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William Benjamin Sumner 1762 – 1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1762

Birth Location: Claremont, New Hampshire, USA

Death Date: 1 January 1845

Death Location: St Paul, AL

Father: Benjamin Sumner

Mother: Prudence Hubbard

Spouse(s): Esther Burnham

Children(s): William Sumner

William Benjamin Sumner was born in 1762 in Claremont, New Hampshire, USA, the child of Benjamin Sumner and Prudence Hubbard. William Benjamin Sumner married Esther Burnham, and had children including William Benjamin Sumner. William Benjamin Sumner passed away in 1845 in St Paul, AL.

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Biography

  • William Benjamin Sumner was born in 1762 in Claremont, New Hampshire, USA, the child of Benjamin Sumner and Prudence Hubbard.
  • William Benjamin Sumner married Esther Burnham, and had children including William Benjamin Sumner.
  • William Benjamin Sumner passed away in 1845 in St Paul, AL.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sumner's Ancestors

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William Sumner
1762 – 1845
Birth Place: Claremont, New Hampshire, USA
Parents
Benjamin Sumner
1736 – 1815
Hebron
Prudence Hubbard
1737 – 1821
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
William Sumner
1699 – 1778
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Clement Sumner
1671 – 1714
Margaret Harris
1674 – 1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sumner
– 1675
Elizabeth Clement
– 1687

William Sumner's Descendants

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William (Benjamin) Sumner (4 Oct 1762 – 1 January 1845) m. Esther Burnham (18 Feb 1764 – 6 Jan 1840)
  1. 1. William (Benjamin) Sumner (31 Dec 1783 – 26 Oct 1814) m. Ann Harrison (1785 – 28 Feb 1858)
    1. 1. Sydney (Harrison) Sumner (abt 1823 – 10 Aug 1890) m. Harriet (Pratt) Sumner (11 Aug 1821 – 25 March 1857)
      1. 1. James (Francis) Sumner (Jun 22 1842 – Nov 20 1889) m. Nellie Reed (Dec 02 1855 – Feb 24 1939)
        1. 1. Francis Sumner (abt 1875 – ) m. Grace Nichols (abt 1881 – ) m. Imogene (C) Sumner (abt 1882 – )

William Sumner's Timeline

6 Records

1762
4 Oct 1762
Birth of William Benjamin Sumner in Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
1762
4 Oct 1762
Birth of William Benjamin Sumner in Hebron, CT
Hebron, CT
1762
4 Oct 1762
Birth of William Benjamin Sumner in Claremont, New Hampshire, USA
Claremont, New Hampshire, USA
1782
20 Mar 1782
Age 20
William Benjamin Sumner was married in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
1845
1 January 1845
Age 83
Death of William Benjamin Sumner in St Paul, AL
St Paul, AL
1849
1 Jan 1849
Age 87
Death of William Benjamin Sumner in St Paul, Madison, Arkansas, USA
St Paul, Madison, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1762
    Event Place: Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: New Hampshire, Birth Records, 1659-1900

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1762
    Event Place: Hebron, CT

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1762
    Event Place: Claremont, New Hampshire, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1782
    Event Place: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1849
    Event Place: St Paul, Madison, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 January 1845
    Event Place: St Paul, AL

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