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Joseph Benham 1711–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 April 1711

Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 14 March 1777

Death Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Father: Joseph III

Mother: Hope Cook

Spouse(s): Emma Curtis

Children(s): Isaac Benham, Adah Benham, Em Benham, Sarah Benham, Elisha Benham, Emma Benham, Joseph Benham, Elizabeth Benham, Sarah Benham, Uri Benham, Samuel Benham, Lois Benham

Joseph Benham was born in 1711 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, the child of Joseph Benham Iii And Hope Cook. Joseph Benham married Emma Curtis, and had children including Adah Benham, Elisha Benham, Elizabeth Benham, Em Benham, Emma Benham, Isaac Benham, Joseph Benham, Lois Benham, Samuel Benham, Sarah Benham, Uri Benham. Joseph Benham passed away in 1777 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Benham was born in 1711 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, the child of Joseph Benham Iii And Hope Cook.
  • Joseph Benham married Emma Curtis, and had children including Adah Benham, Elisha Benham, Elizabeth Benham, Em Benham, Emma Benham, Isaac Benham, Joseph Benham, Lois Benham, Samuel Benham, Sarah Benham, Uri Benham.
  • Joseph Benham passed away in 1777 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph III
1685–1754
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
JI
Hope Cook
1686–1781
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
HC

Spouses(s)

Emma Curtis
1714–1789
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
EC

Children(s)

Isaac Benham
1737–1812
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
IB
Adah Benham
1744–
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
AB
Em Benham
1748–1751
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
EB
Sarah Benham
1741–1774
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
SB
Elisha Benham
1753–1794
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
EB
Emma Benham
1760–1797
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
EB
Joseph Benham
1750–1836
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
JB
Elizabeth Benham
–1751
Birth Location: –
EB
Sarah Benham
1735–1736
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
SB
Uri Benham
1739–1832
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
UB
Samuel Benham
1755–1759
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
SB
Lois Benham
1750–1825
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
LB

Joseph Benham's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Benham
1711–1777
Birth Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Joseph Benham III
1685–1754
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Hope Cook
1686–1781
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Benham) II
1659–1702
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Hannah Merriman
1651–1702
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Samuel Cook
1641–1703
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Hope Parker
1650–1690
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Benham
1630–1702
Winifred King
1637–1697
Nathaniel Merriman
1613–1694
Joan Olney
1628–1709
Henry Sr
1615–1661
Edward Parker
1598–1662
Elizabeth Wood
1606–1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Immigrant
1605–1661
1600–1660
George Merriman
1559–1655
Anne West
1581–1655
William Parker
1575–1662
Elizabeth Treshman
1573–1648

Joseph Benham's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Benham (8 April 1711–14 March 1777) m. Emma Curtis (29 July 1714–23 April 1789)
  1. 1. Isaac Benham 1737–1812
  2. 2. Adah Benham 1744–
  3. 3. Em Benham 1748–1751
  4. 4. Sarah Benham 1741–1774
  5. 5. Elisha Benham 1753–1794
  6. 6. Emma Benham 1760–1797
  7. 7. Joseph Benham 1750–1836
  8. 8. Elizabeth Benham –1751
  9. 9. Sarah Benham 1735–1736
  10. 10. Uri Benham 1739–1832 m. Lois Doolittle 1747–1827
    1. 1. Sarah Benham 1769–1858 m. Josephus Hotchkiss 1768–1821
      1. 1. Delos Hotchkiss 1802–1889
      2. 2. Emma Hotchkiss 1809–1899
      3. 3. Lois Hotchkiss 1795–1871
      4. 4. Mary Hotchkiss 1807–
      5. 5. Sarah Hotchkiss 1799–1867
      6. 6. Benoni Hotchkiss 1794–1848 m. Sarah (Jane) Campbell 1806–1889
        1. 1. Sarah (Lois) Hotchkiss 1828–1878 m. Alfred (Franklin) Gowdy 1815–1876
        2. 2. Benoni Hotchkiss 1833–1898 m. Sarah (Virginia) Edrington 1838–1927
    2. 2. Uri Benham 1771–1826
    3. 3. Mary (Lois) Benham 1775–1774
    4. 4. Ethelbert Benham 1780–1849
    5. 5. Martha Benham 1788–1856
    6. 6. Lois Benham 1773–1774
    7. 7. Joseph Benham 1785–1853
    8. 8. Lent Benham 1778–1836
    9. 9. Amanda Benham 1783–1865
  11. 11. Samuel Benham 1755–1759
  12. 12. Lois Benham 1750–1825

Joseph Benham's Timeline

2 Records

1711
8 April 1711
Birth of Joseph Benham in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1777
14 March 1777
Age 66
Death of Joseph Benham in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 April 1711
    Event Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 March 1777
    Event Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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