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Benjamin Clark 1721 – 1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 JAN 1721

Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 21 DEC 1794

Death Location: Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Benjamin Clark

Mother: Mary Niles

Spouse(s): Bethiah Shaw, Elizabeth Ellis

Children(s):

Benjamin Clark was born in 1721 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Benjamin Clark and Mary Niles. Benjamin Clark married Bethiah Shaw, Elizabeth Ellis. Benjamin Clark passed away in 1794 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Clark was born in 1721 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Benjamin Clark and Mary Niles.
  • Benjamin Clark married Bethiah Shaw, Elizabeth Ellis.
  • Benjamin Clark passed away in 1794 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Benjamin Clark's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Clark
1721 – 1794
Birth Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Benjamin Clark
1692 – 1754
Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Mary Niles
1692 – 1751
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Clark
Damaris Francis
1650 – 1728
Of Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Increase Niles
1646 – 1693
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Mary* Purchase
1659 – 1735
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Francis
1615 – 1659
Rose Deacon
1617 – 1671
John Niles
1603 – 1693
Jane Read
– 1654
John* Purchase
1633 – 1667
Mary Parker
1634 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Francis
1588 – 1633
Mercy Chatterton
1590 – 1677
Thomas Richardson
Jane Newton
John Niles
1580 – 1615
Johane Paviot
1580 –
William Reed
1580 – 1621
Lucy Heaneage
1586 – 1621
Wyllyam Purchas
Helen Cawley
1596 –
Andrew Parker

Benjamin Clark's Timeline

2 Records

1721
16 JAN 1721
Birth of Benjamin Clark in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1794
21 DEC 1794
Age 73
Death of Benjamin Clark in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 JAN 1721
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 DEC 1794
    Event Place: Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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