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Benjamin Horton 1727–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1727

Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 16 May 1774 or 27 Jun 1815

Death Location: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island

Father: Thomas Horton

Mother: Kezia Carpenter

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Benjamin Horton was born in 1727 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Thomas Horton And Kezia Carpenter. Benjamin Horton passed away in 1774 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Horton was born in 1727 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Thomas Horton And Kezia Carpenter.
  • Benjamin Horton passed away in 1774 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island.

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Benjamin Horton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Horton
1727–1774
Birth Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Thomas Horton
1698–1733
Swansea, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts
Kezia Carpenter
1697–1763
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John (Horton) II
1672–1742
Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Mehitabel Garnsey
1673–1742
Bristol, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin Carpenter
1658–1727
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Renew Weeks
1660–1703
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Will)
1640–1716
Sarah Harmon
1652–1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Horton's Timeline

2 Records

1727
4 Apr 1727
Birth of Benjamin Horton in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1774
16 May 1774 or 27 Jun 1815
Age 47
Death of Benjamin Horton in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island
Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1727
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1774 or 27 Jun 1815
    Event Place: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island

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