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Benoni Gardiner 1636–1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 MAY 1636

Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 16 NOV 1729

Death Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Father: George Gardiner

Mother: Sara Slaughter

Spouse(s): Mary Eldred

Children(s): Stephen Gardner

The story of Benoni Gardiner began in 1636 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Benoni Gardiner married Mary Eldred, and had children including Stephen Gardner. Benoni Gardiner passed away in 1729 in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benoni Gardiner began in 1636 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
  • Benoni Gardiner married Mary Eldred, and had children including Stephen Gardner.
  • Benoni Gardiner passed away in 1729 in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.

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Parents

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Children(s)

Benoni Gardiner's Ancestors

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Benoni Gardiner
1636–1729
Birth Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
George Gardiner
1599–1677
Greenford, Ealing, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Sara Slaughter
1598–1637
Upper Slaughter, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benoni Gardiner's Descendants

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Benoni Gardiner (31 MAY 1636–16 NOV 1729) m. Mary Eldred (1645–)
  1. 1. Stephen Gardner 1667–1743 m. Amie Sherman 1681–1752
    1. 1. Stephen (Gardner) Jr 1704–1776 m. Frances Congdon 1703–1776
      1. 1. Stephen (Gardiner) Jr. 1735–1811 m. Frances Brown 1735–1784
        1. 1. Jesse Gardner 1771–1840 m. Christianna (Lucretia) Simrell 1776–1859

Benoni Gardiner's Timeline

4 Records

1636
31 MAY 1636
Birth of Benoni Gardiner in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1636
1 JUL 1636
Benoni Gardiner was christened in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1729
16 NOV 1729
Age 93
Burial of Benoni Gardiner in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
1729
16 NOV 1729
Age 93
Death of Benoni Gardiner in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 June 2019, 14:32), entry for Benoni Gardiner(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LVF7-5YN
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Original from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Hillsborough County Public Library Tampa Florida; Dallas Public Library; Knox County Public Library System, Knoxville Texas; St. Louis Public Library, Mo.; University of Central Oklahoma Edmond OK
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source InformationEdmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, WikiTree profile of Benoni Gardiner
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "The Gardiners of Narragansett : being a genealogy of the descendants of George Gardiner, the colonist, 1638, " compiled by Caroline E. Roinsond. with notes and index by Daniel Goodwin, Editor (Published in Providence, RI. 1919; reprinted by Forgotten Books, 2013)FHL Film #400761
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Article: "The Parentage of George Gardiner of Newport, R.I.," by G. Andrews Moriarty (The American Genealolgist, Vol. 21, no. 3, January 1945, pp.191-200)
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book Title: Ancestors and descendants of Daniel Gardner V. and Mary (Hodges) Gardner, late of Champaign, Illinois : with other Gardner and Hodges records and historical and biographical notes
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Benoni Gardner in entry for Isaac Gardner, 07 Jan 1687; citing Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, reference p196; FHL microfilm 932,361.
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    [19] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [20] FamilySearch Family Tree, AUTH: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsTITL: Ancestral File (TM)PUBL: June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1
    [21] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 MAY 1636
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 June 2019, 14:32), entry for Benoni Gardiner(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LVF7-5YN
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Original from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Hillsborough County Public Library Tampa Florida; Dallas Public Library; Knox County Public Library System, Knoxville Texas; St. Louis Public Library, Mo.; University of Central Oklahoma Edmond OK
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source InformationEdmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, WikiTree profile of Benoni Gardiner
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "The Gardiners of Narragansett : being a genealogy of the descendants of George Gardiner, the colonist, 1638, " compiled by Caroline E. Roinsond. with notes and index by Daniel Goodwin, Editor (Published in Providence, RI. 1919; reprinted by Forgotten Books, 2013)FHL Film #400761
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Article: "The Parentage of George Gardiner of Newport, R.I.," by G. Andrews Moriarty (The American Genealolgist, Vol. 21, no. 3, January 1945, pp.191-200)
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book Title: Ancestors and descendants of Daniel Gardner V. and Mary (Hodges) Gardner, late of Champaign, Illinois : with other Gardner and Hodges records and historical and biographical notes
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, The American Genealogist 21 (1944): 191; digital images
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [16] FamilySearch Family Tree, Godrey Memorial Library. AGBI. Middletown CT
    [17] FamilySearch Family Tree, Source Information:Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.
    [18] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [19] FamilySearch Family Tree, AUTH: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsTITL: Ancestral File (TM)PUBL: June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1
    [20] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1 JUL 1636
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 June 2019, 14:32), entry for Benoni Gardiner(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LVF7-5YN
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Original from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Hillsborough County Public Library Tampa Florida; Dallas Public Library; Knox County Public Library System, Knoxville Texas; St. Louis Public Library, Mo.; University of Central Oklahoma Edmond OK
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book Title: Ancestors and descendants of Daniel Gardner V. and Mary (Hodges) Gardner, late of Champaign, Illinois : with other Gardner and Hodges records and historical and biographical notes
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Godrey Memorial Library. AGBI. Middletown CT
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, AUTH: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsTITL: Ancestral File (TM)PUBL: June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 NOV 1729
    Event Place: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 June 2019, 14:32), entry for Benoni Gardiner(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LVF7-5YN
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Original from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Hillsborough County Public Library Tampa Florida; Dallas Public Library; Knox County Public Library System, Knoxville Texas; St. Louis Public Library, Mo.; University of Central Oklahoma Edmond OK
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book Title: Ancestors and descendants of Daniel Gardner V. and Mary (Hodges) Gardner, late of Champaign, Illinois : with other Gardner and Hodges records and historical and biographical notes
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Godrey Memorial Library. AGBI. Middletown CT
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, AUTH: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsTITL: Ancestral File (TM)PUBL: June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 June 2019, 14:32), entry for Benoni Gardiner(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LVF7-5YN
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Original from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Hillsborough County Public Library Tampa Florida; Dallas Public Library; Knox County Public Library System, Knoxville Texas; St. Louis Public Library, Mo.; University of Central Oklahoma Edmond OK
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book Title: Ancestors and descendants of Daniel Gardner V. and Mary (Hodges) Gardner, late of Champaign, Illinois : with other Gardner and Hodges records and historical and biographical notes
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Godrey Memorial Library. AGBI. Middletown CT
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, AUTH: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsTITL: Ancestral File (TM)PUBL: June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 NOV 1729
    Event Place: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 26 June 2019, 14:32), entry for Benoni Gardiner(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LVF7-5YN
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Original from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Hillsborough County Public Library Tampa Florida; Dallas Public Library; Knox County Public Library System, Knoxville Texas; St. Louis Public Library, Mo.; University of Central Oklahoma Edmond OK
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, WikiTree profile of Benoni Gardiner
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "The Gardiners of Narragansett : being a genealogy of the descendants of George Gardiner, the colonist, 1638, " compiled by Caroline E. Roinsond. with notes and index by Daniel Goodwin, Editor (Published in Providence, RI. 1919; reprinted by Forgotten Books, 2013)FHL Film #400761
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book Title: Ancestors and descendants of Daniel Gardner V. and Mary (Hodges) Gardner, late of Champaign, Illinois : with other Gardner and Hodges records and historical and biographical notes
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, Godrey Memorial Library. AGBI. Middletown CT
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, AUTH: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsTITL: Ancestral File (TM)PUBL: June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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