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William Benjamin Sumner 1762–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1762

Birth Location: Claremont, New Hampshire, USA

Death Date: 1 Jan 1849

Death Location: St Paul, Arkansas

Father: Benjamin Sumner

Mother: Prudence Hubbard

Spouse(s): Esther Burnham

Children(s): William Sumner, John 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 John Chipman Sumner, William B Sumner. William Benjamin Sumner passed away in 1849 in St Paul, Arkansas.

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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 John Chipman Sumner, William B Sumner.
  • William Benjamin Sumner passed away in 1849 in St Paul, Arkansas.

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William Sumner's Ancestors

Self
William Sumner
1762–1849
Birth Place: Claremont, New Hampshire, USA
Parents
Benjamin Sumner
1736–1815
Hebron
Prudence Hubbard
1737–1821
Grandparents
William Sumner
1699–1788
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
David (Hubbard) Captain
1685–1760
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Prudence Goodrich
1701–1783
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Clement Sumner
1671–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sumner
1627–1675
Elizabeth Clement
1633–1687

William Sumner's Descendants

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William (Benjamin) Sumner (4 Oct 1762–1 Jan 1849) m. Esther Burnham (1762–6 Jan 1840)
  1. 1. William (B) Sumner 1783–
    1. 1. Sidney (Hale) Sumner 1823–1890 m. Harriet Pratt 1822–1857 m. Ellen (Prudence Norton) Sumner 1840–1926
      1. 1. James (F) Sumner 1842–1889 m. Nellie (L) Sumner 1855–1939 m. Tamson (J) Bradley 1842–1872
        1. 1. James (Francis) Sumner 1874–1932 m. Grace (May) Nichols 1880–
        2. 2. Benjamin (Anson) Sumner 1878–1954
        3. 3. Ethel (E) Sumner 1879–1961
      2. 2. George (Henry) Sumner 1853–1934
      3. 3. Anson (Harrison) Sumner 1840–1905
      4. 4. Hariet (Ellen Sumner) Sumner 1857–
      5. 5. Mary Sumner 1863–1938
      6. 6. Alice Sumner 1867–
      7. 7. Elanor Sumner 1867–
      8. 8. Charla Sumner 1880–
  2. 2. John (Chipman) Sumner 1794–1867

William Sumner's Timeline

2 Records

1762
4 Oct 1762
Birth of William Benjamin Sumner in Claremont, New Hampshire, USA
Claremont, New Hampshire, USA
1849
1 Jan 1849
Age 87
Death of William Benjamin Sumner in St Paul, Arkansas
St Paul, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1762
    Event Place: Claremont, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 89560
    [3] New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index
    [4] New Hampshire, Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1849
    Event Place: St Paul, Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 89560

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