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Personal data Abigail Putnam 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Household of Abigail Putnam

She is married to David Bensley.

They got married September 1815 at Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States, she was 39 years old.Source 6


Child(ren):

  1. Angeline Benchley  ± 1817-????
  2. William Benchley  1818-1893


Notes about Abigail Putnam

United States Census, 1850
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Abigail Putnam
Birth  10 February 1776 • Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Death  15 May 1858 • Herkimer, New York, United States
Parents  Mary Gibbs • Stephen Putnam
Spouse  David Bensley • Loved Hoskins • Mr. Robertson
Children  Angeline Benchley • William Benchley

Lead confidence: 5
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Abigail Putnam
Birth  10 February 1794
Death  1859
Parents  Polly Young • Thomas Putnam
Spouse  John Temple Holden
Children  Abigail Holden • Caroline Holden • John Temple Holden • Lewis Holden

Lead confidence: 3
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SOURCE: Putnam Family, New England Genealogical Society, p. 280
SOURCE: PUTNAM FAMILY, NEW ENGLAND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY PG 280; HISTORY OF PUTNAM FAMILY IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA , VOL 1., PG 57, VOL 2, PD 280; SARATOGA EPITAPHS, VOL 44; NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, PG 182; STATUS REPORT, PG 12, DTD 19 NOV 1991
Stephen and Mary (Gibbs) Putnam Family, by Eben Putnam (1891) From a published history of the family, by Eben Putnam: "Stephen Putnam, (Elisha, Edward, Thomas, John), born in Sutton, 4 April 1728; died, according to Gen. Rufus Putnam's account, at Northampton, 5 Mar. 1803; another account states the death as occurring in May, 1802. He married 14 Mar. 1755, Mary, daughter of John and Abigail (Chase) Gibbs of Sutton, born 10 Mar. 1737. Children, nearly all born in Sutton: Solomon, b. 17 July 1755. Mary Jane, b. 10 June 1757. Rhoda, b. 3 July 1759; m. John Evans and had several children. This family removed to western New York. John, b. Winchester, NH, 10 May 1761, of Chesterfield, Vt. Gideon, b. 17 April 1763. Elisha, b. 13 May 1765. Lewis, b. ______. In 1854 was of Lansingburg and without children. Charlotte, b. 11 Jan. 1767; m. James Ross and had several children. This family removed to the western part of New York. David, b. 21 Mar. 1771; d 9 Aug. 1832. Rufus, b. 22 Mar. 1773. Abigail, b. 10 Feb. 1776; m. Mr. Robertson. Lived in western New York. Lavina, b. 5 May 1780. Stephen Putnam removed from Sutton to Hampshire county, but finally settled in Winchester, NH." (Eben Putnam, History of the Putnam Family, Vol 1, pp. 160-61)

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Abigail Putnam

Abigail Putnam
1776-1858

1815

David Bensley
1755-1847

Angeline Benchley
± 1817-????
William Benchley
1818-1893

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  1. Abigail Putnam in entry for Looed Hoskins, "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920"
    "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDKT-GM9 : 24 January 2020), Abigail Putnam in entry for Looed Hoskins, 1800.
  2. Legacy NFS Source: Abigail Putnam - Published information: birth-name: Abigail Putnam
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    Published information: birth-name: Abigail Putnam
    Published information: female
    Published information: birth: 8 April 1776; Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
    Published information: death: 15 May 1858; Herkimer, New York, United States
  3. Abigail Putnam, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
    "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLFG-84Q : 11 February 2018), Looed Hoskins and Abigail Putnam, 03 Jun 1800; citing Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,268.
  4. Abigail Putnam in entry for Looed Hoskins, "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920"
    "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDGK-JXR : 24 January 2020), Abigail Putnam in entry for Looed Hoskins, 1800.
    This extracted record was used to create this person in Family Tree.
  5. Abigail Putnam in entry for Looed Hoskins, "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920"
    "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDL4-SXF : 24 January 2020), Abigail Putnam in entry for Looed Hoskins, 1800.
  6. FamilySearch, L71S-M2G (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L71S-M2G) , 20 Mar 2020, March 20, 2020
    https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L71S-M2G

Historical events

Birthday February 10, 1776

  • The temperature on February 10, 1776 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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
    • May 1 » Establishment of the Illuminati in Ingolstadt, Upper Bavaria, by Jesuit-taught Adam Weishaupt.
    • May 19 » American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
    • June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day.
    • August 2 » The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.
    • September 11 » British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
    • September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.

Day of death May 15, 1858

  • The temperature on May 15, 1858 was about 14.1 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
  • From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • In the year 1858: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • January 14 » Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris.
    • July 1 » Joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society of London.
    • August 5 » Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month.
    • August 7 » The first Australian rules football match is played between Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College.
    • August 20 » Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution through natural selection in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace's same theory.
    • August 21 » The first of the Lincoln–Douglas debates is held in Ottawa, Illinois.


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