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Benjamin Day 1704 – 1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1704

Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 22 Dec 1777

Death Location: Colchester, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Father: John Day

Mother: Grace Day

Spouse(s): Margaret Day, MARGARET FOOTE, MARY ROBINSON

Children(s): Russell Day, Ann Day, Benjamin Day, Adonijah Day, Adonijah DAY, Asa Day, Asa Day, Margaret Day-Jones, Aaron Day, Amasa Day, Lydia Day, Lydia Bebee, Daniel Day, David Day, Editha Day, Russell Day, Russell Day, Anna Day, Leah DAY

Benjamin Day was born in 1704 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States, the child of John Day and Grace Spencer Day. Benjamin Day married Margaret Foote Day, MARGARET FOOTE, MARY ROBINSON, and had children including Russell Day, Ann Day, Benjamin Day, Adonijah Day, Adonijah (237) DAY, Asa Day, Asa Day, Margaret Day-Jones, Aaron Day, Amasa Day, Lydia Day, Lydia Bebee, Daniel Day, David Day, Editha Day, Russell Day, Russell Day, Anna Chapman Day, Leah DAY. Benjamin Day passed away in 1777 in Colchester, Windham, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Day was born in 1704 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States, the child of John Day and Grace Spencer Day.
  • Benjamin Day married Margaret Foote Day, MARGARET FOOTE, MARY ROBINSON, and had children including Russell Day, Ann Day, Benjamin Day, Adonijah Day, Adonijah (237) DAY, Asa Day, Asa Day, Margaret Day-Jones, Aaron Day, Amasa Day, Lydia Day, Lydia Bebee, Daniel Day, David Day, Editha Day, Russell Day, Russell Day, Anna Chapman Day, Leah DAY.
  • Benjamin Day passed away in 1777 in Colchester, Windham, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Day
1676 – 1752
Birth Location: CT
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Grace Day
1674 – 1714
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Day
1705 – 1801
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
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MARGARET FOOTE
Birth Location: –
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MARY ROBINSON
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Russell Day
1725 – 1829
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut
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Ann Day
1730 – 1804
Birth Location: Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Benjamin Day
1731 – 1811
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut
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Adonijah Day
1733 – 1799
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut
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Adonijah DAY
1735 – 1735
Birth Location: –
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Asa Day
1735 – 1735
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Asa Day
1736 – 1736
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
AD
Margaret Day-Jones
1737 – 1811
Birth Location: Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Aaron Day
1740 – 1812
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Amasa Day
1742 – 1816
Birth Location: Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
AD
Lydia Day
1744 – 1813
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Lydia Bebee
1745 – 1815
Birth Location: –
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Daniel Day
1747 – 1835
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States
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David Day
1749 – 1817
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Editha Day
1752 – 1838
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut
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Russell Day
1754 – 1756
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Russell Day
1756 – 1829
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Anna Day
1759 – 1853
Birth Location: –
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Leah DAY
1727 – 1797
Birth Location: Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts
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Benjamin Day's Ancestors

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Benjamin Day
1704 – 1777
Birth Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States
Parents
John Day
1676 – 1752
CT
Grace (Spencer) Day
1674 – 1714
East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
John Day
1643 – 1730
Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England
Mary Gaylord
1650 – 1689
Old Rappahannock, Virginia Colony, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Robert Day
1604 – 1648
Editha Stebbins
1613 – 1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Day
1601 –
William Stebbins
1567 – 1619
Mary Scott
1569 – 1613

Benjamin Day's Descendants

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Benjamin Day (2 Feb 1704 – 22 Dec 1777) m. Margaret (Foote) Day (06 MAR 1705 – APR 1801) m. MARGARET FOOTE m. MARY ROBINSON
  1. 1. Russell Day (16 Sep 1725 – 16 Dec 1829)
  2. 2. Ann Day (27 FEB 1730 – 4 Mar 1804)
  3. 3. Benjamin Day (13 SEP 1731 – 29 January 1811)
  4. 4. Adonijah Day (16 Jul 1733 – 1 Oct 1799)
  5. 5. Adonijah ((237)) DAY (16 May 1735 – 26 May 1735)
  6. 6. Asa Day (16 May 1735 – 26 May 1735)
  7. 7. Asa Day (1 Jun 1736 – 13 JUN 1736)
  8. 8. Margaret Day-Jones (27 Oct 1737 – 30 Oct 1811)
  9. 9. Aaron Day (14 Sep 1740 – 1812)
  10. 10. Amasa Day (21 Apr 1742 – 16 October 1816)
  11. 11. Lydia Day (21 Apr 1744 – 11 Dec 1813)
  12. 12. Lydia Bebee (21 April 1745 – 14 December 1815)
  13. 13. Daniel Day (21 Jul 1747 – 14 Jul 1835)
  14. 14. David Day (4 Aug 1749 – 1817)
  15. 15. Editha Day (01 Jan 1752 – 23 Dec 1838)
  16. 16. Russell Day (1754 – 16 Sep 1756)
  17. 17. Russell Day (16 Sep 1756 – 16 Dec 1829)
  18. 18. Anna (Chapman) Day (22 Sep 1759 – 25 Jun 1853)
  19. 19. Leah DAY (17 Sep 1727 – 27 Apr 1797)

Benjamin Day's Timeline

7 Records

1704
07 Feb 1704
Birth of Benjamin Day in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, USA
1704
7 Feb 1704
Birth of Benjamin Day in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States
Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States
1704
2 Feb 1704
Birth of Benjamin Day in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States
Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States
1727
6 March 1727
Age 23
Benjamin Day was married in Colchester, New London, CT
Colchester, New London, CT
1777
22 Dec 1777
Age 73
Death of Benjamin Day in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, USA
1777
22 Dec 1777
Age 73
Death of Benjamin Day in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
1777
22 Dec 1777
Age 73
Death of Benjamin Day in Colchester, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Colchester, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Feb 1704
    Event Place: Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1704
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1704
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 March 1727
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, CT

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1777
    Event Place: Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1777
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1777
    Event Place: Colchester, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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