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Col. Benjamin Lincoln 1699–1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Aug 1699

Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, MA

Death Date: 1 March 1771

Death Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Deacon Lincoln

Mother: Mary Lewis

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lincoln), Mary (Lincoln)

Children(s): Olive Lincoln, Maj. IV, Mary Lincoln, Elizabeth Lincoln, Sarah Lincoln, Theodore Lincoln, Dr. Lincoln, Hannah Lincoln

In 1699, Col. Benjamin Lincoln entered the world in Hingham, Plymouth, MA, born to Deacon Benjamin Lincoln And Mary Lewis. Col. Benjamin Lincoln married Elizabeth Thaxter Norton Lincoln, Mary Loring Lincoln, and had children including Dr Bela Lincoln, Elizabeth Lincoln, Hannah Lincoln, Maj Gen Benjamin Thaxter Lincoln Iv, Mary Lincoln, Olive Lincoln, Sarah Lincoln, Theodore Lincoln. Col. Benjamin Lincoln passed away in 1771 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1699, Col. Benjamin Lincoln entered the world in Hingham, Plymouth, MA, born to Deacon Benjamin Lincoln And Mary Lewis.
  • Col. Benjamin Lincoln married Elizabeth Thaxter Norton Lincoln, Mary Loring Lincoln, and had children including Dr Bela Lincoln, Elizabeth Lincoln, Hannah Lincoln, Maj Gen Benjamin Thaxter Lincoln Iv, Mary Lincoln, Olive Lincoln, Sarah Lincoln, Theodore Lincoln.
  • Col. Benjamin Lincoln passed away in 1771 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Col. Lincoln's Ancestors

Self
Col. Lincoln
1699–1771
Birth Place: Hingham, Plymouth, MA
Parents
Deacon Benjamin Lincoln
1672–1727
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Lewis
1670–1744
Barnstable, Barnstable, MA
Grandparents
1643–1700
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Fearing🧩
1649–1716
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lincoln
1600–1691
Avice Lane
1606–1682
Margaret Williams🌊🧩
1620–1690
John Fearing🌊🧩
1612–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Lincoln
1580–1639
Bridget Gilman
1582–1665
William Lane
1581–1654
Agnes Farnsworth
1584–1671
John Fearing
1585–1625
Sarah
1590–1684

Col. Lincoln's Descendants

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Col. (Benjamin) Lincoln (17 Aug 1699–1 March 1771) m. Elizabeth (Thaxter (Norton,) Lincoln) (18 Sep 1692–11 Jan 1762) m. Mary (Loring) (Lincoln) (16 Sep 1696–20 May 1721)
  1. 1. Olive Lincoln 1731–1812
  2. 2. Maj. (Gen. Benjamin Thaxter Lincoln) IV 1733–1810 m. Mary Cushing 1734–1816 m. Hannah Mayhew 1780–1816
    1. 1. Theodore (Lincoln) Sr 1763–1852
    2. 2. Elizabeth Lincoln 1759–1823
    3. 3. Hannah Lincoln 1773–1828
    4. 4. Sarah Lincoln 1761–1810
    5. 5. Martin Lincoln 1769–1837
    6. 6. Deborah Lincoln 1776–1777
    7. 7. Bela Lincoln 1767–1772
    8. 8. Edmund Lincoln 1771–1773
    9. 9. Benjamin Lincoln 1756–1788
    10. 10. Abner Lincoln 1766–1826
    11. 11. Mary Lincoln 1758–1797
  3. 3. Mary Lincoln 1724–1810
  4. 4. Elizabeth Lincoln 1726–1800
  5. 5. Sarah Lincoln 1729–1815
  6. 6. Theodore Lincoln 1736–1748
  7. 7. Dr. (Bela) Lincoln 1733–1773
  8. 8. Hannah Lincoln 1729–1813

Col. Lincoln's Timeline

3 Records

1694
17 Jan 1694
Col. Benjamin Lincoln was married in Hingham, Massachusetts
Hingham, Massachusetts
1699
17 Aug 1699
Birth of Col. Benjamin Lincoln in Hingham, Plymouth, MA
Hingham, Plymouth, MA
1771
1 March 1771
Age 72
Death of Col. Benjamin Lincoln in Hingham, Plymouth, MA
Hingham, Plymouth, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1699
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth, MA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1694
    Event Place: Hingham, Massachusetts
    Record Source: American Marriages Before 1699

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 March 1771
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth, MA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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