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Benjamin Rockwell 1704–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Jul 1704

Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut

Death Date: 16 Nov 1787

Death Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut

Father: John Rockwell

Mother: Abigail Canfield

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In 1704, Benjamin Rockwell entered the world in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, born to John Rockwell And Abigail Canfield. Benjamin Rockwell passed away in 1787 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • In 1704, Benjamin Rockwell entered the world in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, born to John Rockwell And Abigail Canfield.
  • Benjamin Rockwell passed away in 1787 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut.

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Benjamin Rockwell's Ancestors

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Benjamin Rockwell
1704–1787
Birth Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut
Parents
John Rockwell
1665–1731
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Abigail Canfield
1672–1734
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut
Grandparents
John (Rockwell) III
1610–1673
Fitzhead, Somerset, England
Deliverance (Hawes (Hayes) Haynes)
1640–1718
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Rockwell
1591–1640
Susannah Capen
1602–1666
Richard Jr.
1606–1656
Anne Clapp
1609–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rockwell
1560–1636
Honor Newton
1566–1637
Bernard Capen
1562–1638
Joan Purchis
1578–1653

Benjamin Rockwell's Timeline

2 Records

1704
06 Jul 1704
Birth of Benjamin Rockwell in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut
1787
16 Nov 1787
Age 83
Death of Benjamin Rockwell in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Jul 1704
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1787
    Event Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut

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