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Josiah Benton 1705–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 June 1705

Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 9 November 1783

Death Location: Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Edward Benton

Mother: Mary Benton

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Josiah Benton was born in 1705 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Edward Benton And Mary Hale Benton. Josiah Benton passed away in 1783 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah Benton was born in 1705 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Edward Benton And Mary Hale Benton.
  • Josiah Benton passed away in 1783 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Josiah Benton's Ancestors

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Josiah Benton
1705–1783
Birth Place: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Edward Benton
1666–1713
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Mary (Hale) Benton
1682–1756
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas (Hale) Sr
1654–1723
Wethersfield, Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Kilborne
1663–1735
Wethersfield, Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Hale
1610–1693
Mary Hale
1620–
John sgt
1624–1703
Naomi Kilbourne
1624–1659
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kilbourne
1578–1640
Frances Kilbourne
1584–1650

Josiah Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1705
16 June 1705
Birth of Josiah Benton in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1783
9 November 1783
Age 78
Death of Josiah Benton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 June 1705
    Event Place: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 November 1783
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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