Jul-28-2018
Husband: Joseph Benjamin
Born: Apr-29-1673/74 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co, MA 1 Died: May/Jun 1738 in Preston, New London Co, CT 1 Resided: (settled abt 1700) in Preston, New London Co, CT 1 Occupation: blacksmith 1 Father: Joseph Benjamin (1633 - 1704) Mother: Sarah Clarke (1639 - 1716) Notes 1
Wife: Elizabeth Cooke Married: Aug-25-1698 in Preston, New London Co, CT 1
Father: Richard Cooke (1678 - ) Mother: Grace Larabee Notes 1
M Child 1: Joseph Benjamin Born: Aug-15-1699 in Preston, New London Co, CT 1
M Child 2: Obediah Benjamin Also known as: Obed Benjamin Born: Aug- -1701 in Preston, New London Co, CT 1
F Child 3: Elizabeth Benjamin Born: Nov-11-1703 in Preston, New London Co, CT 1
F Child 4: Sarah Benjamin Born: Jan-17-1707 in Preston, New London Co, CT 1
M Child 5: Jedediah Benjamin Born: Jul-15-1711 in Preston, New London Co, CT 2 Baptized: Aug-17-1712 in Preston, New London Co, CT (see note 1) Died: Jan-27-1805 in Griswold, New London Co, CT 2 Census: 1790 in New London Co, CT 2 Wife: Patience Stanton b. Nov-10-1710 d. 1800 Married: Nov-11-1732 2 Wife: Mary Main Married: Dec- 6-1778 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 2,3
F Child 6: Hannah Benjamin
F Child 7: Grace Benjamin Born: Jan-10-1709/10 in Preston, New London Co, CT 1 Baptized: Apr-23-1710 in Preston, New London Co, CT 1
M Child 8: Daniel Benjamin Born: Sep- 7-1714 in Preston, New London Co, CT 1
M Child 9: Abial Benjamin Born: Dec-16-1716 in Preston, New London Co, CT 1
M Child 10: John Benjamin 1
Sources: (1) Gloria Wall Bicha, The Benjamin Family in America (1977), p. 29. (2) Gloria Wall Bicha, The Benjamin Family in America (1977), p. 54. (3) Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Vol. I, p. 71. Event Notes Note (1) First Congregational ChurchName Index