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Benjamin WILLIS 1658 – 1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: JAN 1658

Birth Location: Duxbury, , Plymouth, , , Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Death Date: 12 MAY 1696

Death Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Father: John WILLIS

Mother: Elizabeth HODGKINS

Spouse(s): Susanna WHITMAN

Children(s): Elizabeth WILLIS, Abigail WILLIS, Benjamin WILLIS, Susannah WILLIS, Elizabeth WILLIS, Benjamin WILLIS, Thomas WILLIS

Benjamin WILLIS was born in Duxbury, , Plymouth, , , Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America in 1658, to John WILLIS and Elizabeth HODGKINS. Later in life, Benjamin WILLIS married Susanna Lydia WHITMAN; among their children were Elizabeth WILLIS, Abigail WILLIS, Benjamin WILLIS, Susannah WILLIS, Elizabeth WILLIS, Benjamin 2 WILLIS and Thomas WILLIS. Benjamin WILLIS died in Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, 1696.

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Parents

John WILLIS
1612 – 1692
Birth Location: ?, , Warwickshire, , United Kingdom, Fenny Compton, England
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Elizabeth HODGKINS
1616 – 1665
Birth Location: Aghadown, , Cork, , Ireland,
EH

Spouses(s)

Susanna WHITMAN
1664 – 1758
Birth Location: Weymouth, , Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States,
SW

Children(s)

Elizabeth WILLIS
1700 – 1798
Birth Location: ?, , , Mass, , Of Westminister, Worc
EW
Abigail WILLIS
1684 – 1767
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
AW
Benjamin WILLIS
1696 – 1779
Birth Location: Plymouth, , , , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Susannah WILLIS
1690 –
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
SW
Elizabeth WILLIS
1685 – 1765
Birth Location: Taunton, , Bristol, Massachusetts, United States,
EW
Benjamin WILLIS
1690 – 1697
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,
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Thomas WILLIS
1694 – 1784
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,
TW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: JAN 1658
    Event Place: Duxbury, , Plymouth, , , Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: MAY 1696
    Event Place: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 MAY 1696
    Event Place: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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