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Capt Benajah Burgess 1756–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bef 30 May 1756

Birth Location: Wareham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts

Death Date: 22 Oct 1797

Death Location: Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut

Father: Jabez Burgess

Mother: Hannah Lathrop

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The story of Capt Benajah Burgess began in 1756 in Wareham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts. Capt Benajah Burgess passed away in 1797 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt Benajah Burgess began in 1756 in Wareham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts.
  • Capt Benajah Burgess passed away in 1797 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut.

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Capt Burgess's Ancestors

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Capt Burgess
1756–1797
Birth Place: Wareham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
Parents
Jabez Burgess
1733–1788
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Hannah Lathrop
1728–1797
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Samuel Burgess
1703–1772
Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Jedidah ((dyo_)) Gibbs
1707–1753
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
John Lothrop
1696–
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Hadaway
1704–1741
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Burge
1673–1750
Benjamin Gibbs
1674–1710
Ann Tupper
1679–1710
Nathaniel Lothrop
1669–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Burgess
1632–1719
Mary Nye
1649–1706
Benjamin Gibbs
1623–1677
Lydia Scottow
1645–1677
Thomas Tupper
1637–1706
Martha Mayhew
1642–1717
Barnabas* Lothrop
1636–1715
Susanna* Clark
1641–1697

Capt Burgess's Timeline

2 Records

1756
Bef 30 May 1756
Birth of Capt Benajah Burgess in Wareham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
Wareham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
1797
22 Oct 1797
Age 41
Death of Capt Benajah Burgess in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut
Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef 30 May 1756
    Event Place: Wareham, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1797
    Event Place: Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut

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