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James Benedict 1734–1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1734

Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1812

Death Location: Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: James III

Mother: Mercy Knapp

Spouse(s): Dorothy Comstock

Children(s): Mercy Benedict

James Benedict was born in 1734 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of James Benedict Iii And Mercy Knapp. James Benedict married Dorothy Comstock, and had children including Mercy Benedict. James Benedict passed away in 1812 in Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • James Benedict was born in 1734 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of James Benedict Iii And Mercy Knapp.
  • James Benedict married Dorothy Comstock, and had children including Mercy Benedict.
  • James Benedict passed away in 1812 in Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

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James Benedict's Ancestors

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James Benedict
1734–1812
Birth Place: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
James Benedict III
1711–1777
Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Mercy Knapp
1713–1797
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
James (Benedict, I) Deacon
1685–1762
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Hannah (Knapp) Bushnell
1676–1724
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sarah twin
1652–1694
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Benedict's Descendants

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James Benedict (1734–1812) m. Dorothy Comstock (1736–12 Nov 1804)
  1. 1. Mercy Benedict 1755–1846
    1. 1. John Gillett 1784–1878
      1. 1. John (H.) Gillett 1812–1875 m. Julia (A.) Gillett 1815–1893
        1. 1. Joel (H.) Gillett 1847–1915 m. Ella (L.) Gillett 1859–1938

James Benedict's Timeline

2 Records

1734
1734
Birth of James Benedict in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1812
1812
Age 78
Death of James Benedict in Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

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