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James Bennet 1675–1725 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 August 1675

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 27 July 1725

Death Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT

Father: Thomas Bennett

Mother: Elizabeth Thompson

Spouse(s): Deborah Adams

Children(s): Abraham Sr.

In 1675, James Bennet entered the world in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, born to Thomas Bennett And Elizabeth Thompson. James Bennet married Deborah Adams, and had children including Abraham Bennett Sr. James Bennet passed away in 1725 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT.

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Biography

  • In 1675, James Bennet entered the world in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, born to Thomas Bennett And Elizabeth Thompson.
  • James Bennet married Deborah Adams, and had children including Abraham Bennett Sr.
  • James Bennet passed away in 1725 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT.

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Children(s)

James Bennet's Ancestors

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James Bennet
1675–1725
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Bennett
1642–1704
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Thompson
1644–1704
Pequonnock, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
James Bennett
1618–1659
Cranfield, Bedford, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bennet's Descendants

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James Bennet (6 August 1675–27 July 1725) m. Deborah Adams (1678–About 1748)
  1. 1. Abraham (Bennett) Sr. 1715–1790 m. Silence (Hannah) Hickox 1713–1795
    1. 1. Benjamin Bennett 1741–1779
    2. 2. Justus Bennett 1743–1821
    3. 3. Abraham Bennett 1742–1795 m. Jerusha Wanzer 1750–
      1. 1. Deborah Bennett 1789–1838 m. Elias BREESE 1775–1863
        1. 1. Phoebe (Ann) Rorick 1811–1858
        2. 2. Hannah (M.) Rorick 1819–1896
        3. 3. Solomon (M) Brees 1816–1907 m. Keziah (L) Carpenter 1816–1902
        4. 4. Jacob (Wanzer) Breese 1823–1906
        5. 5. Abraham (Bennitt) Brees 1808–1911 m. Lucy (Ann) Brees –1849
        6. 6. Nancy (A) Rorick 1829–1912
        7. 7. Daniel Brees 1822–1876
        8. 8. Lewis Brees 1814–1889 m. Elizabeth Mead 1818–1882
        9. 9. John Breese 1809–1897
        10. 10. Darius (C.) Brees 1823–1896 m. Mary Meade 1824– m. Clarissa EDSON 1834–1870 m. Mary Meade 1823–1850

James Bennet's Timeline

2 Records

1675
6 August 1675
Birth of James Bennet in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
1725
27 July 1725
Age 50
Death of James Bennet in Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT
Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 August 1675
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1024.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: IEG
    [3] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1024.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: IEG
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1675; Birth city: Fairfield; Birth state: CT
    [6] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 July 1725
    Event Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1675; Birth city: Fairfield; Birth state: CT
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

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