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BENJAMIN WHITMAN 1727–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Nov 1727

Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, New England

Death Date: Aft. 1778

Death Location: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Father: SAMUEL WHITMAN

Mother: Margaret Gorton

Spouse(s): MARY None

Children(s): BENONI WHITMAN

BENJAMIN WHITMAN was born in 1727 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, New England, the child of Samuel Whitman And Margaret Gorton. BENJAMIN WHITMAN married Mary, and had children including Benoni Whitman. BENJAMIN WHITMAN passed away in 1778 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • BENJAMIN WHITMAN was born in 1727 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, New England, the child of Samuel Whitman And Margaret Gorton.
  • BENJAMIN WHITMAN married Mary, and had children including Benoni Whitman.
  • BENJAMIN WHITMAN passed away in 1778 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

SAMUEL WHITMAN
1699–1745
Birth Location: North Kingstowne, Washington, Rhode Island, New England
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Margaret Gorton
1701–1775
Birth Location: Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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Spouses(s)

MARY None
1730–1771
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, RI
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Children(s)

BENONI WHITMAN
1758–1839
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, New England
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BENJAMIN WHITMAN's Ancestors

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BENJAMIN WHITMAN
1727–1778
Birth Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, New England
Parents
SAMUEL WHITMAN
1699–1745
North Kingstowne, Washington, Rhode Island, New England
Margaret Gorton
1701–1775
Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
"Deacon" (George) Wightman
1673–1760
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

BENJAMIN WHITMAN's Descendants

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BENJAMIN WHITMAN (02 Nov 1727–Aft. 1778) m. MARY (14 Mar 1730-1–1771)
  1. 1. BENONI WHITMAN 1758–1839 m. Esther Bennett 1768–1846
    1. 1. Ann (Wightman) (Whitman) 1787–1862 m. Lot Swan 1785–1836
      1. 1. JEREMIAH ("JERRY" W) SWAN 1826–1910 m. MARTHA (ANN "Mattie") PRESBREY 1842–1916
        1. 1. DELLA (MAY) SWAN 1868–1941 m. WALTER NOBLE 1867–1954

BENJAMIN WHITMAN's Timeline

2 Records

1727
02 Nov 1727
Birth of BENJAMIN WHITMAN in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, New England
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, New England
1778
Aft. 1778
Age 51
Death of BENJAMIN WHITMAN in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Nov 1727
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, New England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1778
    Event Place: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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