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Benjamin Waite 1776–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1776

Birth Location: Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 15 Nov 1853

Death Location: Branchport, Yates, New York, United States

Father: Benjamin Waite

Mother: Sarah Brown

Spouse(s): Mercy Madison

Children(s): Sarah Whaley

Benjamin Waite was born in 1776 in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Benjamin Waite And Sarah Brown. Benjamin Waite married Mercy Madison, and had children including Sarah Whaley. Benjamin Waite passed away in 1853 in Branchport, Yates, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Waite was born in 1776 in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Benjamin Waite And Sarah Brown.
  • Benjamin Waite married Mercy Madison, and had children including Sarah Whaley.
  • Benjamin Waite passed away in 1853 in Branchport, Yates, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Waite
1727–1811
Birth Location: North Kingston, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
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Sarah Brown
1742–1820
Birth Location: Kingston, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Mercy Madison
1776–
Birth Location: Coventry, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Sarah Whaley
1795–1875
Birth Location: Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
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Benjamin Waite's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Waite
1776–1853
Birth Place: Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
Benjamin Waite
1727–1811
North Kingston, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Sarah Brown
1742–1820
Kingston, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Benjamin Waite
1703–1745
Kingston, Providence Plantations, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Abigail Hall
1702–1760
Exeter, King's Province, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Beriah Brown
1714–1792
North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Elizabeth Smith
1719–
North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Waite's Descendants

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Benjamin Waite (8 Jan 1776–15 Nov 1853) m. Mercy Madison (14 Jan 1776–)
  1. 1. Sarah Whaley 1795–1875 m. Jeremiah Whaly 1787–1856
    1. 1. David Whaley 1818–1883 m. Prudence (B) Johnson 1820–1898
      1. 1. Albert (David) Whaley 1852–1929 m. Miranda (Irene) Dinwiddie 1863–1931
        1. 1. Floyd (W.) Whaley 1897–1944 m. Elsie (M.) Johnson 1901–1995
        2. 2. Elizabeth (May) Whaley 1892–1982 m. Bert Pruitt 1884–1970 m. Charles (Goodson) Lytle 1895–1974 m. Marion (Benjamin) Fisk 1881–1950 m. John (Edmond) Runyan 1892–1966
        3. 3. Maude (Louella) Whaley 1882–1937 m. William (H.) Tice 1867–1929
        4. 4. Charles (Wesley Albert) Whaley 1884–1973 m. Olivia (J.) Barner 1898–1983
        5. 5. Lester (Zeibarth) Whaley 1895–1981 m. Nellie (May) Eller 1887–
      2. 2. Charles (Austin) Whaley 1848–1940 m. Amelia (Ann) Smith 1855–1888 m. Clara (Eva) Mahoney 1862–1932
      3. 3. Cyrus (C.) Whaley 1846–1906
      4. 4. Marcus (Nathaniel) Whaley 1859–1938 m. Charlotte (Jane) Turner 1857–1926
      5. 5. Milo (Fayette) Whaley 1856–1930 m. Cora (Emma) Ballard 1862–1937
      6. 6. George (Herbert F.) Whaley 1849–1868
      7. 7. Ida (Martha) Whaley 1854–1925
      8. 8. Charlotte (J.) Whaley 1863–
      9. 9. Eugene (A.) Whaley 1855–1856
      10. 10. Elmer (N.) Whaley 1861–1862
    2. 2. Isaac Whaley 1816–1856 m. Eliza (Jane) Johnson 1836–1908
    3. 3. Susan Whaley 1817–
    4. 4. Lucinda Whaley 1820–
    5. 5. Dennis Whaley 1825–

Benjamin Waite's Timeline

2 Records

1776
8 Jan 1776
Birth of Benjamin Waite in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
1853
15 Nov 1853
Age 77
Death of Benjamin Waite in Jerusalem, Yates, New York, United States
Jerusalem, Yates, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1776
    Event Place: Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1853
    Event Place: Jerusalem, Yates, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Branchport, Yates, New York, United States
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