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Elijah Benjamin 1725–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 June 1725

Birth Location: Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1768

Death Location: Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA

Father: Joseph Benjamin

Mother: Deborah Clark

Spouse(s): Hannah Pierce

Children(s): Mary Benjamin, Darius Benjamin, Chester Benjamin

The story of Elijah Benjamin began in 1725 in Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA. Elijah Benjamin married Hannah Pierce, and had children including Chester Benjamin, Darius Benjamin, Mary Benjamin. Elijah Benjamin passed away in 1768 in Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Benjamin began in 1725 in Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA.
  • Elijah Benjamin married Hannah Pierce, and had children including Chester Benjamin, Darius Benjamin, Mary Benjamin.
  • Elijah Benjamin passed away in 1768 in Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Benjamin
1702–1767
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Deborah Clark
1700–1775
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
DC

Spouses(s)

Hannah Pierce
1726–1802
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Benjamin
1768–1849
Birth Location: –
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Darius Benjamin
1758–1850
Birth Location: Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA
DB
Chester Benjamin
1752–1830
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Elijah Benjamin's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Benjamin
1725–1768
Birth Place: Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Joseph Benjamin
1702–1767
Connecticut, USA
Deborah Clark
1700–1775
Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Benjamin
1676–1736
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Cooke
1678–1740
Connecticut, USA
Deborah Parke
1680–1747
Connecticut, USA
John Clark
1679–1753
Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Benjamin
1633–1704
Jemima Lambert
1645–1684
Richard Cooke
1638–1695
Grace Larabee
1652–1700
Robert Parke
1651–1707
Mary Rose
1655–1726
Matthew Clark
1656–1717
Mary Dow
1650–1685
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Benjamin
1586–1645
Abigail Eddy
1601–1687
Thomas Lombard
1580–1665
Joyce Nell
1604–1683
Greenfield I
1620–1661
Phebe Brown
1620–1664
Thomas Stonington
1615–1709
Dorothy Thompson
1624–1709
Thomas Rose
1618–1660
Joanna
1632–1693
Edward Clark
1623–1710
Dorcas Bosworth
1622–1681
Thomas Dow
1610–1656
Phebe Fenn
1592–1672

Elijah Benjamin's Descendants

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Elijah Benjamin (8 June 1725–1768) m. Hannah Pierce (16 November 1726–15 March 1802)
  1. 1. Mary Benjamin 1768–1849 m. Justus (Cyrus) Gage 1763–1830
    1. 1. Eli (A) Gage 1807–1879 m. Mary (Cornelia) Judson 1822–1873
      1. 1. Lyman (Judson) Gage 1836–1927 m. Sarah (B) Etheridge 1840–1874 m. Cornelia (Pruyn) Lansing 1842–1901 m. Frances (Ada) Ballou 1874–1943
        1. 1. Locke (Etheridge) Gage 1865–1869
        2. 2. Eli (Alexander) Gage 1867–1906
        3. 3. Fanny Gage 1869–1880
        4. 4. Mary Gage 1869–1869
  2. 2. Darius Benjamin 1758–1850 m. Charity Rice 1763–1836
    1. 1. Content Benjamin 1800– m. James (Sanford) Graves 1797–1862
  3. 3. Chester Benjamin 1752–1830

Elijah Benjamin's Timeline

2 Records

1725
8 June 1725
Birth of Elijah Benjamin in Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA
Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA
1768
1768
Age 43
Death of Elijah Benjamin in Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA
Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 June 1725
    Event Place: Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA
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