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Benjamin Rochester Powell 1765 – 1813 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica

Death Date: 1813

Death Location: Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica

Father: Benjamin Powell\Rochester

Mother: Margaret Witter

Spouse(s): Mary Burton

Children(s): Judith Powell, Thomas (ROCHESTER), William Powell, Susanna (ROCHESTER), Ruth Powell, James Powell, Jane (ROCHESTER), James (ROCHESTER), Caleb Powell

In 1765, Benjamin Rochester Powell II entered the world in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, born to Benjamin Powell\Rochester and Margaret Witter. Benjamin Rochester Powell II married Mary Burton, and had children including Judith Burton Powell, Thomas POWELL (ROCHESTER), William Powell, Susanna POWELL (ROCHESTER), Ruth Powell, James Powell, Jane Burley POWELL (ROCHESTER), James POWELL (ROCHESTER), Caleb Powell. Benjamin Rochester Powell II passed away in 1813 in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica.

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Biography

  • In 1765, Benjamin Rochester Powell II entered the world in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, born to Benjamin Powell\Rochester and Margaret Witter.
  • Benjamin Rochester Powell II married Mary Burton, and had children including Judith Burton Powell, Thomas POWELL (ROCHESTER), William Powell, Susanna POWELL (ROCHESTER), Ruth Powell, James Powell, Jane Burley POWELL (ROCHESTER), James POWELL (ROCHESTER), Caleb Powell.
  • Benjamin Rochester Powell II passed away in 1813 in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Powell\Rochester
1745 –
Birth Location: Hodges Pen, St Elizabeth, Jamaica
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Margaret Witter
1755 – 1843
Birth Location: Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
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Spouses(s)

Mary Burton
1772 – 1870
Birth Location: Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
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Children(s)

Judith Powell
1788 – 1908
Birth Location: Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
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Thomas (ROCHESTER)
1792 –
Birth Location: –
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William Powell
1793 – 1879
Birth Location: Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
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Susanna (ROCHESTER)
1794 –
Birth Location: St Elizabeth, Jamaica
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Ruth Powell
1796 – 1880
Birth Location: Friendship, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
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James Powell
1798 –
Birth Location: Leeds, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
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Jane (ROCHESTER)
1803 –
Birth Location: –
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James (ROCHESTER)
1808 –
Birth Location: Leeds, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
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Caleb Powell
1800 – 1883
Birth Location: St Elizabeth Jamaica, Jamaïque
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Benjamin Powell's Ancestors

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Benjamin Powell
1765 – 1813
Birth Place: Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
Parents
Benjamin Powell\Rochester
1745 –
Hodges Pen, St Elizabeth, Jamaica
Margaret Witter
1755 – 1843
Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
Grandparents
James (F) Powell
1720 – 1796
Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
Ruth (Rochester) Burton
1720 – 1757
Clarendon Parish, Jamaïque
Norwood Witter
1691 – 1765
Jamaica, West Indies, Jamaïque
Grace Simpson\Sympson
1720 –
Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Powell's Descendants

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Benjamin (Rochester) Powell (1765 – 1813) m. Mary Burton (23 Dec 1772 – 25 January 1870)
  1. 1. Judith (Burton) Powell (1 Jan 1788 – 1 Jan 1908)
  2. 2. Thomas (POWELL) (ROCHESTER) (1792 – )
  3. 3. William Powell (03 May 1793 – 07 May 1879)
  4. 4. Susanna (POWELL) (ROCHESTER) (1794 – )
  5. 5. Ruth Powell (1796 – 11 May 1880)
  6. 6. James Powell (1798 – )
  7. 7. Jane (Burley POWELL) (ROCHESTER) (1803 – )
  8. 8. James (POWELL) (ROCHESTER) (Abt. 1808 – ) m. Emma Bartlett (1808 – )
    1. 1. Nicholas POWELL (1828 – 1892) m. Eliza Bennett (1855 – )
      1. 1. Aubrey POWELL (1870 – ) m. Rosena Bromfield (1879 – 1934)
        1. 1. Luther (theophilius) POWELL (1898 – ) m. Maud (ariel) McKoy (1901 – 1984)
  9. 9. Caleb Powell (11 Mar 1800 – 7 March 1883)

Benjamin Powell's Timeline

3 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Benjamin Rochester Powell II in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
1787
14 Oct 1787
Age 22
Benjamin Rochester Powell II was married in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
1813
1813
Age 48
Death of Benjamin Rochester Powell II in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1787
    Event Place: Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1813
    Event Place: Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
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