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Miriam Benson 1642–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1642

Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 16 Apr 1678

Death Location: Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Benson

Mother: Mary Williams

Spouse(s): Benjamin Southwick

Children(s): Joseph Southwick

Miriam Benson was born in 1642 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of John Benson And Mary Williams. Miriam Benson married Benjamin Southwick, and had children including Joseph Southwick. Miriam Benson passed away in 1678 in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Miriam Benson was born in 1642 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of John Benson And Mary Williams.
  • Miriam Benson married Benjamin Southwick, and had children including Joseph Southwick.
  • Miriam Benson passed away in 1678 in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Benson
1608–1678
Birth Location: Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
JB
Mary Williams
1606–1681
Birth Location: Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Southwick
1722–
Birth Location: Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
BS

Children(s)

Joseph Southwick
1738–1813
Birth Location: Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
JS

Miriam Benson's Ancestors

Self
Miriam Benson
1642–1678
Birth Place: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
John Benson
1608–1678
Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
Mary Williams
1606–1681
Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Benson
1582–1678
1673104, Oxfordshire, England
Mary Payton
1585–1681
Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Binson(Benson)
1550–1614
Maude Warner
1553–
Robert Williams
1570–1650
Agnes Atkins
1574–1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Miriam Benson's Descendants

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Miriam Benson (1642–16 Apr 1678) m. Benjamin Southwick (1722–)
  1. 1. Joseph Southwick 1738–1813 m. Hannah Hunt 1742–1780
    1. 1. Seth Southwick 1768–1835 m. Alpha (Aldrich Walden) Southwick 1778–1854
      1. 1. Amy (Southwick) Taft 1803–1886 m. Caleb (Strong) Taft 1807–1876
        1. 1. Mary (Caroline) Taft 1835–1906 m. George (H) Thompson 1832–1862 m. James (Russell) Claflin 1813–1900

Miriam Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1642
1642
Birth of Miriam Benson in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1678
16 Apr 1678
Age 36
Death of Miriam Benson in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1678
    Event Place: Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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