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Benjamin Benajah Pratt 1631 – 1682 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1631

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 17 Mar 1682

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Joshua Pratt

Mother: Bathsheba Kingham

Spouse(s): Persis Dunham

Children(s): Hannah Pratt, Eleazer Pratt

The story of Benjamin Benajah Pratt began in 1631 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Benjamin Benajah Pratt married Persis Dunham, and had children including Hannah Pratt, Eleazer Pratt. Benjamin Benajah Pratt passed away in 1682 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Benajah Pratt began in 1631 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Benjamin Benajah Pratt married Persis Dunham, and had children including Hannah Pratt, Eleazer Pratt.
  • Benjamin Benajah Pratt passed away in 1682 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Pratt
1593 – 1656
Birth Location: Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England
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Bathsheba Kingham
1593 – 1673
Birth Location: Marlboro, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Persis Dunham
1635 – 1701
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Hannah Pratt
1670 – 1723
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
HP
Eleazer Pratt
1672 – 1760
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
EP

Benjamin Pratt's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Pratt
1631 – 1682
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Joshua Pratt
1593 – 1656
Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England
Bathsheba (Fay) Kingham
1593 – 1673
Marlboro, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
William Kingham
1571 – 1654
Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England
Catherine Bates
1575 – 1621
Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Kingham
1540 – 1614
Elizabeth Batchelder
1545 – 1608
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Pratt's Descendants

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Benjamin (Benajah) Pratt (1631 – 17 Mar 1682) m. Persis Dunham (1635 – 30 Jul 1701)
  1. 1. Hannah Pratt (4 Nov 1670 – 29 Mar 1723)
  2. 2. Eleazer Pratt (1672 – 24 Feb 1760) m. Hannah (Canedy) Kenedy (27 Sep 1678 – 24 Feb 1760)
    1. 1. Hannah Pratt (14 May 1699 – 17 Dec 1729) m. Giles Goddard (1679 – 1695)
      1. 1. Giles Goddard (22 Dec 1721 – 1782)
      2. 2. Hannah Goddard (1723 – 1797)
      3. 3. John Goddard (10 Dec 1725 – )
      4. 4. Mary Goddard (15 NOV 1728 – 08 DEC 1790) m. James Bucknam (03 JAN 1725 – 10 OCT 1799)
        1. 1. Mary Bucknam (16 Jul 1748 – )
        2. 2. James Bucknam (27 Mar 1751 – 5 Feb 1753)
        3. 3. Phebe Bucknam (17 Apr 1753 – )
        4. 4. James Bucknam (11 Aug 1755 – 1785)
        5. 5. Sarah Bucknam (11 Apr 1757 – )
        6. 6. William Bucknam (30 Apr 1759 – 4 Apr 1823)
        7. 7. Joseph Bucknam (6 Mar 1761 – 11 Apr 1835) m. Abigail ("Nabby") Hay (1768 – 19 Sep 1854)
        8. 8. Ebenezer Bucknam (9 Nov 1762 – 1 Dec 1797)
        9. 9. Elizabeth Bucknam (3 Oct 1765 – 7 Mar 1838)
        10. 10. Joshua Bucknam (4 Sep 1767 – 2 Jul 1849)
        11. 11. Caleb Bucknam (4 Sep 1767 – 7 Oct 1767)
    2. 2. David Pratt (6 Jul 1702 – )
    3. 3. James Pratt (1703 – 1745)
    4. 4. Eleazer Pratt (17 Sep 1705 – 2 Jun 1795)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Pratt (4 Mar 1707 – 5)
    6. 6. Jane Pratt (20 Mar 1710 – 22 Feb 1788)
    7. 7. William Pratt (20 Mar 1710 – )

Benjamin Pratt's Timeline

3 Records

1631
1631
Birth of Benjamin Benajah Pratt in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1655
29 November 1655
Age 24
Benjamin Benajah Pratt was married in MA
MA
1682
17 Mar 1682
Age 51
Death of Benjamin Benajah Pratt in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1631
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1631; Birth city: Plymouth; Birth state: MA.
    [6] Family Data Collection - Births
    [7] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 November 1655
    Event Place: MA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1631; Birth city: Plymouth; Birth state: MA.
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 606.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PDL.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1682
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1631; Birth city: Plymouth; Birth state: MA.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [4] Millennium File
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