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Colonel Benjamin Church 1639–1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1639

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

Death Date: 17 Jan 1717

Death Location: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Church

Mother: Anne Marsh

Spouse(s): Alice Southworth

Children(s): Elizabeth Church, Edward Church, Benjamin Church, Charles Church, Catherine Church, Capt Church, Thomas Church, Martha Church, Elizabeth Church

In 1639, Colonel Benjamin Church entered the world in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, born to Benjamin Church And Anne Marsh. Colonel Benjamin Church married Alice Southworth, and had children including Benjamin Church, Capt Constant Church, Catherine Church, Charles Church, Edward Church, Elizabeth Church, Martha Church, Thomas Church. Colonel Benjamin Church passed away in 1717 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1639, Colonel Benjamin Church entered the world in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, born to Benjamin Church And Anne Marsh.
  • Colonel Benjamin Church married Alice Southworth, and had children including Benjamin Church, Capt Constant Church, Catherine Church, Charles Church, Edward Church, Elizabeth Church, Martha Church, Thomas Church.
  • Colonel Benjamin Church passed away in 1717 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Colonel Church's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Church
1639–1717
Birth Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
Benjamin Church
1610–1668
London Or Ashton Or Polstead, Suffolk, England
Anne Marsh
1600–1663
Lynton, England
Grandparents
Edward Marsh
1580–1683
Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, England
Anne ((Agnes)) Stream
1572–1600
Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, England OR Braintree, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
John IBM
1560–1592
Lydia Emerson
1562–1592
Thomas Streame
1545–1602
Isabel Farrand
1550–1631
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Church's Descendants

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Colonel (Benjamin) Church (1639–17 Jan 1717) m. Alice Southworth (5 Mar 1645–5 Mar 1719)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Church 1664–1692 m. William (Little) II 1660–1740
    1. 1. Robert Little 1685–1736
      1. 1. Lucy Little 1712–1788 m. John (Bartholomew DuPREE) Sr. 1710–1788
        1. 1. John (Thomas Dupree) Rev 1738–1804 m. Rebecca (Jordan) Wyche 1740–1812
        2. 2. Lewis Dupree 1727–1787
        3. 3. Laurine Dupree 1731–
        4. 4. Robert (T) Dupre 1736–1775
        5. 5. Lurania Dupre 1740–1741
        6. 6. James Dupre 1750–1804
        7. 7. Elizabeth Dupree 1751–
        8. 8. John (Dupree) III 1767–1806
        9. 9. Mary Dupre 1742–1745
    2. 2. William (Scott Little) III 1685–1756
    3. 3. Katherine Little 1689–1725
    4. 4. Benjamin Little 1691–1788
    5. 5. Alice Little 1683–1725
    6. 6. James Little 1692–1769
    7. 7. Elizabeth Little 1681–1725
    8. 8. John Little 1687–1769
  2. 2. Edward Church 1680–1706
  3. 3. Benjamin Church 1678–1781
  4. 4. Charles Church 1682–1746
  5. 5. Catherine Church 1668–
  6. 6. Capt (Constant) Church 1676–1727
  7. 7. Thomas Church 1674–1746
  8. 8. Martha Church 1688–1757
  9. 9. Elizabeth Church 1684–1757

Colonel Church's Timeline

3 Records

1639
1639
Birth of Colonel Benjamin Church in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1644
28 Jul 1644
Age 5
Colonel Benjamin Church was baptized in Dorchester, Holy Trinity, Dorset, England
Dorchester, Holy Trinity, Dorset, England
1717
17 Jan 1717
Age 78
Death of Colonel Benjamin Church in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1644
    Event Place: Dorchester, Holy Trinity, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PEDO(HT):RE11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1717
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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