Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Jedediah Benjamin    
                Born: Jul-15-1711          in Preston, New London Co, CT  1
            Baptized: Aug-17-1712          in Preston, New London Co, CT   (see note 1)
                Died: Jan-27-1805          in Griswold, New London Co, CT  1
              Census: 1790                 in New London Co, CT  1
              Father: Joseph Benjamin   (     - 1738) 
              Mother: Elizabeth Cooke 
Other spouse 2
Notes 1 
                Wife: Patience Stanton     
             Married: Nov-11-1732           1
                Born: Nov-10-1710          in Groton, New London Co, CT  1
                Died: 1800                 in Preston, New London Co, CT  
              Father: John Stanton 
              Mother: Ann Hucheson 
Notes 
           M Child 1: Phineas Benjamin      
                Born: Oct- 5-1733          in Preston, New London Co, CT  1
           F Child 2: Patience Benjamin      
                Born: Feb-25-1735          in Preston, New London Co, CT  1
                Died: ca 1770              in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT  1,2
             Husband: Hopestill Cleveland  b. Apr-17-1726  d. Jan- 6-1809  
             Married: May- 9-1754          in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT  2,3
           F Child 3: Hannah Benjamin      
                Born: May-22-1737          in Preston, New London Co, CT  3
             Husband: Benjamin Brown  b. Apr-  -1732/33  d. Jan- 1-1792  
             Married: Feb-25-1755          in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT  3,4 (see note 2)
             Husband: Benjamin Abbott  
             Married: Jun-30-1793           3
           M Child 4: Jedediah Benjamin      
                Born: Aug-28-1741          in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT  1
                Died: Nov-  -1745          in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT  1
           M Child 5: Simeon Benjamin      
                Born: Oct-28-1744          in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT  1
           M Child 6: Daniel Benjamin      
                Born: May-29-1747          in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT  1
                Died: Oct- 1-1749           1
           F Child 7: Joannah Benjamin      
                Born: Jul-10-1749          in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT  1
           F Child 8: Elizabeth Benjamin      
                Born: Oct-13-1750          in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT  5 (see note 3)
           F Child 9: Doritha Benjamin      
                Born: Apr-22-1752          in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT  5

Sources:
(1) Gloria Wall Bicha, The Benjamin Family in America (1977), p. 54. 
(2) Edmund Janes Cleveland, The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families (1899) 
(http://www.archive.org/details/TheGenealogyOfTheClevelandAndCleavelandFamilies), p. 
130. 
(3) Gloria Wall Bicha, The Benjamin Family in America (1977), p. 113. 
(4) Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Canterbury Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 70. 
(5) Gloria Wall Bicha, The Benjamin Family in America (1977), p. 55. 

Event Notes
Note (1) First Congregational Church
Note (2) at Canterbury Congregational Church
Note (3) "The Benjamin Family in America," p. 55, reports birth date as Oct 13 1749,
conflicting with birth date of sister Joannah's July 1749 birth date.







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