. 3. Gustavus Williams (11 APR 1807 – 7 OCT 1887) m. Hannah (Mariah) Andrews (12 AUG 1811 – 12 JAN 1901)
        4. 4. Sylvester Williams (20 JAN 1813 – BEF 1855) m. Jane (E) Andrews (1814 – 10 AUG 1872)
        5. 5. Mary (Ann) Williams (14 JUL 1814 – 31 JUL 1871) m. Atwood Spencer (23 OCT 1808 – 30 APR 1852) m. Hiram Brooks (2 JUN 1806 – 20 DEC 1894)
        6. 6. Caroline Williams (1816 – 24 APR 1888) m. Philander Burr (6 JAN 1811 – 27 APR 1888)
        7. 7. Walter Williams (18 AUG 1820 – 23 APR 1821)
        8. 8. Elizabeth Williams
      6. 6. Elias Pool (23 JAN 1781 – 13 DEC 1802) m. Ruth Clark (2 DEC 1781 – 13 AUG 1849)
      7. 7. Elizabeth Poole (1 DEC 1782 – ABT 1882) m. Charles Whiting (BEF 27 JUN 1784 – unknown)
      8. 8. Clarissa Pool (7 MAY 1788 – abt) m. William Ripley (1785 – )
      9. 9. John Pool (7 MAY 1788 – ABT 1888) m. Lydia Nash (2 SEP 1791 – )
    4. 4. James Clark (ABT 1748 – )
    5. 5. Ebeanezer Clark (1754 – 24 NOV 1835) m. Ruth Wild ( – 4 FEB 1840)
    6. 6. Rebecca Clark (JUN 1756 – 15 DEC 1850) m. John Vinson (1 JAN 1754 – 23 OCT 1836)
    7. 7. Rachel Clark (ABT 1757 – ) m. John Read (13 FEB 1755 – 8 OCT 1811)
    8. 8. Rachel Clark (15 JUL 1760 – )
    9. 9. Susanna Clark (8 OCT 1763 – FEB 1817) m. John White (13 MAY 1760 – BEF 1 MAY 1809)
    10. 10. Sarah Clark (ABT 1765 – ) m. John Pool (25 AUG 1754 – 12 OCT 1828)
    11. 11. Abby Clark (ABT 1769 – ) m. Pratt
    12. 12. Susan Clark (8 OCT 1773 – FEB 1817)
  3. 3. Joseph Clark (4 JUN 1725 – 9 MAY 1797) m. Mary Shaw (14 JUL 1723 – )
  4. 4. Ebenezer Clark (ABT 1726 – unknown)
  5. 5. Mary Clark (16 MAR 1726/1727 – 30 APR 1729)
  6. 6. James Clark (28 JAN 1729 – 3 NOV 1799) m. Mary Baxter (19 OCT 1733 – 1 MAR 1822) m. Eliza French (ABT 1730 – )
  7. 7. Mary Clark (24 OCT 1731 – 27 APR 1771) m. Nathaniel Niles (15 JUN 1735 – 1 NOV 1817) m. Elijah French (23 NOV 1726 – 15 JAN 1800)
  8. 8. Sarah Clark (10 MAR 1733 – 22 MAR 1733)
  9. 9. Miriam Clark (16 MAY 1741 – 29 MAR 1813) m. Joseph Boyden (10 JUN 1741 – 19 MAR 1812)

Benjamin Clark's Timeline

2 Records

1692
25 AUG 1692
Birth of Benjamin Clark in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1754
11 FEB 1754
Age 62
Death of Benjamin Clark in Braintree, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Braintree, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 AUG 1692
    Event Place: Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 FEB 1754
    Event Place: Braintree, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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