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Benjamin Dean 1684–1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1684

Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1771

Death Location: Virginia, United States

Father: Joseph Dean

Mother: Elizabeth Fuller

Spouse(s): Sarah Colburn

Children(s): Elizabeth Dean

In 1684, Benjamin Dean entered the world in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, born to Joseph Dean And Elizabeth Fuller. Benjamin Dean married Sarah Colburn, and had children including Elizabeth Dean. Benjamin Dean passed away in 1771 in Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1684, Benjamin Dean entered the world in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, born to Joseph Dean And Elizabeth Fuller.
  • Benjamin Dean married Sarah Colburn, and had children including Elizabeth Dean.
  • Benjamin Dean passed away in 1771 in Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Dean
1638–1718
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, MA
JD
Elizabeth Fuller
1645–1698
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
EF

Spouses(s)

Sarah Colburn
1685–1759
Birth Location: Dracut, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
SC

Children(s)

Elizabeth Dean
1720–1798
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
ED

Benjamin Dean's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Dean
1684–1771
Birth Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Joseph Dean
1638–1718
Concord, Middlesex, MA
Elizabeth Fuller
1645–1698
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Dean) Dane
1603–1676
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Elizabeth Fuller
1604–1673
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Thomas Fuller
1618–1698
Redenhall, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Tidd
1626–1649
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Dean's Descendants

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Benjamin Dean (1684–1771) m. Sarah Colburn (08 Dec 1685–02 Jan 1759)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Dean 1720–1798 m. Thomas O'Kelley 1723–1783
    1. 1. Thomas O'Kelley 1750–
    2. 2. Benjamin O'Kelley 1758–
    3. 3. Charles O'Kelley 1756–1810 m. Mary (Polly) Crowder 1757–1842
      1. 1. William O'Kelley 1779–
      2. 2. James O'Kelley 1792–
      3. 3. Polly (Crowder) O'Kelley 1797–
      4. 4. Betsy (Dean) O'Kelley 1781–
      5. 5. Patsy O'Kelley 1793–
      6. 6. George (Washington) O'Kelley 1783–1849 m. Sarah (Ann) Poole 1792–1850
        1. 1. Mary O'Kelley 1816–
        2. 2. Augustus (Milton) OKelley 1820–1867 m. Rachel (Ann) White 1828–1903
        3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) O'Kelley 1814– m. Elizabeth (M) White 1824–1885
        4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) O'Kelley 1835–
        5. 5. Charles O'Kelley 1815–
        6. 6. Juliann O'Kelley 1828–
        7. 7. George (Wellborn) O'Kelley 1839–
      7. 7. Charles (Dean) O'Kelley 1795–
    4. 4. Francis O'Kelley 1761–

Benjamin Dean's Timeline

3 Records

1684
1684
Birth of Benjamin Dean in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1684
1684
Birth of Benjamin Dean in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1771
1771
Age 87
Death of Benjamin Dean in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1684
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1684
    Event Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees
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