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Personal data Benjamin Smith 

• He was born on April 11, 1658 in Farmington, Hartford Co., CT.
• He was christened on April 14, 1658 in Farmington, Hartford Co., CT.
• (note1) .Source 1

  Source: Luana Rampton, Dyann Lewis, Beverly Jean Snyder Bender, L. L. Adams, Robert Holm, et al.

• He died on May 9, 1738 in Springfield, Hampshire Co., MA, he was 80 years old.
• He is buried after May 9, 1738 in Hartford Co., CT.
• A child of William Smith and Elizabeth Downe
• This information was last updated on March 21, 2023.

Household of Benjamin Smith

He is married to Mary Buck.

They got married on October 7, 1725 at Springfield, Hampshire Co., MA, he was 67 years old.

Notes about Benjamin Smith

Benjamin Smith

Sources: Author: Rampton, Luana; Lewis, Dyann; Bender, Beverly Jean Snyder; Adams, L. L.; Holm, Robert; et al.; Title: "Benjamin Smith," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: viii Mar MMXXIII)

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"Benjamin Smith 11 April 1658 - 9 May 1738 ... Male
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Life Sketch

BIRTH: The children of William Smith of Farmington are identified by name and age in his inv of estate, 6 Jan 1669, Hartford, Conn. District Probate, 3:69 (FHL #004572). Benjamin was listed as being 11 yrs old in Apr 1669. Place of birth was almost certainly Farmington where the family is of record, 1655-1678.
CHR: Farmington 1st Congregational Church recs, 1:52 (FHL #004241). The given name appears to have been written later in pencil.
MAR #1: No mar rec found. Mar is proved by the adm of estate of Samuel Loomis (father of Ruth) 30 Sept 1690, Hampshire Co. Probate, 2:54 (FHL #879184).
MAR #2: Springfield Vital Records, 1:120 (FHL #185414). This is a mar intention; actual mar rec not found in Springfield or Simsbury vital recs. Wife is called "widow Mary Buttolyth of Simsbury," no doubt the widow of David Buttolph of Simsbury, who died 5 Apr 1717. Mary Buttolph, widow, was granted adm of estate on 6 Aug 1717 (Hartford District Probate, abstracted in Charles W. Manwaring, ed., Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, 3 vols. [Hartford, 1904-1906], 1:366-67 [FHL #974.6 P2m]).
MAR #3: "Windsor Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1637-1850," Barbour Collection (typescript, 1929; Conn. State Library, Hartford), 259 (FHL #002983). Intentions were recorded in Springfield Vital Records, 1:161, 24 Jan 1725/6 (FHL #185414). Hannah Phelps was possibly a widow, maiden name "Hanchet." See Israel P. Warren, The Stanley Families of America (Portland, Me., 1887), 28 (FHL #908714).
DEATH: No death rec found. See the will of Benjamin Smith of Springfield, 14 May 1735, proved 9 May 1738, inv 23 May 1738, Hampshire Co. Probate, 6:9-10,19-20 (FHL #879185).
OCC: Yeoman
NOTE: Deed from Benjamin Smith of Westfield to John Reed, dated 5 Apr 1707 states that Benjamin was formerly of Farmington, Conn. and that he is a brother of Jonathan Smith and Jobanna Smith. This leaves no doubt as to the origin and identity of Benjamin Smith (Farmington Deeds, 3:217 [FHL #004216]).

Benjamin b. Apr. 1656 bap. Apr. 14, 1658 living in Westfield, Mass., Jan. 8, 1713.

Vitals
... Benjamin Smith Sex Male Birth 11 April 1658 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Last Changed: December 16, 2020 by Robert Holm

Christening 14 April 1658 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

Death 9 May 1738 Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Last Changed: January 7, 2023 by Luana Rampton

Burial 1738 Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Spouses and Children

Benjamin Smith 1658 - 1738
Marriage: 11 April 1678 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Ruth Loomis 1660 - 1725

Children of Ruth Loomis and Benjamin Smith (9)

[1] William Smith 1683 - 1749
[2] Ruth Smith 1685 - 1726
[3] Benjamin Smith 1687 - 1758
[4] Samuel Smith I 1689 - 1725
[5] Elizabeth Smith 1692 - 1780
[6] Rachel Smith 1694 - 1761
[7] Jonathan Smith 1697 - 1772
[8] Job Smith 1700 - 1786
[9] Mary Smith 1703 - 1748

Benjamin Smith 1658 - 1738
Marriage: 24 Jan 1725 Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Hannah Phelps Deceased

Benjamin Smith 1658 - 1738
Marriage: 7 October 1725
Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Mary Buck 1672 - 1730

Parents and Siblings

William Smith 1616 - 1680
No Marriage Events
Elizabeth Stanley 1621 - 1678

Children of Elizabeth Stanley and William Smith (8)

[1] Jonathan Smith 1647 - 1721
[2] Jobannah SMITH 1649 - 1676
[3] Susannah Smith 1651 - 1751
[4] Mehitable Smith 1653 - Deceased
[5] Joseph Smith 1655 - 1718
[6] Benjamin Smith 1658 - 1738
[7] William SMITH 1661 - 1676
[8] Samuel Smith 1664 - 1724"
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