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Benjamin Franklin (Witt) - DeWitt 1754 – 1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1754

Birth Location: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: Apr/May 1802

Death Location: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States

Father: Isaiah DeWitt

Mother: Deborah Stewart

Spouse(s): Molly Larkin

Children(s): Arathusa DeWitt, Methuslah Dewitt, Eusebia Dewitt, Loren DeWitt, Larkin DeWitt, Delucious DeWitt

Benjamin Franklin (Witt) - DeWitt was born in 1754 in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Isaiah Josiah DeWitt and Deborah Stewart. Benjamin Franklin (Witt) - DeWitt married Molly Larkin, and had children including Arathusa DeWitt, Methuslah Dewitt, Eusebia Dewitt, Loren DeWitt, Larkin William DeWitt, Delucious Lucius DeWitt. Benjamin Franklin (Witt) - DeWitt passed away in 1802 in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin (Witt) - DeWitt was born in 1754 in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Isaiah Josiah DeWitt and Deborah Stewart.
  • Benjamin Franklin (Witt) - DeWitt married Molly Larkin, and had children including Arathusa DeWitt, Methuslah Dewitt, Eusebia Dewitt, Loren DeWitt, Larkin William DeWitt, Delucious Lucius DeWitt.
  • Benjamin Franklin (Witt) - DeWitt passed away in 1802 in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaiah DeWitt
1726 – 1771
Birth Location: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Deborah Stewart
1727 – 1810
Birth Location: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Molly Larkin
1756 – 1798
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Arathusa DeWitt
1780 – 1856
Birth Location: Remsen, Oneida County, New York, United States of America
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Methuslah Dewitt
1784 – 1860
Birth Location: Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA
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Eusebia Dewitt
1786 – 1866
Birth Location: Walpole, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
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Loren DeWitt
1790 – 1791
Birth Location: –
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Larkin DeWitt
1794 – 1873
Birth Location: New York
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Delucious DeWitt
1796 – 1871
Birth Location: Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, United States
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Benjamin DeWitt's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin DeWitt
1754 – 1802
Birth Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Isaiah Josiah DeWitt
1726 – 1771
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Deborah Stewart
1727 – 1810
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Witt
1695 – 1739
Lynn, Massachusetts
Martha (Wood) *
1696 – 1730
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Daniel Stewart
1691 – 1786
Marlboro, Massachusetts Bay, British America, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Persis ("Phebie") Witte\Witt**
1698 – 1786
Lynn, Massachusetts Bay, British America, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John DeWitt
1649 – 1710
Elizabeth Baker
1661 – 1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin DeWitt's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin (Witt) -) DeWitt (6 Jun 1754 – Apr/May 1802) m. Molly Larkin (25 Sep 1756 – 1798)
  1. 1. Arathusa DeWitt (1780 – 1856)
    1. 1. Harriet Sanderson (1807 – 28 Jun 1892)
      1. 1. Benjamin (Seymore) Bronson (03 April 1833 – 19 Nov 1917)
        1. 1. Henry (Davis) Brunson (23 September 1869 – 14 Jan 1931)
  2. 2. Methuslah Dewitt (1784 – 1860)
  3. 3. Eusebia Dewitt (1786 – 1866)
  4. 4. Loren DeWitt (1790 – ABT 1791)
  5. 5. Larkin (William) DeWitt (5 Sep 1794 – 3 Sep 1873) m. Priscilla Castile (16 Feb 1817 – 19 May 1887) m. Hanna (Ewing) Potter (30 May 1801 – 20 June 1837)
    1. 1. Martin (Van Buren) Dewitt (1841 – 1931) m. Erena (Janie) Radford (December 5, 1847 – August 7, 1927)
      1. 1. Henry (Alford) Dewitt (13 Jun 1883 – 15 Dec 1976) m. Sallie Southard (14 Feb 1889 – 8 Feb 1918) m. Oma (Lee) Sanders (23 Jun 1909 – 14 Oct 1950)
        1. 1. Rachel (Velma) Dewitt (23 Jan 1918 – 1 Sep 1924)
        2. 2. Leamond (Thurston) DeWitt (28 Nov 1928 – Nov 25, 2005)
        3. 3. Cleates (Marie DeWitt) Kruse (24 Nov 1930 – 4 Feb 2004)
        4. 4. Cloris (Idean Dewitt) Newman (29 Jul 1933 – 7 Sep 2006)
        5. 5. Dolly (Mae DeWitt) Coonce (13 June 1936 – 16 Sep 2010)
        6. 6. Henrietta ("Wilma") DeWitt (2 Dec 1938 – 28 Jan 2020)
        7. 7. Franklin ("Frankie" Lee) DeWitt (12 JAN 1945 – 16 SEP 2010) m. Norma (J) Miller
        8. 8. Larkin (William "L.W.") DeWitt (12 Jan 1945 – 19 January 2021)
      2. 2. William (Loren) Dewitt (29 Dec 1888 – 4 Nov 1976)
    2. 2. Loren (W) Dewitt (1852 – 18 Dec 1937) m. Sarah (Jane) Black (Dec 1844 – 1910)
      1. 1. Newton (Loren) DeWitt (Oct 1880 – )
        1. 1. James (Lawrence) Dewitt (8 Jan 1906 – 4 Dec 1970) m. Agnes (C De) Witt (abt 1906 – )
    3. 3. Jasper (Monroe) Dewitt (24 Oct 1854 – 14 Apr 1935)
    4. 4. Delucious (Lee) Dewitt (29 May 1858 – 17 Nov 1942)
    5. 5. Infant (Martha) DeWitt (1820 – 1820)
    6. 6. Mary (Ellen Polly Dewitt Farley) Kabler (17 Oct 1821 – 19 Jan 1891)
    7. 7. Thomas (Pindar) Dewitt (27 Feb 1823 – 24 Aug 1898)
    8. 8. Isaiah (Carle) DeWitt (5 Aug 1825 – 15 Apr 1891)
    9. 9. Hannah DeWitt (27 Feb 1827 – 21 Nov 1907)
    10. 10. Jane Dewitt (9 Mar 1829 – 7 Oct 1877)
    11. 11. Benjamin (Franklin) DeWitt (20 October 1830 – 31 July 1917)
    12. 12. John (Potter) DeWitt (12 January 1833 – 8 April 1917)
      1. 1. Larkin (John) Dewitt (16 Oct 1859 – 12 Sep 1928)
        1. 1. Thomas (J) Dewitt (23 Jul 1893 – 26 Jul 1967)
        2. 2. Jesse (Franklin) Dewitt (9 Sep 1902 – 12 Jan 1956)
      2. 2. Lucinda (Ann ELIZABETH) DeWitt (8 Jan 1861 – 11 Dec 1953)
    13. 13. Gilbert (Lafayette) DeWitt (22 Jan 1835 – 11 Apr 1909) m. Elizabeth (W) Black (Jan 1848 – 29 November 1926)
      1. 1. Sarah (Missouri Ann) Dewitt (13 Aug 1859 – 18 May 1930)
      2. 2. Franklin (Bryant) DeWitt (abt 1862 – 29 Dec 1938)
      3. 3. Gilbert (Edward) DeWitt (16 June 1866 – 29 September 1905) m. Elida (Bell) Tabor (8 Apr 1870 – 31 March 1941)
        1. 1. Bessie (Maude) DeWitt (April 1891 – December 1967)
        2. 2. Ada (B) Gilbert (13 Feb 1900 – 20 Nov 1900)
      4. 4. Larkin (Thomas) DeWitt (Abt 1867 – Oct 1940)
      5. 5. Anna (Elizabeth "Amma") DeWitt (11 September 1869 – Bet 1901 and 1964) m. Samuel (Henry) Boatman (3 Oct 1865 – 10 Feb 1951)
        1. 1. Thomas (Lafayette) Boatman (18 October 1889 – 25 February 1928) m. Elsie (May) Like (1894 – )
        2. 2. Cammie (Rebecca) Boatman (2 May 1891 – 4 Nov 1974) m. Letcher (Kinkead) Marks (2 Apr 1890 – 29 Mar 1969)
        3. 3. Samuel (Arthur "Artie") Boatman (26 Jan 1893 – 15 May 1956) m. Cecil (Beatrice ( Bea)) Turner (3 Jan 1897 – 29 Dec 1984)
        4. 4. Lura (E.) Boatman (23 MAR 1895 – 5 NOV 1895)
        5. 5. May Boatman (17 MAR 1897 – 19 MAR 1997)
        6. 6. Ruth Boatman (02 Mar 1898 – 29 JAN 1901)
        7. 7. Nellie (Grace) Boatman (18 JUL 1900 – 31 JAN 1901)
        8. 8. Milton (Bernard) Boatman (14 NOV 1901 – 19 JAN 1906)
        9. 9. Infant Boatman (4 JAN 1904 – 4 JAN 1904)
        10. 10. Clyde Boatman (23 FEB 1905 – 23 FEB 1905)
        11. 11. Claude (Ernest) Boatman (23 February 1905 – September 1976) m. Helen (Inez) Thomas (1905 – 1996)
        12. 12. DeWitt Boatman (18 JAN 1909 – 18 JAN 1909)
      6. 6. Mary (Ellenor "Nellie") DeWitt (Abt 1872 – after 1880)
        1. 1. Anna King (abt 1892 – )
      7. 7. Rosetta (De) Witt (Abt 1877 – before 1900)
      8. 8. Lucy Dewitt (15 September 1886 – 23 September 1886)
      9. 9. Isaiah Dewitt (abt 1856 – 1910)
      10. 10. Hannah Dewitt (abt 1859 – before 1870)
      11. 11. Arthur (De) Witt (abt 1859 – 1859)
    14. 14. Martha Dewitt (1837 – 1837)
    15. 15. Sarah (Elizabeth) Dewitt (1843 – 05 May 1920)
    16. 16. Ezra Dewitt (1846 – 3 Mar 1865)
    17. 17. Permelia (Emeline) Dewitt (2 August 1849 – 15 Jul 1928)
    18. 18. James (Newton) Dewitt (24 Oct 1854 – )
    19. 19. Mary (Ellen) DeWitt (1860 – 19 Jan 1891)
    20. 20. Pricilla Dewitt (abt 1820 – )
  6. 6. Delucious (Lucius) DeWitt (28 Mar 1796 – 02 Dec 1871)

Benjamin DeWitt's Timeline

4 Records

1754
6 Jun 1754
Birth of Benjamin Franklin (Witt) - DeWitt in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA
1754
6 Jun 1754
Birth of Benjamin Franklin (Witt) - DeWitt in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1802
1802
Age 48
Death of Benjamin Franklin (Witt) - DeWitt in Fairfield, Herkimer County, New York, United States of America
Fairfield, Herkimer County, New York, United States of America
1802
Apr/May 1802
Age 48
Death of Benjamin Franklin (Witt) - DeWitt in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States
Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1754
    Event Place: Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1754
    Event Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Fairfield, Herkimer County, New York, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr/May 1802
    Event Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States
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