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Benjamin Kelsey 1796–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 NOV 1796

Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, CT

Death Date: 26 AUG 1876

Death Location: Haddam, Middlesex, CT

Father: Benjamin Kelsey

Mother: Zillah Cone

Spouse(s): Rebecca Smith, Mary Clark

Children(s): Henry Kelsey, Henry Kelsey, Jonathan Kelsey, Catherine Kelsey, Benjamin Kelsey

Benjamin Kelsey was born in 1796 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT, the child of Benjamin Kelsey And Zillah Cone. Benjamin Kelsey married Mary Ann Clark, Rebecca Smith, and had children including Benjamin Wilson Kelsey, Catherine Rebecca Kelsey, Henry Smith Kelsey, Jonathan Kelsey. Benjamin Kelsey passed away in 1876 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Kelsey was born in 1796 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT, the child of Benjamin Kelsey And Zillah Cone.
  • Benjamin Kelsey married Mary Ann Clark, Rebecca Smith, and had children including Benjamin Wilson Kelsey, Catherine Rebecca Kelsey, Henry Smith Kelsey, Jonathan Kelsey.
  • Benjamin Kelsey passed away in 1876 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Kelsey
1762–1809
Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
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Zillah Cone
1764–1835
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, CT
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Smith
1793–1846
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, CT
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Mary Clark
1807–1866
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Henry Kelsey
1823–1826
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, CT
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Henry Kelsey
1826–1872
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, CT
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Jonathan Kelsey
1828–
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, CT
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Catherine Kelsey
1831–1913
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, CT
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Benjamin Kelsey
1833–
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, CT
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Benjamin Kelsey's Ancestors

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Benjamin Kelsey
1796–1876
Birth Place: Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Parents
Benjamin Kelsey
1762–1809
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
Zillah Cone
1764–1835
Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Grandparents
Gideon Kelsey
1718–1764
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
Esther Chatfield
1724–1817
Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
Jonathan Cone
Elizabeth Smith
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Kelsey
1673–1739
Hannah Hayden
1679–1736
John Chatfield
1695–1753
Abigail Arnell
1700–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Chatfield
1668–1735
Hester Hull
1672–1715

Benjamin Kelsey's Descendants

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Benjamin Kelsey (12 NOV 1796–26 AUG 1876) m. Rebecca Smith (6 APR 1793–18 OCT 1846) m. Mary (Ann) Clark (1807–10 DEC 1866)
  1. 1. Henry (Smith) Kelsey 1823–1826
  2. 2. Henry (Smith) Kelsey 1826–1872
  3. 3. Jonathan Kelsey 1828–
  4. 4. Catherine (Rebecca) Kelsey 1831–1913
  5. 5. Benjamin (Wilson) Kelsey 1833–

Benjamin Kelsey's Timeline

2 Records

1796
12 NOV 1796
Birth of Benjamin Kelsey in Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Haddam, Middlesex, CT
1876
26 AUG 1876
Age 80
Death of Benjamin Kelsey in Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Haddam, Middlesex, CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 NOV 1796
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 AUG 1876
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, CT
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