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James Benton 1695 – 1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1695/ 1700

Birth Location: Guilford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA

Death Date: 30 Aug 1785

Death Location: Guilford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA

Father: James Sr.

Mother: Hannah Bushnell

Spouse(s): Experience Stocker

Children(s): Thankful Benton

James Benton 11 was born in 1695 in Guilford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA, the child of James M. Benton, Sr. and Hannah Maria Bushnell. James Benton 11 married Experience Stocker, and had children including Thankful Benton. James Benton 11 passed away in 1785 in Guilford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA.

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Biography

  • James Benton 11 was born in 1695 in Guilford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA, the child of James M. Benton, Sr. and Hannah Maria Bushnell.
  • James Benton 11 married Experience Stocker, and had children including Thankful Benton.
  • James Benton 11 passed away in 1785 in Guilford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr.
1665 – 1733
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Hannah Bushnell
1670 – 1756
Birth Location: Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Experience Stocker
1698 – 1781
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Thankful Benton
1732 – 1795
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
TB

James Benton's Ancestors

Self
James Benton
1695 – 1785
Birth Place: Guilford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA
Parents
James M. Benton, Sr.
1665 – 1733
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Hannah (Maria) Bushnell
1670 – 1756
Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
Andrew Benton
1639 – 1714
Epping, Epping Forest District, Essex, England
Elizabeth Relph
1642 – 1713
Guildford, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
John (Grombridge Bushnell (Scranton)) II
1644 – 1686
Guilford, New Haven or Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, America
Sarah (L) Scranton
1645 – 1695
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Edward(e) Benton
1600 – 1680
Thomas Rolfe
1620 – 1682
ELIZABETH DESBOROUGH
1619 – 1669
Deacon III,
1608 – 1681
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Baynton
1565 – 1625
Marye Boutell
1567 – 1642
Mary Lye
1595 – 1630
Mary Stone
1593 – 1635

James Benton's Descendants

1.
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James Benton (1695/ 1700 – 30 Aug 1785) m. Experience Stocker (13 Mar 1698 – 06 Dec 1781)
  1. 1. Thankful Benton (30 Sep 1732 – 1 Jan 1795)
    1. 1. Sarah Spinning (4 Mar 1761 – 9 Mar 1839) m. Luther Washburn (14 Dec 1757 – 13 Sep 1848)
      1. 1. Diana ((Dinah)) Washburn (21 Apr 1791 – 9 January 1850) m. Ebenezer ((5)) Kittredge (31 Mar 1785 – 27 Dec 1856)
        1. 1. John (R) Kittridge (21 May 1834 – 17 November 1917) m. Della ((Delusia)) Trimm (14 Dec 1840 – 25 DEC 1924)

James Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1695
1695/ 1700
Birth of James Benton 11 in Guilford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA
Guilford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA
1785
30 Aug 1785
Age 90
Death of James Benton 11 in Guilford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA
Guilford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1695/ 1700
    Event Place: Guilford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1785
    Event Place: Guilford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA
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