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Benjamin Mills 1778 – 1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1778

Birth Location: Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 18 Nov 1844

Death Location: Palmyra, Somerset, Maine, USA

Father: Benjamin Mills

Mother: Sarah Loker

Spouse(s): Nancy Lane

Children(s): Margaret Mills

The story of Benjamin Mills began in 1778 in Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Benjamin Mills married Nancy Lane, and had children including Margaret L Mills. Benjamin Mills passed away in 1844 in Palmyra, Somerset, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Mills began in 1778 in Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Benjamin Mills married Nancy Lane, and had children including Margaret L Mills.
  • Benjamin Mills passed away in 1844 in Palmyra, Somerset, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Mills
1752 – 1827
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Loker
1756 – 1847
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Lane
1780 – 1871
Birth Location: Matinicus Island, Knox, Maine, USA
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Children(s)

Margaret Mills
1809 – 1886
Birth Location: Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine, USA
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Benjamin Mills's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Mills
1778 – 1844
Birth Place: Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Benjamin Mills
1752 – 1827
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Loker
1756 – 1847
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Jonas Loker
1730 – 1775
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Barber
1736 – 1783
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Mills's Descendants

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Benjamin Mills (11 Aug 1778 – 18 Nov 1844) m. Nancy Lane (13 Dec 1780 – 4 Apr 1871)
  1. 1. Margaret (L) Mills (23 Sep 1809 – 11 Feb 1886) m. Joseph (Benjamin) Damon (5 Jul 1799 – 22 Aug 1875)
    1. 1. Ruth (Elizabeth) Damon (27 Nov 1835 – 15 Mar 1917) m. David (Davis) Dresser (8 Mar 1832 – 1866)
      1. 1. Flora (Evelyn) Dresser (28 May 1854 – 1927) m. Charles (Verrill) Gray (1849 – 20 Jul 1903)
        1. 1. Georgia (Louiser) Gray (5 Nov 1875 – 1959) m. David (Albert) Gray (4 Jul 1846 – 16 Aug 1938)
        2. 2. Alice (Nellie) Gray (Dec 1883 – 13 Oct 1968) m. George McLeod
        3. 3. Walter (M) Gray (16 Jun 1890 – 30 Jan 1981) m. Hazel (Kirk) Nichols (9 Mar 1888 – Mar 1971)
        4. 4. Samuel (Fairfield) Gray (29 Jul 1891 – 27 May 1975) m. Ethel McLean (1891 – 29 Apr 1969)
        5. 5. Hazel (Agnes) Gray (11 Mar 1894 – 9 Jul 1984) m. Edgar (Giles) Gordon (31 May 1883 – 13 Dec 1965)
      2. 2. Sarah (Caroline) Dresser (28 May 1858 – 21 Mar 1891) m. Ewen (Joseph) Stewart (1855 – 1881) m. Thomas (Jefferson) Alverson (20 Jan 1859 – 26 May 1929)
        1. 1. Hugh (Byron) Stewart (21 Mar 1878 – 13 Apr 1957) m. Georgia McLean
        2. 2. Ewen (Joseph Jr) Stewart (6 Jun 1880 – 18 Jun 1961) m. Effie (M) Simpson (1879 – )
        3. 3. Edward (Raymond) Alverson (10 Sep 1886 – 25 Jan 1970) m. Jessie (Eugenie) Emerson (20 May 1891 – 28 Apr 1978)
        4. 4. Ruth (Evelyn) Alverson (20 Oct 1888 – 10 Jul 1972) m. James (Albert) Cummings (5 Mar 1888 – 27 Apr 1974)

Benjamin Mills's Timeline

2 Records

1778
11 Aug 1778
Birth of Benjamin Mills in Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1844
18 Nov 1844
Age 66
Death of Benjamin Mills in Palmyra, Somerset, Maine, USA
Palmyra, Somerset, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1778
    Event Place: Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1844
    Event Place: Palmyra, Somerset, Maine, USA
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