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Benjamin Shelley 1679–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 12, 1679

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

Death Date: 1718

Death Location: Westerly, Washington Co., RI, Rhode Island, USA

Father: john Shelley

Mother: Susanna Dimmock

Spouse(s): Jane Wilcox, Alice Goodspeed

Children(s): Susannah Shelley

Benjamin Shelley was born in 1679 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of John Robert Shelley And Susanna Dimmock. Benjamin Shelley married Alice Goodspeed, Jane Wilcox, and had children including Susannah Shelley. Benjamin Shelley passed away in 1718 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Shelley was born in 1679 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of John Robert Shelley And Susanna Dimmock.
  • Benjamin Shelley married Alice Goodspeed, Jane Wilcox, and had children including Susannah Shelley.
  • Benjamin Shelley passed away in 1718 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI, Rhode Island, USA.

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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 robert Shelley
1642–1692
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Susanna Dimmock
1635–
Barnstable, MA
Grandparents
Robert (New Shelly) 10ggf
1586–1636
East Harling, Norfolk, England
Alice Tassell
1575–1637
Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
John Cooke
1607–1695
Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Pays-Bas
Mary Warren
1610–1683
London, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Francis Cooke
1582–1663
Hester Mahieu
1582–1666
Richard Warren
1578–1628
Elizabeth Walker
1580–1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Laurent (Mahe)
1539–1603
Marguerite Vaudremer)
1540–1609

Benjamin Shelley's Descendants

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Benjamin Shelley (Mar 12, 1679–1718) m. Jane Wilcox (1666–28 November 1748) m. Alice Goodspeed (30 JUN 1683–1800)
  1. 1. Susannah Shelley 1709–1760 m. Joseph Hall 1703–1755
    1. 1. Joseph Hall 1733–1780 m. Tamson WILCOX 1736–1782
      1. 1. Braddock Hall 1767–1832 m. Susannah Wilcox 1767–1812
        1. 1. Steward (M) Hall 1799– m. Susan Hall 1813–1874

Benjamin Shelley's Timeline

4 Records

1679
Mar 12, 1679
Birth of Benjamin Shelley in Washington Co., RI, Rhode Island, USA
Washington Co., RI, Rhode Island, USA
1679
Mar 12, 1679
Birth of Benjamin Shelley in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1705
8 August 1705
Age 26
Benjamin Shelley was married in Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1718
1718
Age 39
Death of Benjamin Shelley in Westerly, Washington Co., RI, Rhode Island, USA
Westerly, Washington Co., RI, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 12, 1679
    Event Place: Washington Co., RI, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 12, 1679
    Event Place: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 August 1705
    Event Place: Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Westerly, Washington Co., RI, Rhode Island, USA

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