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James BENEDICT 1649–1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 FEB 1649

Birth Location: Southold, Suffolk Co., New York

Death Date: ABT 1717

Death Location: Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

Father: Thomas I

Mother: Mary BRIGHAM

Spouse(s): Sarah [GRIGGORIE]

Children(s): Sarah BENEDICT

James BENEDICT was born in 1649 in Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, the child of Thomas Benedict I And Mary Brigham. James BENEDICT married Sarah Gregory Griggorie, and had children including Sarah Benedict. James BENEDICT passed away in 1717 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

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Biography

  • James BENEDICT was born in 1649 in Southold, Suffolk Co., New York, the child of Thomas Benedict I And Mary Brigham.
  • James BENEDICT married Sarah Gregory Griggorie, and had children including Sarah Benedict.
  • James BENEDICT passed away in 1717 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

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James BENEDICT's Ancestors

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James BENEDICT
1649–1717
Birth Place: Southold, Suffolk Co., New York
Parents
Thomas BENEDICT I
1617–1690
Norfolk, England
Mary BRIGHAM
1618–1719
Norfolk, England
Grandparents
William (BENEDICT) I
1579–1629
Saxlingham, Nethergate, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth STEPHINSON
1584–
Long Stratton, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James BENEDICT's Descendants

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James BENEDICT (6 FEB 1649–ABT 1717) m. Sarah (GREGORY) [GRIGGORIE] (3 DEC 1652–)
  1. 1. Sarah BENEDICT 1677–1743 m. Daniel LOCKWOOD 1668–1713

James BENEDICT's Timeline

2 Records

1649
6 FEB 1649
Birth of James BENEDICT in Southold, Suffolk Co., New York
Southold, Suffolk Co., New York
1717
ABT 1717
Age 68
Death of James BENEDICT in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 FEB 1649
    Event Place: Southold, Suffolk Co., New York
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, I am using various Ancestry trees to fill in some blanks.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1717
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, I am using various Ancestry trees to fill in some blanks.

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