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Benjamin Wilbur 1705–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Dec 1705

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 1774

Death Location: Tantramar Township, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Benjamin I

Mother: Mary Kinnicut

Spouse(s): Sarah Bush

Children(s): David Wilbur, Lydia Wilbur, Samuel Wilbur, Benjamin Wilbur, Mary Wilbur

Benjamin Wilbur was born in 1705 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Benjamin Wilbore I And Mary Kinnicut. Benjamin Wilbur married Sarah Bush, and had children including Benjamin Wilbur, Daniel Wilbur, David Wilbur, Lydia Wilbur, Mary Wilbur, Samuel Wilbur. Benjamin Wilbur passed away in 1774 in Tantramar Township, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Wilbur was born in 1705 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Benjamin Wilbore I And Mary Kinnicut.
  • Benjamin Wilbur married Sarah Bush, and had children including Benjamin Wilbur, Daniel Wilbur, David Wilbur, Lydia Wilbur, Mary Wilbur, Samuel Wilbur.
  • Benjamin Wilbur passed away in 1774 in Tantramar Township, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin I
1670–1729
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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Mary Kinnicut
1679–1708
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Bush
1705–1759
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
SB

Children(s)

David Wilbur
1747–1819
Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Lydia Wilbur
1755–1788
Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Samuel Wilbur
1758–1819
Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamin Wilbur
1749–1827
Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Wilbur
1760–1788
Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamin Wilbur's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Wilbur
1705–1774
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Benjamin Wilbore I
1670–1729
Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Mary Kinnicut
1679–1708
Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
William Wilbur
1630–1710
Braintree, Essex, England
Martha (Hullme) (Holmes)
1640–1711
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Obadiah (Holmes)
1606–1682
Katherine Hyde
1608–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Holmes
1578–1649
Katherine Johnson
1584–1630

Benjamin Wilbur's Descendants

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Benjamin Wilbur (06 Dec 1705–1774) m. Sarah Bush (1705–23 Dec 1759)
  1. 1. David Wilbur 1747–1819 m. Lois Peck 1741–1807
    1. 1. Fredrick ((William)) Wilbur 1788–1871 m. Jane Weldon 1796–1861
      1. 1. Charles (Wesley) Wilbur 1844–1893 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Gardner 1845–1917
        1. 1. Viola Wilbur 1882–1968 m. Richard (James) Hansen 1879–1954
        2. 2. Franklin ("Frank") Wilbur 1874–1953
        3. 3. Esther (Mary) Wilbur 1885–1969
        4. 4. Alletta (J) Wilbur 1876–1877
      2. 2. James ("Harvey") Wilbur 1836–
      3. 3. Robert (Keillor) Wilbur 1819–
      4. 4. William (Thomas) Wilbur 1821–
      5. 5. John (Weldon) Wilbur 1825–1916
      6. 6. Mary ("Jane") Wilbur 1830–
      7. 7. Frances ("Fanny" Elizabeth) Wilbur 1832–
      8. 8. Margaret ("McGetty") Wilbur 1837–
    2. 2. David (Neal Wilbur) Jr 1779–1855
    3. 3. Nathan Wilbur 1783–1855
    4. 4. Keziah Wilbur 1786–
    5. 5. Benjamin (Wilbur) Sr 1788–1863
    6. 6. Thomas Wilbur 1795–
    7. 7. Rebecca (Ann) Wilbur 1797–1878
    8. 8. John wilbur 1800–
    9. 9. Pheobe Wilbur 1804–
    10. 10. Enoch Wilbur 1806–1872
  2. 2. Lydia Wilbur 1755–1788
  3. 3. Samuel Wilbur 1758–1819
  4. 4. Benjamin Wilbur 1749–1827
  5. 5. Mary Wilbur 1760–1788

Benjamin Wilbur's Timeline

2 Records

1705
06 Dec 1705
Birth of Benjamin Wilbur in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1774
1774
Age 69
Death of Benjamin Wilbur in Tantramar Township, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Tantramar Township, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Dec 1705
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Rhode Island, Vital Extracts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Tantramar Township, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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