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Benjamin Palmer 1696 – 1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 March 1696

Birth Location: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 10 April 1791

Death Location: Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Lieut. Palmer

Mother: Frances Palmer

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Benjamin Palmer was born in 1696 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Lieut. Joseph Palmer and Frances Palmer. Benjamin Palmer passed away in 1791 in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Palmer was born in 1696 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Lieut. Joseph Palmer and Frances Palmer.
  • Benjamin Palmer passed away in 1791 in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Benjamin Palmer's Ancestors

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Benjamin Palmer
1696 – 1791
Birth Place: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Lieut. Joseph Palmer
1663 – 1710
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, Colonial America
Frances Palmer
1667 – 1710
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Deputy (Nehemiah) Palmer
1637 – 1717
Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Stanton
1644 – 1727
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Thomas Prentice
1632 – 1722
Nazeing, Epping Forest District, Essex, England
Rebecca Jackson
1636 – 1723
Whitechapel, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Walter Palmer
1585 – 1661
Rebecca Short
1612 – 1671
Major. Stanton
1616 – 1677
Anna Lord
1614 – 1688
Edward Jackson
1602 – 1681
Frances Taft
1607 – 1648
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ill
1585 – 1643
Katherine
1595 – 1642
Thomas Lord
1585 – 1678
Dorothy Bird
1588 – 1676
Nicholas Taft
1584 – 1629
Margaret Milner
1587 – 1627

Benjamin Palmer's Timeline

2 Records

1696
18 March 1696
Birth of Benjamin Palmer in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
1791
10 April 1791
Age 95
Death of Benjamin Palmer in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 March 1696
    Event Place: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 April 1791
    Event Place: Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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