Sherren Family Tree » Ebenezer Benton (Lt) (1700-1776)
Personal data Ebenezer Benton (Lt)
Source 1Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11- He was born on June 12, 1700 in Guilford, New Haven Co., the British Colony of Connecticut (Colonial America).Sources 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11
- (Coat of Arms) in the year 1700: "BENTON".
- He died on February 11, 1776 in Guilford, New Haven Co., the British Colony of Connecticut (Colonial America), he was 75 years old.Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11
- He is buried in the year 1776 in Guilford, New Haven Co., the British Colony of Connecticut (Colonial America).Sources 3, 4, 10
Old North Cemetery
- A child of Ebenezer Benton and Abigail Graves
Household of Ebenezer Benton (Lt)
He is married to Esther Cruttenden.
They got married on November 3, 1725 at Guilford, New Haven Co., the British Colony of Connecticut (Colonial America), he was 25 years old.Sources 1, 2
Child(ren):
- Ebenezer Benton 1728-1813
- Stephen Benton 1731-1822
- Timothy Benton 1732-1822
- Bela Benton 1734-1753
- Josiah Benton 1736-1826
- Lot Benton 1739-1814
- Ruth Benton 1742-1813
- Rachel Benton 1743-1814
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Sources
- Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Edmund West, comp., Birth year: 1700; Birth city: Guilford; Birth state: CT / Ancestry.com
- Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Family Data Collection - Births, Edmund West, comp. / Ancestry.com
- Connecticut Revolutionary War Military Lists, 1775-83, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. / Ancestry.com
- Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com, Volume: 187 / Ancestry.ca
Historical events
Birthday June 12, 1700
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1700: Source: Wikipedia
- January 26 » The 8.7–9.2 Mw Cascadia earthquake takes place off the west coast of North America, as evidenced by Japanese records.
- February 27 » The island of New Britain is discovered by Europeans.
- February 28 » Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar.
- March 1 » Sweden introduces its own Swedish calendar, in an attempt to gradually merge into the Gregorian calendar, reverts to the Julian calendar on this date in 1712, and introduces the Gregorian calendar on this date in 1753.
Day of marriage November 3, 1725
- The temperature on November 3, 1725 was about 8.0 °C. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1725: Source: Wikipedia
- May 21 » The Order of St. Alexander Nevsky is instituted in Russia by Empress Catherine I. It would later be discontinued and then reinstated by the Soviet government in 1942 as the Order of Alexander Nevsky.
- September 5 » Wedding of Louis XV and Maria Leszczyńska.
Day of death February 11, 1776
- The temperature on February 11, 1776 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1776: Source: Wikipedia
- February 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia.
- March 2 » American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia units arrest the Royal Governor of Georgia James Wright and attempt to prevent capture of supply ships in the Battle of the Rice Boats.
- March 17 » American Revolution: The British Army evacuates Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
- August 27 » Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
- September 22 » Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution.
- December 7 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
Same birth/death day
- 1653 » Maria Amalia of Courland, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel († 1711)
- 1686 » Marie-Catherine Homassel Hecquet, French writer († 1764)
- 1711 » Louis Legrand, French priest and theologian († 1780)
- 1760 » Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai, French author, playwright, journalist, and politician († 1797)
- 1771 » Patrick Gass, American sergeant (Lewis and Clark Expedition) and author († 1870)
- 1775 » Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal († 1851)
- 1755 » Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist, playwright, and critic (b. 1675)
- 1763 » William Shenstone, English poet and gardener (b. 1714)
- 1795 » Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (b. 1740)
- 1829 » Alexander Griboyedov, Russian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1795)
- 1862 » Elizabeth Siddal, English poet and artist's model (b. 1829)
- 1868 » Léon Foucault, French physicist and academic (b. 1819)
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