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Richard Benjamin Jennings 1667–1751 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 July 1667

Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA

Death Date: 23 Sep 1751

Death Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Jennings

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary Bassett

Children(s): Elizabeth Jennings

Richard Benjamin Jennings was born in 1667 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA, the child of Thomas Jennings And Mary Waters. Richard Benjamin Jennings married Mary Elizabeth Bassett, and had children including Elizabeth D Jennings. Richard Benjamin Jennings passed away in 1751 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Benjamin Jennings was born in 1667 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA, the child of Thomas Jennings And Mary Waters.
  • Richard Benjamin Jennings married Mary Elizabeth Bassett, and had children including Elizabeth D Jennings.
  • Richard Benjamin Jennings passed away in 1751 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Richard Jennings's Ancestors

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Richard Jennings
1667–1751
Birth Place: Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA
Parents
Thomas Jennings
1617–1683
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Richard Jennings's Descendants

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Richard (Benjamin) Jennings (1 July 1667–23 Sep 1751) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Bassett (1659–21 May 1734)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (D.) Jennings 1701–1764 m. William Ames 1701–1799
    1. 1. Joseph Ames 1737–1831 m. Elizabeth Parker 1740–1804
      1. 1. Ithamer Ames 1779–1810 m. Hannah Clark 1783–1853
        1. 1. Ira (V) Ames 1804–1869 m. Charity Carter 1807–1839

Richard Jennings's Timeline

2 Records

1667
1 July 1667
Birth of Richard Benjamin Jennings in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA
Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA
1751
23 Sep 1751
Age 84
Death of Richard Benjamin Jennings in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 July 1667
    Event Place: Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1751
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A genealogical history of the Jennings Families in England and America : In three volumes - Vol 1 -
    [4] Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1850

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