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William Benjamin 1748–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1748

Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 28 JAN 1789

Death Location: Saratoga, New York, USA

Father: Joseph Benjamin

Mother: Anne Penniman

Spouse(s): Abigail Fitch

Children(s): Anna Benjamin, Jared Benjamin, Phoebe Benjamin, Elias Benjamin, William Benjamin, Joseph Benjamin

William Benjamin was born in 1748 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Joseph Benjamin And Anne Hannah Penniman. William Benjamin married Abigail Fitch, and had children including Anna Ball Benjamin, Elias Benjamin, Jared Benjamin, Joseph Benjamin, Phoebe Benjamin, William Benjamin. William Benjamin passed away in 1789 in Saratoga, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • William Benjamin was born in 1748 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Joseph Benjamin And Anne Hannah Penniman.
  • William Benjamin married Abigail Fitch, and had children including Anna Ball Benjamin, Elias Benjamin, Jared Benjamin, Joseph Benjamin, Phoebe Benjamin, William Benjamin.
  • William Benjamin passed away in 1789 in Saratoga, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Benjamin
1723–1761
Birth Location: Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Anne Penniman
1726–1748
Birth Location: Mendon, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Fitch
1757–1786
Birth Location: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Anna Benjamin
1784–1855
Birth Location: Saratoga, New York, USA
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Jared Benjamin
1782–1822
Birth Location: Cornwall, Tompkins, New York, USA
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Phoebe Benjamin
1780–1864
Birth Location: Egremont, Massachusetts, USA
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Elias Benjamin
1779–
Birth Location: Egremont, Massachusetts, USA
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William Benjamin
1776–1859
Birth Location: Egremont, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Benjamin
1775–1860
Birth Location: Egremont, Massachusetts, USA
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William Benjamin's Ancestors

Self
William Benjamin
1748–1789
Birth Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Joseph Benjamin
1723–1761
Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA
Anne (Hannah) Penniman
1726–1748
Mendon, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Benjamin
1699–1803
Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA
Deborah Clark
1710–1761
Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Benjamin
1673–1738
Elizabeth Cooke
1678–1738
John Clark
1673–1750
Deborah Parke
1680–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Benjamin
1633–1704
Sarah Clark
1639–1716
Richard Cooke
1640–1695
Elizabeth Larabee
1652–1700
Thomas Parke
1648–1699
Mary Allyn
1648–1699

William Benjamin's Descendants

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William Benjamin (18 Jun 1748–28 JAN 1789) m. Abigail Fitch (16 JUN 1757–9 MAY 1786)
  1. 1. Anna (Ball) Benjamin 1784–1855 m. Oliver Cleveland 1787–1869
    1. 1. George (Smith) Cleveland 1821–1887 m. Lydia (Jane) Lyon 1826–1913
      1. 1. William (Lyon) Cleveland 1868–1869
      2. 2. George (Smith) Cleveland 1861–1895
      3. 3. Lydia (Jane) Cleveland 1860–1932 m. Thomas (Sadler) Roberts 1858–1946
        1. 1. John (Carroll) Roberts 1891–1948
        2. 2. Catherine (Lyon) Roberts 1890–1954
        3. 3. Thomas (Cleveland) Roberts 1888–1954 m. Dorothy (Yvonne) Reaser 1893–1971
      4. 4. Robert (Lyon) Cleveland 1855–1857
      5. 5. Anna (Jane) Cleveland 1850–1939
      6. 6. Helen (Mary) Cleveland 1848–1924 m. Aaron (Morley) Wilcox 1842–1873
        1. 1. Horace (Wilder) Wilcox 1876–
        2. 2. Aaron (Cleveland) Wilcox 1874–
      7. 7. John (Ball) Cleveland 1846–1924
      8. 8. Catherine (Lyon) Cleveland 1845–1852
    2. 2. John (Ball) Cleveland 1817–1870 m. Julia (A) Coleman 1819–1864
      1. 1. Cironette Cleveland 1866–
      2. 2. Mary Cleveland 1865–
      3. 3. Harris (W) Cleveland 1856–
      4. 4. Oliver (C) Cleveland 1853–
      5. 5. Fanny Cleveland 1850–
      6. 6. Louisa Cleveland 1848–
    3. 3. Louise Cleveland 1816–1885 m. George (Washington) Houghton 1806–1867
      1. 1. Fannie Houghton 1844–1845
      2. 2. Georgia (Louise) Houghton 1841–1884 m. Josiah (Granville) Smith 1832–1911
        1. 1. Louise (Cleveland) Smith 1873–
        2. 2. Isobel (Houghton) Smith 1869–
        3. 3. Cleveland (Houghton) Smith 1865–1934 m. Julia Flanagan 1872–1934
      3. 3. Mary (Sophis) Houghton 1847–1868
    4. 4. Sidney (Smith) Cleveland 1814–1814
  2. 2. Jared Benjamin 1782–1822 m. Mary Yeoman 1777–1852
    1. 1. David (Jared) Benjamin 1820–1906 m. Lettie Halstead 1824–
    2. 2. Phoebe Benjamin 1819–1907 m. David Nowels 1821–1913
      1. 1. Ida (Ann) Nowels 1859–
      2. 2. David (Benjamin) Nowels 1856–1936 m. Sarah (E) Burk 1858–1939
        1. 1. Auburn (Ray) Nowels 1882–1951
      3. 3. Eliza (Jane) Nowels 1852–1854
      4. 4. Mary (Elllen) Nowels 1849–1914
      5. 5. Charles (Dallas) Nowels 1847– m. Margaret (J) Burns 1850–
        1. 1. Floy (Latrue) Nowels 1879–1879
        2. 2. Arthur (S) Nowels 1871–1949
      6. 6. William (Riley) Nowels 1846–1924 m. Emma Rock 1848–1929
        1. 1. Adelma (Vernon) Nowels 1883–1968
        2. 2. Grace (Poston) Nowels 1881–1970
        3. 3. Addie Nowels 1878–
        4. 4. Lillyan (E) Nowels 1877–
        5. 5. Bertha (Blanch) Nowels 1876–1956
        6. 6. Harry (Gaylord) Nowels 1875–1961
        7. 7. Jesse Nowels 1873–
        8. 8. Cora (E) Nowels 1871–
        9. 9. Maybelle Nowels 1870–1940
        10. 10. Charles (Edgar) Nowels 1867–1928 m. Hattie (B) Clark 1872–1950
      7. 7. Ezra (Crane) Nowels 1845–1901 m. Sarah (J) Busey 1852–1930
        1. 1. Kenneth (B) Nowels 1893–1974 m. Gladys V 1897–
        2. 2. Trellyen (Ernest) Nowels 1888– m. Bertie (May) Wright 1883–1972
        3. 3. Odessa (L) Nowels 1881–1974
        4. 4. Lennie (E) Nowels 1879–1967
        5. 5. Lucy (M) Nowels 1875–1960
        6. 6. Marshall (Everett) Nowels 1871–1956 m. Petronila 1885– m. Allene 1873–
        7. 7. Myrta (E) Nowels 1869–1879
      8. 8. Jared Nowels 1843–1843
    3. 3. Abigail Benjamin 1817–
    4. 4. Samuel (H) Benjamin 1815–
    5. 5. Rial Benjamin 1809–
  3. 3. Phoebe Benjamin 1780–1864 m. Samuel Marshall 1779–1866
    1. 1. Catherine Marshall 1805–1831
    2. 2. Abraham Marshall 1798– m. Eliza (Job) Mulford 1807–
  4. 4. Elias Benjamin 1779–
  5. 5. William Benjamin 1776–1859
  6. 6. Joseph Benjamin 1775–1860

William Benjamin's Timeline

2 Records

1748
18 Jun 1748
Birth of William Benjamin in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1789
28 JAN 1789
Age 41
Death of William Benjamin in Saratoga, New York, USA
Saratoga, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1748
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JAN 1789
    Event Place: Saratoga, New York, USA
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