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Benjamin Rockwell 1700–1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1700

Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 4 Feb 1775

Death Location: East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Joseph Rockwell

Mother: Elizabeth Drake)

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Samuel Rockwell

Benjamin Rockwell was born in 1700 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Joseph Rockwell And Elizabeth Drake As In Sir Francis Drake. Benjamin Rockwell married Margaret Park Drake, and had children including Elizabeth Rockwell, Margaret Rockwell, Mary Rockwell, Samuel Rockwell, Sarah Rockwell. Benjamin Rockwell passed away in 1775 in East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Rockwell was born in 1700 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Joseph Rockwell And Elizabeth Drake As In Sir Francis Drake.
  • Benjamin Rockwell married Margaret Park Drake, and had children including Elizabeth Rockwell, Margaret Rockwell, Mary Rockwell, Samuel Rockwell, Sarah Rockwell.
  • Benjamin Rockwell passed away in 1775 in East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Rockwell's Ancestors

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Benjamin Rockwell
1700–1775
Birth Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Joseph Rockwell
1670–1714
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Elizabeth (Drake (as in Sir Francis) Drake)
1675–1731
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Rockwell
1639–1711
Dorchester, Dorset, England
Mary Norton~
1635–1662
Deans, Bedfordshire, England
Job Drake
1651–1689
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Elizabeth Alvord
1651–1721
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Rockwell
1591–1640
Susannah Capen
1602–1666
Thomas Norton
1609–1648
Grace Wells
1610–1648
John Drake
1616–1688
Hannah Moore
1644–1686
Benedictus "Alvord"
1618–1683
Jane Newton
1619–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rockwell
1560–1636
Honor Newton
1566–1637
Bernard Capen
1562–1638
Joan Purchis
1578–1653
Robert Nortony
1572–1635
Anna Heare
1575–1635
Hugh Wells
1590–1672
Frances Belcher
1598–1678
Lottie Drake
1589–1681
William Drake
1564–1625
Thomas Alford
1575–1636
Joan Hawkins
1587–1623

Benjamin Rockwell's Descendants

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Benjamin Rockwell (26 Oct 1700–4 Feb 1775)
  1. 1. Samuel Rockwell 1727–

Benjamin Rockwell's Timeline

5 Records

1700
26 Oct 1700
Birth of Benjamin Rockwell in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1700
26 Oct 1700
Birth of Benjamin Rockwell in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1739
2 Apr 1739
Age 39
Death of Benjamin Rockwell in East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1739
1739
Age 39
Benjamin Rockwell - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1775
4 Feb 1775
Age 75
Death of Benjamin Rockwell in East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1700
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1700
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut Revolutionary War Military Lists, 1775-83

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1739
    Event Place: East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1775
    Event Place: East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut

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