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Benjamin Fry 1701 – 1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Nov 1701

Birth Location: Kittery ME

Death Date: 1755

Death Location: Massachusetts, British America

Father: William Shapleigh

Mother: HANNAH (Frye)

Spouse(s): Sarah Dow

Children(s): Jonathan “Shapliegh”, Ruth (Fry), Rowland (Shapliegh), Alice “Shapliegh”, Ruth (Fry), Silas (Fry), Judith “Shapliegh”

In 1701, Benjamin Fry entered the world in Kittery ME, born to William H Shapleigh and HANNAH E Frye Hill (Frye). Benjamin Fry married Sarah Dow, and had children including Jonathan Frye “Shapliegh”, Ruth Frye (Fry), Rowland Frye (Shapliegh), Alice Frye “Shapliegh”, Ruth Frye (Fry), Silas Frye (Fry), Judith Frye “Shapliegh”. Benjamin Fry passed away in 1755 in Massachusetts, British America.

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Biography

  • In 1701, Benjamin Fry entered the world in Kittery ME, born to William H Shapleigh and HANNAH E Frye Hill (Frye).
  • Benjamin Fry married Sarah Dow, and had children including Jonathan Frye “Shapliegh”, Ruth Frye (Fry), Rowland Frye (Shapliegh), Alice Frye “Shapliegh”, Ruth Frye (Fry), Silas Frye (Fry), Judith Frye “Shapliegh”.
  • Benjamin Fry passed away in 1755 in Massachusetts, British America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Shapleigh
1672 – 1739
Birth Location: Kittery, York, Maine
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HANNAH (Frye)
1668 – 1729
Birth Location: Dover, Stafford, New Hampshire
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Dow
1709 – 1790
Birth Location: Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
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Children(s)

Jonathan “Shapliegh”
1733 – 1812
Birth Location: Kittery, York, Maine, United States
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Ruth (Fry)
1735 – 1743
Birth Location: Kittery, York, Maine, United States
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Rowland (Shapliegh)
1737 – 1810
Birth Location: Kittery, York, Maine, USA
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Alice “Shapliegh”
1739 – 1807
Birth Location: Kittery, York, Maine, United States
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Ruth (Fry)
1744 – 1841
Birth Location: Town Kittery, York Oi, Massachusetts, United States
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Silas (Fry)
1746 – 1805
Birth Location: Kittery, York, Maine, United States
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Judith “Shapliegh”
1750 – 1839
Birth Location: Kittery, York, Maine, USA
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Benjamin Fry's Ancestors

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Benjamin Fry
1701 – 1755
Birth Place: Kittery ME
Parents
William H Shapleigh
1672 – 1739
Kittery, York, Maine
HANNAH (E Frye Hill) (Frye)
1668 – 1729
Dover, Stafford, New Hampshire
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Fry's Descendants

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Benjamin Fry (9 Nov 1701 – 1755) m. Sarah Dow (3 Oct 1709 – 12 May 1790)
  1. 1. Jonathan (Frye) “Shapliegh” (15 Jan 1733 – Jan 1812)
  2. 2. Ruth (Frye) (Fry) (9 Dec 1735 – Jun 1743)
  3. 3. Rowland (Frye) (Shapliegh) (9 Oct 1737 – 1810) m. Judith (Nock) (Knox) (1745 – Abt 1810)
    1. 1. Sarah (H) Frye (19 MAY 1781 – 28 NOV 1867) m. Samuel Reed (1776 – 1853)
      1. 1. John (James) Reed (1798 – 1 Nov 1855)
      2. 2. William (D) Reed (1806 – 18 Oct 1896) m. Sarah Fuller (1807 – 1853) m. Elizabeth Dorman (10 SEP 1822 – 31 MAY 1904)
        1. 1. Georgianna Reed (1832 – 1871)
        2. 2. William (A.) Reed (1834 – )
        3. 3. Henry (Augustus) Reed (23 JUN 1836 – 04 FEB 1905)
        4. 4. Samual (R.) Reed (11 SEP 1841 – 06 APR 1879)
        5. 5. Ozro (D.) Reed (SEP 1843 – 24 DEC 1906)
        6. 6. Betsey (M.) Reed (17 SEP 1845 – 30 JUN 1876)
        7. 7. Abbie (J.) Reed (14 MAR 1848 – 23 MAR 1870)
        8. 8. Clinton (E.) Reed (02 JUN 1851 – 29 JUL 1876)
        9. 9. Luella Reed (22 AUG 1856 – 16 MAR 1880)
        10. 10. Hattie (E.) Reed (02 JUN 1858 – 26 JUN 1933)
        11. 11. Luna (Bell) Reed (13 DEC 1860 – 07 FEB 1907)
        12. 12. John (W.) Reed (1863 – 05 Sep 1943)
      3. 3. James (F) Reed (18 Apr 1809 – 4 Sep 1894) m. Mehitable (F) Fernald (13 April 1806 – 6 Apr 1886)
        1. 1. Catherine (B) Reed (Abt. 1840 – )
        2. 2. Mary (E.) Reed (2 Apr 1843 – 24 Feb 1916) m. William (H) Parks (Abt 1845 – )
      4. 4. Silas (H) Reed (8 Sep 1811 – 24 Feb 1888) m. Hannah (A) York (11 Feb 1812 – 8 Dec 1877)
        1. 1. Ammon (Silas) Reed (28 July 1833 – 17 August 1903) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Waldron (30 Apr 1830 – 26 Dec 1907) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Waldron (30 Apr 1830 – 26 Dec 1907)
        2. 2. Anna (E) Reed (17 Sept 1835 – 17 Feb 1923)
        3. 3. Angeline (M) Reed (1838 – )
        4. 4. Sarah (Frances) Reed (8 February 1840 – 10 April 1895)
        5. 5. George (C) Reed (June 1842 – 27 FEB 1925)
        6. 6. Lydia (Seward) Reed (Sep 1844 – 23 Mar 1924) m. Enoch (Loton) Smart (02 Sep 1829 – Feb 1913)
        7. 7. Charles (E) Reed (abt 1847 – 5 April 1893)
        8. 8. Emily (C) Reed (1848 – 2 Sep 1903)
        9. 9. Emma (C.) Reed (1848 – )
        10. 10. Dean (Swift) Reed (March 1848 – 10 December 1917)
        11. 11. Herman (Oscar) Reed (1851 – 7 April 1887)
        12. 12. Harriet (E.) Reed (1853 – 13 NOV 1933)
        13. 13. Leonard (C.) Reed (November 1853 – 14 Feb 1918)
        14. 14. Hattie (J.) Reed (1855 – )
        15. 15. Orion (L) Reed (1 October 1857 – 20 March 1933)
        16. 16. Willis (Lincoln) Read (abt 1860 – )
        17. 17. Alfred (W.) Reed (abt 1868 – )
      5. 5. Mary (F) Reed (4 Mar 1814 – 23 Feb 1858)
      6. 6. Lydia Reed (28 Jul 1817 – 12 Oct 1904)
      7. 7. Charles Reed (28 Nov 1819 – 14 May 1867)
      8. 8. Ebenezer (Warren "Eben") Reed (12 May 1822 – 1904)
      9. 9. Nathaniel Reed (28 Nov 1825 – 30 Jan 1855)
  4. 4. Alice (Frye) “Shapliegh” (22 Oct 1739 – 22 Sep 1807)
  5. 5. Ruth (Frye) (Fry) (8 Feb 1744 – 20 Oct 1841)
  6. 6. Silas (Frye) (Fry) (12 Jun 1746 – 19 Mar 1805)
  7. 7. Judith (Frye) “Shapliegh” (17 Jun 1750 – 17 October 1839)

Benjamin Fry's Timeline

3 Records

1701
9 Nov 1701
Birth of Benjamin Fry in Kittery ME
Kittery ME
1732
22 Dec 1732
Age 31
Benjamin Fry was married in Amesbury, Massachusetts
Amesbury, Massachusetts
1755
1755
Age 54
Death of Benjamin Fry in Massachusetts, British America
Massachusetts, British America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1701
    Event Place: Kittery ME

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1732
    Event Place: Amesbury, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1648-1840

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1648-1840
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