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Benjamin Kent 1701–1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1701

Birth Location: Scituate, Mass

Death Date: 1748

Death Location: Massachusetts, USA

Father: John II

Mother: Sarah Smith

Spouse(s): Persis Dogget

Children(s): Nathaniel Kent, Bathsheba Kent

Benjamin Kent was born in 1701 in Scituate, Mass, the child of John Kent Smith Ii And Sarah Smith. In 1740, Benjamin Kent resided in New England, Suffolk, Boston. Benjamin Kent married Persis Dogget, and had children including Bathsheba Kent, Benjamin Kent, Elisabeth Kent, John Kent, Joseph Kent, Mary Kent, Nathaniel Kent, Persis Kent. Benjamin Kent passed away in 1748 in Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Kent was born in 1701 in Scituate, Mass, the child of John Kent Smith Ii And Sarah Smith.
  • In 1740, Benjamin Kent resided in New England, Suffolk, Boston.
  • Benjamin Kent married Persis Dogget, and had children including Bathsheba Kent, Benjamin Kent, Elisabeth Kent, John Kent, Joseph Kent, Mary Kent, Nathaniel Kent, Persis Kent.
  • Benjamin Kent passed away in 1748 in Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Kent's Ancestors

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Benjamin Kent
1701–1748
Birth Place: Scituate, Mass
Parents
John Kent (Smith) II
1668–1751
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah Smith
–1696
Grandparents
John (Kent (Grinnell Griswold)(Woodman)) I
1645–1723
Charlestowne, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Grinnell
1645–1690
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Richard Kent
1586–1654
Dorothy Shorte
1590–1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kente
1550–1605

Benjamin Kent's Descendants

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Benjamin Kent (8 Jan 1701–1748) m. Persis Dogget (1700-1709–)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Kent 1734–
  2. 2. Bathsheba Kent 1721–1729

Benjamin Kent's Timeline

4 Records

1701
8 Jan 1701
Birth of Benjamin Kent in Scituate, Mass
Scituate, Mass
1740
Abt 1740
Age 39
Benjamin Kent resided here in New England, Suffolk, Boston
New England, Suffolk, Boston
1748
1748
Age 47
Death of Benjamin Kent in Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA
1748
13 Jan 1748
Age 47
Benjamin Kent - Probate in Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1701
    Event Place: Scituate, Mass
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1740
    Event Place: New England, Suffolk, Boston
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1748
    Event Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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