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Benjamin Sumner 1736–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1736

Birth Location: Hebron

Death Date: 5 May 1815

Death Location: Claremont, New Hampshire

Father: William Sumner

Mother:

Spouse(s): Prudence Hubbard

Children(s): William Sumner

Benjamin Sumner was born in 1736 in Hebron, the child of William Sumner And Hannah Hunt. Benjamin Sumner married Prudence Hubbard, and had children including William Benjamin Sumner. Benjamin Sumner passed away in 1815 in Claremont, New Hampshire.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Sumner was born in 1736 in Hebron, the child of William Sumner And Hannah Hunt.
  • Benjamin Sumner married Prudence Hubbard, and had children including William Benjamin Sumner.
  • Benjamin Sumner passed away in 1815 in Claremont, New Hampshire.

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Benjamin Sumner's Ancestors

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Benjamin Sumner
1736–1815
Birth Place: Hebron
Parents
William Sumner
1699–1788
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Clement Sumner
1671–
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sumner
1627–1675
Elizabeth Clement
1633–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sumner
1605–1688
Mary Swift
1606–1676

Benjamin Sumner's Descendants

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Benjamin Sumner (5 Feb 1736–5 May 1815) m. Prudence Hubbard (18 Mar 1737–7 September 1821)
  1. 1. William (Benjamin) Sumner 1762–1849 m. Esther Burnham 1762–1840
    1. 1. William (B) Sumner 1783–
      1. 1. Sidney (Hale) Sumner 1823–1890 m. Harriet Pratt 1822–1857 m. Ellen (Prudence Norton) Sumner 1840–1926
        1. 1. James (F) Sumner 1842–1889 m. Nellie (L) Sumner 1855–1939 m. Tamson (J) Bradley 1842–1872
        2. 2. George (Henry) Sumner 1853–1934
        3. 3. Anson (Harrison) Sumner 1840–1905
        4. 4. Hariet (Ellen Sumner) Sumner 1857–
        5. 5. Mary Sumner 1863–1938
        6. 6. Alice Sumner 1867–
        7. 7. Elanor Sumner 1867–
        8. 8. Charla Sumner 1880–
    2. 2. John (Chipman) Sumner 1794–1867

Benjamin Sumner's Timeline

2 Records

1736
5 Feb 1736
Birth of Benjamin Sumner in Hebron
Hebron
1815
5 May 1815
Age 79
Death of Benjamin Sumner in Claremont, New Hampshire
Claremont, New Hampshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1736
    Event Place: Hebron
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 89560

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1815
    Event Place: Claremont, New Hampshire
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 89560

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