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Benjamin Gorton 1638–1724 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1638

Birth Location: Aquidneck Island, Newport, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1724

Death Location: Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island, USA

Father: Samuel Gorton

Mother: Mary Maplett

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In 1638, Benjamin Gorton entered the world in Aquidneck Island, Newport, Massachusetts, United States, born to Samuel Gorton And Mary Maplett. Benjamin Gorton passed away in 1724 in Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1638, Benjamin Gorton entered the world in Aquidneck Island, Newport, Massachusetts, United States, born to Samuel Gorton And Mary Maplett.
  • Benjamin Gorton passed away in 1724 in Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island, USA.

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Benjamin Gorton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Gorton
1638–1724
Birth Place: Aquidneck Island, Newport, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Samuel Gorton
1592–1677
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Mary Maplett
1608–1646
St Lawrence, London, England
Grandparents
Thomas Gorton
1554–1611
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Anne Gorton
1567–1623
Lancashire, England
John MAPLETT
1581–1630
London, London, England
Mary KING
1580–1646
Cripplegate or St Lawrence, London, England
Great-Grandparents
John Maplet
1541–1592
Ellen Leaper
1544–1595
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rev
1525–1625
Ellen King
1520–1603

Benjamin Gorton's Timeline

2 Records

1638
1638
Birth of Benjamin Gorton in Aquidneck Island, Newport, Massachusetts, United States
Aquidneck Island, Newport, Massachusetts, United States
1724
1724
Age 86
Death of Benjamin Gorton in Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island, USA
Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Aquidneck Island, Newport, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1724
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island, USA

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