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Benjamin Sawyer 1721–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Nov 1721

Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1804

Death Location: Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, United States

Father: Joshua Sawyer

Mother: Mary Carter

Spouse(s): Phoebe Jones

Children(s): Ebenezer Sawyer, Jonathan Sawyer, Jacob Sawyer, Amos Sawyer, Johnathan Sawyer, Benjamin Sawyer, Joshua Sawyer, Nathaniel Sawyer, Betty Sawyer, Phebe Sawyer, Ebeneezer Sawyer

In 1721, Benjamin Sawyer entered the world in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, born to Joshua Sawyer And Mary Carter. Benjamin Sawyer married Phoebe Jones, and had children including Amos Sawyer, Benjamin Sawyer, Betty Sawyer, Ebeneezer Sawyer, Ebenezer Sawyer, Jacob Sawyer, Johnathan Sawyer, Jonathan Rw Sawyer, Joshua Sawyer, Nathaniel Sawyer, Phebe Sawyer. Benjamin Sawyer passed away in 1804 in Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1721, Benjamin Sawyer entered the world in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, born to Joshua Sawyer And Mary Carter.
  • Benjamin Sawyer married Phoebe Jones, and had children including Amos Sawyer, Benjamin Sawyer, Betty Sawyer, Ebeneezer Sawyer, Ebenezer Sawyer, Jacob Sawyer, Johnathan Sawyer, Jonathan Rw Sawyer, Joshua Sawyer, Nathaniel Sawyer, Phebe Sawyer.
  • Benjamin Sawyer passed away in 1804 in Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Sawyer's Ancestors

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Benjamin Sawyer
1721–1804
Birth Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Joshua Sawyer
1684–1738
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Carter
1683–1751
Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Joshua (E Sawyer , (7th great grand) uncle)
1655–1738
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Wright
1652–1738
Woburn,Middlesex,Mass
Thomas Carter
1655–1727
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Margery Whitmore
1668–1734
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sawyer
1616–1706
Mary j.barley-speciale)
1630–1705
Deacon Wright
1601–1688
Priscilla "Wright"
1609–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN Grandfather
1604–1681
MARY j.barley-speciale
1607–1688
John Lord
1577–1640
Grace Lady
1579–1653
Rev. Byfield
1577–1664
Sarah (Wagstaff?)
1588–1677

Benjamin Sawyer's Descendants

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Benjamin Sawyer (24 Nov 1721–1804) m. Phoebe Jones (19 Mar 1723–Abt. 1785)
  1. 1. Ebenezer Sawyer 1764–1840
  2. 2. Jonathan ((RW)) Sawyer 1749–1809
  3. 3. Jacob Sawyer 1747–1821
  4. 4. Amos Sawyer 1753–1821
  5. 5. Johnathan Sawyer 1746–1747
  6. 6. Benjamin Sawyer 1746–
  7. 7. Joshua Sawyer 1750–1785
  8. 8. Nathaniel Sawyer 1754–
  9. 9. Betty Sawyer 1760–
  10. 10. Phebe Sawyer 1756–1829
  11. 11. Ebeneezer Sawyer 1762–1763

Benjamin Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1721
24 Nov 1721
Birth of Benjamin Sawyer in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1804
1804
Age 83
Death of Benjamin Sawyer in Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, United States
Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1721
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Hugh Jones of Salem, Mass. and his descendants

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, United States

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