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Thomas Bennet 1697–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 November 1697

Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 1761

Death Location: Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: John Bennett

Mother: Elizabeth Parke

Spouse(s): Jemima Harrington

Children(s): Thomas Jr, Daniel Bennett, Ishmael Bennett, Josiah Bennett, Martha Bennett, Nathan Bennett

Thomas Bennet was born in 1697 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, the child of John Bennett And Elizabeth Parke. Thomas Bennet married Jemima Harrington, and had children including Daniel Bennett, Ishmael Bennett, Josiah Bennett, Martha Bennett, Nathan Bennett, Thomas Bennet Jr. Thomas Bennet passed away in 1761 in Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas Bennet was born in 1697 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, the child of John Bennett And Elizabeth Parke.
  • Thomas Bennet married Jemima Harrington, and had children including Daniel Bennett, Ishmael Bennett, Josiah Bennett, Martha Bennett, Nathan Bennett, Thomas Bennet Jr.
  • Thomas Bennet passed away in 1761 in Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Bennet's Ancestors

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Thomas Bennet
1697–1761
Birth Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Parents
John Bennett
1666–1745
Stonington, New London, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Parke
1671–1751
Stonington, New London, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John (Bennett) Sr
1630–1691
Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Ursula White
1636–1703
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Samuel Parke
1621–1709
Bildestone, Suffolk, England
Hannah (Preston*) (Parke)
1621–1713
Preston, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
William White
1604–1673
Elizabeth Cadman
1608–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Bennet's Descendants

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Thomas Bennet (14 November 1697–1761) m. Jemima Harrington (1694–30 April 1761)
  1. 1. Thomas (Bennet) Jr 1721–1803 m. Martha Jackson 1731–1811
    1. 1. Martha Bennett 1763–1851 m. Philip Myers 1759–1835
      1. 1. Mary Myers 1798–1881
      2. 2. Harriet Myers 1807–1889
      3. 3. Thomas Myers 1802–1887 m. Elizabeth Vanbut 1815–
        1. 1. George (P) Myers 1846–1934
        2. 2. Susan (B) Myers 1862–
      4. 4. Philip Myers 1805–1855
      5. 5. Martha (Ann) Castle 1804–1828
      6. 6. Lawrence Myers 1796–1829
    2. 2. Andrew Bennet 1764–1821
  2. 2. Daniel Bennett 1722–1815
  3. 3. Ishmael Bennett 1730–1820
  4. 4. Josiah Bennett 1722–1785
  5. 5. Martha Bennett 1725–1725
  6. 6. Nathan Bennett 1723–1797

Thomas Bennet's Timeline

5 Records

1697
14 November 1697
Birth of Thomas Bennet in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
1710
9 Apr 1710
Age 13
Thomas Bennet was baptized in Stonington, Connecticut, USA
Stonington, Connecticut, USA
1761
1761
Age 64
Death of Thomas Bennet in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 93
Thomas Bennet resided here in Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1803
25 February 1803
Age 106
Death of Thomas Bennet in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 November 1697
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1710
    Event Place: Stonington, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rhode Island
    Record Source: Rhode Island Colonial War Servicemen, 1740-62

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 February 1803
    Event Place: Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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