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Benjamin Sears 1706–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 June 1706

Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: January 1787

Death Location: Brewster Hill, Putnam County, New York, United States of America

Father: Samuel Sears

Mother: Mercy (Sears)

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The story of Benjamin Sears began in 1706 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Benjamin Sears passed away in 1787 in Brewster Hill, Putnam County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Sears began in 1706 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Benjamin Sears passed away in 1787 in Brewster Hill, Putnam County, New York, United States of America.

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Benjamin Sears's Ancestors

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Benjamin Sears
1706–1787
Birth Place: Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Sears
1663–1741
Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy (Mayo) (Sears)
1664–1749
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Paul Sears
1637–1708
Marblehead, Essex, MA
Deborah (Willard) (DNA)
1645–1721
Scituate, Plymouth, MA
Samuel Mayo
1620–1664
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Thomasine Lumpkin
1626–1709
England, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard Sears
1595–1676
Dorothy Jones
1592–1678
George (DNA)
1614–1656
Rev GGF
1597–1676
Tamesin Brike
1598–1683
William Lumpkin
1600–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Willard
1568–1617
Joan Morebreade
1585–1616
John Mayo
1565–1635
Elizabeth Stanton
1575–1645
William (Breyck)
1575–1599
Susanna Duijck
1578–1623

Benjamin Sears's Timeline

2 Records

1706
16 June 1706
Birth of Benjamin Sears in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1787
January 1787
Age 81
Death of Benjamin Sears in Southeast, Putnam County, New York, United States of America
Southeast, Putnam County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 June 1706
    Event Place: Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1787
    Event Place: Southeast, Putnam County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brewster Hill, Putnam County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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