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Capt Benjamin Putnam 1664–1715 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 December 1664

Birth Location: Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 25 May 1715

Death Location: Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: NATHANIEL 1619

Mother: ELIZABETH 7ggm

Spouse(s): Sarah Tarrant

Children(s): Tarrant sr, Israel Putnam

The story of Capt Benjamin Putnam began in 1664 in Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Capt Benjamin Putnam married Sarah Elizabeth Tarrant, and had children including Israel Putnam, Tarrant Putnam Sr. Capt Benjamin Putnam passed away in 1715 in Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt Benjamin Putnam began in 1664 in Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Capt Benjamin Putnam married Sarah Elizabeth Tarrant, and had children including Israel Putnam, Tarrant Putnam Sr.
  • Capt Benjamin Putnam passed away in 1715 in Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

NATHANIEL 1619
1619–1700
Birth Location: Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire, England
N1
ELIZABETH 7ggm
1629–1688
Birth Location: Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England
E7

Spouses(s)

Sarah Tarrant
1659–1705
Birth Location: Salem, British America, Massachusetts, USA
ST

Children(s)

Tarrant sr
1688–1732
Birth Location: –
Ts
Israel Putnam
1699–1760
Birth Location: Salem Village, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
IP

Capt Putnam's Ancestors

Self
Capt Putnam
1664–1715
Birth Place: Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
NATHANIEL PUTNAM (immigrant-England) 1619
1619–1700
Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire, England
ELIZABETH (PRINCE HUTCHINSON (immigrant-England) 1629) 7ggm
1629–1688
Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Capt. (John Putnam) Sr
1579–1662
Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England
Priscilla (Sarah) Gould
1586–1662
Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
Richard (Thomas Hutchinson (ts) 11th) ggf
1602–1682
Newark-on-Trent, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, England
Alice Hutchinson
1606–1694
Southwell, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir (Stewkeley)
1546–1598
Margaret Goodspeed
1556–1619
Sir Baronet
1570–1618
Alice Ingoldsby
1570–1627
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Putnam's Descendants

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Capt (Benjamin) Putnam (24 December 1664–25 May 1715) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Tarrant (30 June 1659–12 December 1705)
  1. 1. Tarrant (Putnam) sr 1688–1732 m. Elizabeth Bacon 1688–1761
    1. 1. Tarrant Putnam 1716–1794 m. Priscilla (Baker) Putnam 1724–1812
      1. 1. Priscilla (Putnam) Brown 1751–1837
        1. 1. Israel (Putnam) Brown 1781–1867 m. Sally (Briggs) Brown 1784–1826
      2. 2. Israel Putnam 1767–1853
  2. 2. Israel Putnam 1699–1760

Capt Putnam's Timeline

2 Records

1664
24 December 1664
Birth of Capt Benjamin Putnam in Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1715
25 May 1715
Age 51
Death of Capt Benjamin Putnam in Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 December 1664
    Event Place: Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1715
    Event Place: Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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