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John Benedict 1701–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1701

Birth Location: New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 27 Feb 1770

Death Location: New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Benedict

Mother: Anna John

Spouse(s): Elizabeth None

Children(s): Mary Benedict

The story of John Benedict began in 1701 in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. John Benedict married Elizabeth, and had children including Mary Benedict. John Benedict passed away in 1770 in New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Benedict began in 1701 in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
  • John Benedict married Elizabeth, and had children including Mary Benedict.
  • John Benedict passed away in 1770 in New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Benedict's Ancestors

Self
John Benedict
1701–1770
Birth Place: New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
John Benedict
1676–1766
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Anna (St) John
1674–1701
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Mark (St) John
1633–1693
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Stanley
1635–1693
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Benedict's Descendants

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John Benedict (1701–27 Feb 1770) m. Elizabeth (1705–1744)
  1. 1. Mary Benedict 1741–1771 m. Stephen Gregory 1738–1802
    1. 1. Esther Gregory 1758–1829 m. Captain (Darius) Olmstead 1754–1832
      1. 1. Mary Olmstead 1783–1865 m. Joshua Betts 1778–1856
        1. 1. Darius (John) Betts 1805–1885 m. Lovina Long 1816–1898

John Benedict's Timeline

2 Records

1701
1701
Birth of John Benedict in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1770
27 Feb 1770
Age 69
Death of John Benedict in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1701
    Event Place: New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1770
    Event Place: New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

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