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Capt. Benjamin Day 1704–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1704

Birth Location: Colchester, N Lon, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 22 Dec 1777

Death Location: Colchester, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Day

Mother: Grace Spencer

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Capt. Benjamin Day was born in 1704 in Colchester, N Lon, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Day And Grace Spencer. Capt. Benjamin Day passed away in 1777 in Colchester, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt. Benjamin Day was born in 1704 in Colchester, N Lon, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Day And Grace Spencer.
  • Capt. Benjamin Day passed away in 1777 in Colchester, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

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Capt. Day's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Day
1704–1777
Birth Place: Colchester, N Lon, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Day
1676–1752
Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States
Grace Spencer
1674–1714
East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
John Day
1645–1730
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Mary Gaylord
1649–1712
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
John Spencer
1638–1682
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Rebecca Hayward
1648–1680
East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Day
1604–1648
Editha Stebbins
1613–1688
Samuel Gaylord
1619–1690
Elizabeth Hull
1625–1680
Robert Hayward
1613–1684
Lydia Kilbourne
1616–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Day
1575–1628
Anna Kirby
1579–1605
William Stebbins
1561–1561
Mary Stebbing
1591–1956
William Gaylord
1585–1673
Mary Walter
1591–1657
Thomas Kilbourne
1578–1640
Frances Moody
1584–1650
Thomas Kilbourne
1578–1640
Frances Moody
1584–1650

Capt. Day's Timeline

2 Records

1704
7 Feb 1704
Birth of Capt. Benjamin Day in Colchester, N Lon, Connecticut, USA
Colchester, N Lon, Connecticut, USA
1777
22 Dec 1777
Age 73
Death of Capt. Benjamin Day in Colchester, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Colchester, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1704
    Event Place: Colchester, N Lon, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1777
    Event Place: Colchester, Windham, Connecticut, USA

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