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Benjamin Shelley 1679–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1679

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

Death Date: 1718

Death Location: Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Father: John Shelley

Mother: Susannah Dimmock

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Children(s): Sarah Shelley

Benjamin Shelley was born in 1679 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of John Shelley And Susannah Dimmock. Benjamin Shelley married Jane Burdick, and had children including Sarah Shelley. Benjamin Shelley passed away in 1718 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Shelley was born in 1679 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of John Shelley And Susannah Dimmock.
  • Benjamin Shelley married Jane Burdick, and had children including Sarah Shelley.
  • Benjamin Shelley passed away in 1718 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.

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Benjamin Shelley's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shelley
1679–1718
Birth Place: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
John Shelley
1642–1692
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Susannah Dimmock
1635–1692
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Grandparents
Robert Shelley
1600–1692
East Harling, Norfolk, England
Thomas Dimmick
1604–1658
Lavenham, Suffolk, England, UK
Ann Hammond
1616–1662
Lavenham, Suffolk, England, UK
Great-Grandparents
Robert Shelley
1586–1636
Alice Tassell
1575–1637
Edward DIMMOCK
1587–1624
Margaret Endersby
1589–1604
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1527–1592
Eleanor Lovell
1565–1605
Joan Lawrence
1543–1610
Hugh Endersby
1552–1604
Agnes Sympson
1559–1626

Benjamin Shelley's Descendants

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Benjamin Shelley (12 Mar 1679–1718)
  1. 1. Sarah Shelley 1698–1757 m. William Worden 1698–1790
    1. 1. Ebenezer Worden 1718– m. Borridel Button 1721–
      1. 1. Abial Worden 1740–1819
        1. 1. Pardon Worden 1763–1828 m. Mary ('Molly') Haines 1769–

Benjamin Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1679
12 Mar 1679
Birth of Benjamin Shelley in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1718
1718
Age 39
Death of Benjamin Shelley in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1679
    Event Place: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

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