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Benjamin Preston 1727–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 DEC 1727

Birth Location: Windham, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 01 DEC 1798

Death Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Father: Benjamin Preston

Mother: Deborah Holt

Spouse(s): Bathsheba Snow

Children(s): Benjamin Preston

Benjamin Preston was born in 1727 in Windham, Connecticut, USA, the child of Benjamin Preston And Deborah Holt. Benjamin Preston married Bathsheba Snow, and had children including Benjamin Preston. Benjamin Preston passed away in 1798 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Preston was born in 1727 in Windham, Connecticut, USA, the child of Benjamin Preston And Deborah Holt.
  • Benjamin Preston married Bathsheba Snow, and had children including Benjamin Preston.
  • Benjamin Preston passed away in 1798 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

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Benjamin Preston's Ancestors

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Benjamin Preston
1727–1798
Birth Place: Windham, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Benjamin Preston
1705–1784
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Deborah Holt
1700–1784
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (Preston (Wilson) I of Andover, MA, and Ashford, CT (bro\o *William Preston (Randall)) I*)
1681–1742
Andover, Massachusetts
Sarah Wilson
1678–1720
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Nicholas Holt
1647–1715
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Russell
1661–1717
Andover, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Wilson
1643–1718
SARAH Lord
1648–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Preston's Descendants

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Benjamin Preston (13 DEC 1727–01 DEC 1798) m. Bathsheba Snow (1732–22 Jan 1813)
  1. 1. Benjamin Preston 1773–1850 m. Hannah Wilson 1780–1840
    1. 1. Bathsheba (Johnson) Preston 1811–1882 m. Rufus Whitney 1804–1874
      1. 1. Alvira Whitney 1853–1924 m. Homer Smith 1847–1926
        1. 1. Cora (Mae) Smith 1872–1966 m. Eugene (F) Stodard 1871–1926
      2. 2. Philander Whitney 1834–1912
      3. 3. Lotan Whitney 1837–1908
      4. 4. Luther Whitney 1841–1842
      5. 5. Edwin WHITNEY 1844–1846
      6. 6. Levi Whitney 1846–1847
      7. 7. Franklin Whitney 1848–1858
      8. 8. Edson Whitney 1831–1862
      9. 9. Marian Whitney 1836–
    2. 2. Henry Preston 1816–1864

Benjamin Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1727
13 DEC 1727
Birth of Benjamin Preston in Windham, Connecticut, USA
Windham, Connecticut, USA
1798
01 DEC 1798
Age 71
Death of Benjamin Preston in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 DEC 1727
    Event Place: Windham, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 DEC 1798
    Event Place: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA

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