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Mary Benham 1719–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1719

Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1757

Death Location: Connecticut, USA

Father: James Benham

Mother: Esther Preston

Spouse(s): Asahel Cooley

Children(s): Prudance Cooley

Mary Benham was born in 1719 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, the child of James Benham And Esther Preston. Mary Benham married Asahel Cooley, and had children including Prudance Cooley. Mary Benham passed away in 1757 in Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Benham was born in 1719 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, the child of James Benham And Esther Preston.
  • Mary Benham married Asahel Cooley, and had children including Prudance Cooley.
  • Mary Benham passed away in 1757 in Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Benham
1679–1745
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
JB
Esther Preston
1684–1764
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
EP

Spouses(s)

Asahel Cooley
1719–1742
Birth Location: Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
AC

Children(s)

Prudance Cooley
1740–1781
Birth Location: Windham County, Connecticut, USA
PC

Mary Benham's Ancestors

Self
Mary Benham
1719–1757
Birth Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Parents
James Benham
1679–1745
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Esther Preston
1684–1764
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Benham
1633–1703
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Winifred King
1639–1697
England
Deacon (Eliasaph) Preston
1643–1707
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Beach
1652–1692
New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1600–1662
Mrs. Benman
1605–1660
John King
1615–
Mary Williams
1606–
William Preston
1591–1647
Mary Seabrook
1601–1680
John Beach
1623–1677
Mary Staples
1630–1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Benham
1581–1667
Joan Darte
1584–1675
Adam I
1558–1593
Isabel Braithwaite
1562–1620
Robert Seabrook
1563–1650
Alice Goodspeed
1576–1635
Robert Beche
1564–1666
Christian Jate
1566–1626

Mary Benham's Descendants

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Mary Benham (27 Jul 1719–1757) m. Asahel Cooley (24 Oct 1719–Jul 1742)
  1. 1. Prudance Cooley 1740–1781 m. Ebenezer Case 1731–1785
    1. 1. Hannah Case 1765–1849 m. Asahel (Maynard) * 1766–1852
      1. 1. Eunice (Maynard) * 1802–1879 m. Joseph (Chapman Smith) * 1792–1841
        1. 1. Silas (T. Smith) * 1842–1913 m. Charlotte (E. "Lottie" Hogaboom) * 1859–1910 m. Caroline Watson 1849–1869
        2. 2. Catherine (C) Smith 1828–1909 m. Charles (A) Breed 1829–1911
        3. 3. Joseph (Chapman Smith) Jr. 1826–1848
        4. 4. Hannah (E.) Smith 1838–1903 m. Lemuel Post 1824–1895

Mary Benham's Timeline

2 Records

1719
27 Jul 1719
Birth of Mary Benham in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1757
1757
Age 38
Death of Mary Benham in Connecticut, USA
Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1719
    Event Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA
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