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Benjamin Wilson 1678 – 1731 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Oct 1678

Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: Abt 1731

Death Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: Benjamin Wilson

Mother: Sarah Seaver

Spouse(s): Jane Wilson

Children(s): Abigail Willson

Benjamin Wilson was born in 1678 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Benjamin Wilson and Sarah (31) Seaver. Benjamin Wilson married Jane Olmstead \ Wilson, and had children including Abigail Willson. Benjamin Wilson passed away in 1731 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Wilson was born in 1678 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Benjamin Wilson and Sarah (31) Seaver.
  • Benjamin Wilson married Jane Olmstead \ Wilson, and had children including Abigail Willson.
  • Benjamin Wilson passed away in 1731 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Benjamin Wilson's Ancestors

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Benjamin Wilson
1678 – 1731
Birth Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Benjamin Wilson
1656 – 1706
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah ((31)) Seaver
1658 – 1689
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Grandparents
NATHANIEL (WILSON , Sr. "Puritan Immigrant" (Member of the Roxbury Militia.) He
1621 – 1692
Warley,Halifax Parish,Yorkshire,England
Sarah ((Burrill)) Chandler
1634 – 1665
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Wilson
1567 – 1632
Susan Holgate
1576 – 1632
John Burrell
1609 – 1654
Sarah (BURRELL)
1614 – 1669
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wilson
1542 – 1590
Alice Wadsworth
1545 – 1587
Sir Holgate
1549 – 1606
Susan Haldsworthe
1557 – 1604

Benjamin Wilson's Descendants

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Benjamin Wilson (6 Oct 1678 – Abt 1731) m. Jane (Olmstead \) Wilson (1677 – 1743)
  1. 1. Abigail Willson (28 Mar 1721 – 1810) m. Eli (Northrup) (5R) (1 May 1718 – 14 Jul 1802)
    1. 1. Benajah Northrup (27 Mar 1752 – 17 May 1838) m. Sarah Keeler (14 Apr 1754 – 17 Jul 1812)
      1. 1. 🩵Sarah Northrup (December 10 1771 – April 03 1839) m. John Lyon (July 07 1763 – April 04 1845)
        1. 1. 🩵David (Alonson) Lyon (27 January 1807 – 12 December 1873) m. Elizabeth (Betsey) Flewelling (1808 – 23 July 1877)

Benjamin Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1678
6 Oct 1678
Birth of Benjamin Wilson in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1731
Abt 1731
Age 53
Death of Benjamin Wilson in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1678
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1731
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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