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

The story of Benjamin Fry began in 1701 in Kittery ME. Benjamin Fry married Sarah Dow, and had children including Alice Frye Shapliegh, Jonathan Frye Shapliegh, Judith Frye Shapliegh, Rowland Frye Shapliegh, Ruth Frye Fry, Silas Frye Fry. Benjamin Fry passed away in 1755 in Massachusetts, British America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Fry began in 1701 in Kittery ME.
  • Benjamin Fry married Sarah Dow, and had children including Alice Frye Shapliegh, Jonathan Frye Shapliegh, Judith Frye Shapliegh, Rowland Frye Shapliegh, Ruth Frye Fry, Silas Frye Fry.
  • 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)

Rowland (Shapliegh)
1737–1810
Birth Location: Kittery, York, Maine, USA
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Jonathan “Shapliegh”
1733–1812
Birth Location: Kittery, York, Maine, United States
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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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Ruth (Fry)
1735–1743
Birth Location: Kittery, York, Maine, United States
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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. Rowland (Frye) (Shapliegh) 1737–1810 m. Judith (Nock) (Knox) 1745–1810
    1. 1. Sarah (H) Frye 1781–1867 m. Samuel Reed 1776–1853
      1. 1. Silas (H) Reed 1811–1888 m. Hannah (A) York 1812–1877
        1. 1. Lydia (Seward) Reed 1844–1924 m. Enoch (F) Smart 1829–1913
        2. 2. Ammon (Silas) Reed 1833–1903 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Waldron 1830–1907 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Waldron 1830–1907
        3. 3. Dean (Swift) Reed 1848–1917
        4. 4. Willis (Lincoln) Read 1860–
        5. 5. Alfred (W.) Reed 1868–
        6. 6. Orion (L) Reed 1857–1933
        7. 7. Charles (E) Reed 1847–1893
        8. 8. Sarah (Frances) Reed 1840–1895
        9. 9. Emily (C) Reed 1848–1903
        10. 10. Harriet (E.) Reed 1853–1933
        11. 11. Herman (Oscar) Reed 1851–1887
        12. 12. Angeline (M) Reed 1838–
        13. 13. George (C) Reed 1842–1925
        14. 14. Leonard (C.) Reed 1853–1918
        15. 15. Anna (E) Reed 1835–1923
        16. 16. Emma (C.) Reed 1848–
        17. 17. Hattie (J.) Reed 1855–
      2. 2. Mary (F) Reed 1814–1858
      3. 3. Charles Reed 1819–1867
      4. 4. Ebenezer (Warren "Eben") Reed 1822–1904
      5. 5. Lydia Reed 1817–1904
      6. 6. Nathaniel Reed 1825–1855
      7. 7. William (D) Reed 1806–1896 m. Elizabeth Dorman 1822–1904 m. Sarah Fuller 1807–1853
        1. 1. Hattie (E.) Reed 1858–1933
        2. 2. John (W.) Reed 1863–1943
        3. 3. Luella Reed 1856–1880
        4. 4. Luna (Bell) Reed 1860–1907
        5. 5. Abbie (J.) Reed 1848–1870
        6. 6. Betsey (M.) Reed 1845–1876
        7. 7. Clinton (E.) Reed 1851–1876
        8. 8. Ozro (D.) Reed 1843–1906
        9. 9. Samual (R.) Reed 1841–1879
        10. 10. Georgianna Reed 1832–1871
        11. 11. William (A.) Reed 1834–
        12. 12. Henry (Augustus) Reed 1836–1905
      8. 8. John (James) Reed 1798–1855
      9. 9. James (F) Reed 1809–1894 m. Mehitable (F) Fernald 1806–1886
        1. 1. Mary (E.) Reed 1843–1916 m. William (H) Parks 1845–
        2. 2. Catherine (B) Reed 1840–
  2. 2. Jonathan (Frye) “Shapliegh” 1733–1812
  3. 3. Alice (Frye) “Shapliegh” 1739–1807
  4. 4. Ruth (Frye) (Fry) 1744–1841
  5. 5. Silas (Frye) (Fry) 1746–1805
  6. 6. Judith (Frye) “Shapliegh” 1750–1839
  7. 7. Ruth (Frye) (Fry) 1735–1743

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

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