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Benjamin Wentworth 1691–1731 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1691

Birth Location: Dover Stafford, New Hampshire, USA

Death Date: Abt. 1731

Death Location: Dover Stafford, New Hampshire, USA

Father: Ezekiel Wentworth

Mother: Elizabeth Knight

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Leighton

Children(s): Mary Wentworth, Col. Wentworth, Elizabeth Wentworth, Abigail Wentworth

The story of Benjamin Wentworth began in 1691 in Dover Stafford, New Hampshire, USA. Benjamin Wentworth married Elizabeth Leighton, and had children including Abigail Wentworth, Col John Wentworth, Elizabeth Wentworth, Mary Wentworth. Benjamin Wentworth passed away in 1731 in Dover Stafford, New Hampshire, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Wentworth began in 1691 in Dover Stafford, New Hampshire, USA.
  • Benjamin Wentworth married Elizabeth Leighton, and had children including Abigail Wentworth, Col John Wentworth, Elizabeth Wentworth, Mary Wentworth.
  • Benjamin Wentworth passed away in 1731 in Dover Stafford, New Hampshire, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Wentworth's Ancestors

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Benjamin Wentworth
1691–1731
Birth Place: Dover Stafford, New Hampshire, USA
Parents
Ezekiel Wentworth
1651–1712
Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Elizabeth Knight
1642–1726
Boston, Massachusetts
Grandparents
William Wentworth
1615–1697
Alford, Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth Kenney
1619–1697
England
Great-Grandparents
William Wentworth
1584–1690
Susannah Carter
1592–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher Wentworth
1556–1633
Catherine Marbury
1562–1633

Benjamin Wentworth's Descendants

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Benjamin Wentworth (1691–Abt. 1731) m. Elizabeth Leighton (30 May 1691–October 1779)
  1. 1. Mary Wentworth 1725–
  2. 2. Col. (John) Wentworth 1719–1781 m. Elizabeth Wallingford 1736–1776 m. Joannah Gilman 1720–1750 m. Abigail Millet 1737–1767
    1. 1. John (Wentworth) Jr 1745–1787 m. Margaret Frost 1747–1805
      1. 1. John Wentworth 1772–1819
      2. 2. Margaret Wentworth 1773–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Wentworth 1774–1836
      4. 4. Joseph Wentworth 1775–1788
      5. 5. Mesheck (Weare) Wentworth 1777–1800
      6. 6. Dorothy Wentworth 1779–1849
      7. 7. Paul Wentworth 1782–
    2. 2. Benjamin Wentworth 1747–1753
    3. 3. Nicholas Wentworth 1750–1753
    4. 4. Thomas (Millet) Wentworth 1751–1753
    5. 5. Andrew Wentworth 1759–1759
    6. 6. Andrew Wentworth 1764–1813
      1. 1. Paul (R) Wentworth 1805–1887
    7. 7. Abigail Wentworth 1757–1812
    8. 8. Benjamin Wentworth 1754–1754
    9. 9. Joanna (Gillman) Wentworth 1755–1806
    10. 10. Joanna Wentworth 1744–
    11. 11. Paul Wentworth 1743–1781
    12. 12. Susannah Wentworth 1760–1833
    13. 13. Abra Wertworth 1769–1846
  3. 3. Elizabeth Wentworth 1721–
  4. 4. Abigail Wentworth 1723–

Benjamin Wentworth's Timeline

2 Records

1691
1691
Birth of Benjamin Wentworth in Dover Stafford, New Hampshire, USA
Dover Stafford, New Hampshire, USA
1731
Abt. 1731
Age 40
Death of Benjamin Wentworth in Dover Stafford, New Hampshire, USA
Dover Stafford, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1691
    Event Place: Dover Stafford, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 622.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CLS
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1731
    Event Place: Dover Stafford, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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