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Benjamin Prince * Keene 1759–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: MA

Death Date: 20 May 1829

Death Location: Appleton, Knox, Maine, USA

Father: Prince Keene

Mother: Elizabeth Ford

Spouse(s): Mary Gardner

Children(s): Benjamin Keene, Mariah Keene, Robert Keene, Elizabeth Keene, Caleb Keene, Charles Keene

Benjamin Prince * Keene was born in 1759 in MA, the child of Prince Keene And Elizabeth Ford. Benjamin Prince * Keene married Mary Gardner, and had children including Benjamin Keene, Caleb Gardner Keene, Charles Augustus Keene, Elizabeth Ford Keene, Mariah Antonieta Keene, Robert S Keene. Benjamin Prince * Keene passed away in 1829 in Appleton, Knox, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Prince * Keene was born in 1759 in MA, the child of Prince Keene And Elizabeth Ford.
  • Benjamin Prince * Keene married Mary Gardner, and had children including Benjamin Keene, Caleb Gardner Keene, Charles Augustus Keene, Elizabeth Ford Keene, Mariah Antonieta Keene, Robert S Keene.
  • Benjamin Prince * Keene passed away in 1829 in Appleton, Knox, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Prince Keene
1730–1804
Birth Location: MA
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Elizabeth Ford
1739–1775
Birth Location: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Gardner
1761–1819
Birth Location: RI
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Children(s)

Benjamin Keene
1796–1896
Birth Location: Appleton, Knox, Maine, USA
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Mariah Keene
1794–1796
Birth Location: –
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Robert Keene
1792–1870
Birth Location: Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA
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Elizabeth Keene
1789–1889
Birth Location: , , New York, USA
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Caleb Keene
1787–1807
Birth Location: Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA
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Charles Keene
1801–1881
Birth Location: Appleton,Knox,Maine,USA
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Benjamin Keene's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Keene
1759–1829
Birth Place: MA
Parents
Prince * Keene
1730–1804
MA
Elizabeth (*) Ford
1739–1775
Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Hezekiah (*) Keen
1702–1770
MA
Alice (*) Howland
1709–1785
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph (*) Ford
1704–1804
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah (*) Nichols
1710–1809
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Keen
1658–1732
Lydia Baker
1658–1732
Prince Howland
1686–1714
Deborah Barker
1686–1736
Joseph Dea
1666–1749
Lois Stetson
1672–1735
Ephraim Nichols
1679–1738
Susanna Waterman
1677–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Josiah Keen
1620–1710
Abigail Little
1634–1657
Samuel Baker
1638–1656
Eleanor Winslow
1637–1676
Arthur Howland
1639–1726
Elizabeth Prince
1639–1711
Robert Barker
1651–1729
Alice Snow
1657–1696
William Ford
1633–1721
Sarah Dingley
1640–1727
Joseph Stetson
1639–1724
Prudence Clapp
1656–1687
Ephraim match)
1648–1693

Benjamin Keene's Descendants

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Benjamin (Prince *) Keene (1759–20 May 1829) m. Mary (*) Gardner (1761–25 Jan 1819)
  1. 1. Benjamin Keene 1796–1896
  2. 2. Mariah (Antonieta) Keene 1794–1796
  3. 3. Robert (S) Keene 1792–1870 m. Isabel Davis 1804–1896
    1. 1. Theresa (A) Keene 1830–1904 m. Benj (J) Jacobs 1824–
      1. 1. Julia Jacobs 1860–
      2. 2. Gertrude (P) Jacobs 1868–
    2. 2. Ormond Keene 1843–1866
    3. 3. Robert (S) Keen 1839– m. Mary (B) Wentworth 1835– m. Cora E 1856–
      1. 1. Robert (E) Keene 1896–
      2. 2. Ormond (T) Keene 1884–
    4. 4. Edwin (S) Keen 1836–1883 m. Martha E 1834–
      1. 1. Robert (S) Keen 1870–
    5. 5. Isabel (Davis) Keene 1834–1901 m. Daniel (B) Ball 1837–
      1. 1. Albirdie (S) Ball 1878–
      2. 2. Ora Ball 1871–
      3. 3. Robert (K) Ball 1869–
      4. 4. Cora Ball 1866–
    6. 6. Sarah (Bradford) Keene 1832–1916
    7. 7. Albert (Gardner) Keene 1828–1851
    8. 8. Eliza (Ford) Keene 1827–1866 m. James (Murray) Smith 1827–1880
      1. 1. Carrie (Hunt) Smith 1861–1948
      2. 2. Eliza (Sarah) Smith 1859–1944 m. Wilzue Whitson 1853–
        1. 1. William (H) Whitson 1901–
        2. 2. Ora (K) Whitson 1892–
        3. 3. Wallace (S) Whitson 1887–
        4. 4. Alice (V) Whitson 1899–
        5. 5. Theodore Whitson 1895–
        6. 6. Mary Whitson 1891–
        7. 7. Daniel (B) Whitson 1889–
      3. 3. Carrie Smith 1859–1960
      4. 4. Wallace (Bertram) Smith 1857– m. Sarah (A) McBaine 1851–
        1. 1. Grace (B) Smith 1884–
        2. 2. Albert (K) Smith 1887–1968 m. Marguerite Carr 1889–
      5. 5. Mary (Teresa) Smith 1854–
      6. 6. Anna (Isabel) Smith 1852–
    9. 9. William (Gardner) Keene 1824–1866 m. Mercy A 1826–
      1. 1. Edwin (S) Keene 1859– m. Charlotte 1868–
        1. 1. Gertrude (B) Keene 1892–
      2. 2. Abner (P.) Keene 1855–
      3. 3. Albert (G.) Keene 1854–
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Ford) Keene 1789–1889
  5. 5. Caleb (Gardner) Keene 1787–1807
  6. 6. Charles (Augustus) Keene 1801–1881 m. Jerusha Keene 1804–1890
    1. 1. Maria Keene 1846–1946
    2. 2. Lewis (McLain) Keene 1845–1944
    3. 3. Almira Keene 1839–1939
    4. 4. Alonzo Keene 1837–1911 m. Helen (Marr) Skinner 1845–1896
      1. 1. Helen (Blanche "Nellie") Keene 1871–1938 m. Hiram (Augustus) Gillette 1868–1942
        1. 1. Clifford (K) Gillette 1896–1964
    5. 5. Melissa Keene 1835–1858
    6. 6. Almeda Keene 1834–1884
    7. 7. Lenora Keene 1831–1832
    8. 8. Horatio (Nelson) Keene 1827–1927
    9. 9. Charles (Augustus) Keene 1824–1894 m. Anna Hewett 1833–1912
      1. 1. Rosa (Mary) Keene 1857–1895
    10. 10. Mary (B) Pease 1835–1896 m. Harrison (H) Pease 1827–1908
      1. 1. Harrison (Clarence) Pease 1868–1941 m. Rose (E) Morton 1876–
      2. 2. Carrie (Ella) Pease 1866–1954 m. Henry (K) Woodruff 1838–1966
        1. 1. Henretta Woodruff 1880–
      3. 3. Annie (Adella) Pease 1858–1945 m. Simon (Graham) MacAlman 1850–1925
        1. 1. Edith (Mary) MacAlman 1884–1969 m. Clyde (V) Vining 1880–1940
        2. 2. Stella (Lizette) MacAlman 1887–1936
        3. 3. Mildred (Retta) MacAlman 1890–1981
        4. 4. Harrison (Pease) Macalman 1897–1950
        5. 5. Albert MacAlman 1880–1882
      4. 4. Charles (Henry) Pease 1856–1926 m. Edith (Mabel) Sherman 1861–1915
        1. 1. Jennie (Keene) Pease 1895–1898
        2. 2. Hazel (Annis) Pease 1890–1959
        3. 3. Mary (Helen) Pease 1886–1945
      5. 5. Mary (Lizzette) Pease 1854–1911 m. Norman (E) Hemenway 1853–
        1. 1. Myrtel (L) Hemenway 1883–
        2. 2. Leslie (N) Hemenway 1884–
      6. 6. Edwin Pease 1863–1932 m. ETTA (D) PEASE 1880–1963
        1. 1. Jessie (Hazel) Pease 1909–2002 m. Howard (Hamilton) Clark 1901– m. Kenneth (Fisher) Schade 1901–1990
        2. 2. Dorothy (Edith) Pease 1901–1989 m. Keene (Elwood) Woodward 1899–1961
        3. 3. Edward Pease 1899–1981 m. Clara (Oline) Smith 1906–2002

Benjamin Keene's Timeline

4 Records

1759
8 Sep 1759
Birth of Benjamin Prince * Keene in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1759
1759
Birth of Benjamin Prince * Keene in MA
MA
1829
20 May 1829
Age 70
Death of Benjamin Prince * Keene in Appleton, Knox, Maine, USA
Appleton, Knox, Maine, USA
1829
6 Jul 1829
Age 70
Benjamin Prince * Keene - Probate in Waldo, Maine, USA
Waldo, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1759
    Event Place: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1759; Birth city: Pembroke; Birth state: MA.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 083

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: MA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2199.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LSS.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1829
    Event Place: Appleton, Knox, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1759; Birth city: Pembroke; Birth state: MA.
    [2] Maine, Wills and Probate Records, PROBATE RECORDS LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION; Author: Maine. Probate Court (Waldo County); Probate Place: Waldo, Maine
    [3] Web: Maine, Find A Grave Index, 1778-2011

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1829
    Event Place: Waldo, Maine, USA
    Record Source: Maine, Wills and Probate Records, PROBATE RECORDS LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION; Author: Maine. Probate Court (Waldo County); Probate Place: Waldo, Maine
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