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Benjamin Stanley 1673–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 November 1673

Birth Location: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 1742

Death Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: Matthew Standley

Mother: Ruth Andrews

Spouse(s): Lucy Merrill

Children(s): John VI, Matthew Stanly, Benjamin Stanley, Samuel Standly, Ruth Stanley, Joseph Stanley, Elizabeth Stanley, Rebeckah Stanley

Benjamin Stanley was born in 1673 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of Matthew Standley And Ruth Andrews. Benjamin Stanley married Lucy Merrill, and had children including Benjamin Stanley, Elizabeth Stanley, John Stanley Vi, Joseph Stanley, Matthew Stanly, Rebeckah Stanley, Ruth Stanley, Samuel Standly. Benjamin Stanley passed away in 1742 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Stanley was born in 1673 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of Matthew Standley And Ruth Andrews.
  • Benjamin Stanley married Lucy Merrill, and had children including Benjamin Stanley, Elizabeth Stanley, John Stanley Vi, Joseph Stanley, Matthew Stanly, Rebeckah Stanley, Ruth Stanley, Samuel Standly.
  • Benjamin Stanley passed away in 1742 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Standley
1628–1686
Birth Location: Thame, Oxfordshire, England
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Ruth Andrews
1634–1712
Birth Location: Boxford, Berkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Merrill
1691–1742
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

John VI
1724–1807
Birth Location: Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Matthew Stanly
1718–1789
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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Benjamin Stanley
1732–1793
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Samuel Standly
1718–1790
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Ruth Stanley
1713–
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Joseph Stanley
1715–1736
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Elizabeth Stanley
1721–
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Rebeckah Stanley
1723–1774
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Benjamin Stanley's Ancestors

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Benjamin Stanley
1673–1742
Birth Place: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
Parents
Matthew Standley
1628–1686
Thame, Oxfordshire, England
Ruth Andrews
1634–1712
Boxford, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Ham (STANLEY of Thame) OXON
1598–1667
Thame, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Hawkins\ Haukins *) (Stanley)
1599–1678
Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John 6
1575–1650
Margaret Thame
1577–
Jane *
1570–1626
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward 1577
1546–1577
Alice Banbury
1550–
Thomas Region
1503–1590
William WE-10GGF
1552–1627

Benjamin Stanley's Descendants

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Benjamin Stanley (12 November 1673–1742) m. Lucy Merrill (1691–20 June 1742)
  1. 1. John (Stanley) VI 1724–1807 m. Lucy (Edwards) (Stanley) 1726–1787
    1. 1. John (Freeman Stanley (@@)) VII 1750–1806 m. Mary (Stanley) Fuller 1752–1800
      1. 1. Mary (P.) Stanley 1779–1850 m. Phineas Edwards 1774–1851
        1. 1. Philander Edwards 1800–1839 m. Elizabeth Edwards 1800– m. Charlotte Heath 1809–1861
        2. 2. John (E) Edwards 1796–1869
        3. 3. Mary (Ann) Edwards 1819–1904
        4. 4. Luther Edwards 1810–1864
        5. 5. Lena (Celia) Edwards 1813–1885
        6. 6. William (K) Edwards 1815–1885
        7. 7. Olive Edwards 1798–1851
        8. 8. Unknown Edwards 1801–
        9. 9. Lucinda Edwards 1821–
        10. 10. Sarah Edwards 1819–1904
        11. 11. Unknown Edwards 1807–1875
        12. 12. Mary (Ann) Edwards 1817–1898
        13. 13. Olive Edwards 1798–1851
        14. 14. Sarah (Edwards) Prentice 1819–1904
        15. 15. Infant Edwards 1807–1807
        16. 16. Hannah Edwards 1798–1805
        17. 17. Luther Edwards 1810–1864
        18. 18. Lena (Celia Edwards) Thurston 1813–1885
        19. 19. Olive Edwards 1791–1851
        20. 20. Philander Edwards 1804–1840
        21. 21. Hannah Edwards 1798–1805
        22. 22. Infant Edwards 1807–1807
        23. 23. Lucinda Edwards 1821–
        24. 24. Olive Edwards 1798–1851
        25. 25. John (E.) Edwards 1796–1869
        26. 26. Lena (Celia) Edwards 1813–1885
        27. 27. Lucinda Edwards 1821–
        28. 28. Luther Edwards 1810–1864
        29. 29. Mary (Ann) Edwards 1817–1898
        30. 30. Sarah (Edwards) Prentice 1819–1904
        31. 31. Unknown Edwards 1801–
        32. 32. Infant Edwards 1807–1807
        33. 33. Hannah Edwards 1798–1805
        34. 34. William (K.) Edwards 1815–1886
        35. 35. Luther Edwards 1810–1864
        36. 36. Sarah (Edwards) Prentice 1819–1904
        37. 37. Lena (Celia Edwards) Thurston 1813–1885
        38. 38. Olive Edwards 1791–1851
        39. 39. Mary (Ann Edwards) Attridge 1817–1898
        40. 40. Philander Edwards 1804–1840
        41. 41. Hannah Edwards 1798–1805
        42. 42. Infant Edwards 1807–1807
        43. 43. Lucinda Edwards 1821–
        44. 44. Olive Edwards 1798–1851
  2. 2. Matthew Stanly 1718–1789
  3. 3. Benjamin Stanley 1732–1793
  4. 4. Samuel Standly 1718–1790
  5. 5. Ruth Stanley 1713–
  6. 6. Joseph Stanley 1715–1736
  7. 7. Elizabeth Stanley 1721–
  8. 8. Rebeckah Stanley 1723–1774

Benjamin Stanley's Timeline

2 Records

1673
12 November 1673
Birth of Benjamin Stanley in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
1742
1742
Age 69
Death of Benjamin Stanley in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 November 1673
    Event Place: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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