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  (b. 27 October 1710 Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 10 May 1808 West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )  

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Benjamin DAY was born 27 October 1710 in Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Benjamin DAY was the child of John DAY   and   Marah "Mary" SMITH and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Thomas DAY and Sarah COOPER

Benjamin had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Benjamin  married  Eunice MORGAN 9 October 1742 in West Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay .  The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Eunice MORGAN  was born 24 June 1716 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard).  Eunice died 25 January 1765

Benjamin DAY died 10 May 1808 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.





m. Eunice Morgan
m. Lucy Bardwell


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Benjamin DAY married flag female ancestor Eunice MORGAN-- Date: 9 October 1742 Place: West Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay


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birth1710 Birth
27 October 1710
Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
marriage1742 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin DAY and Eunice MORGAN 9 October 1742, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

He was 31 years old.
1743 Birth of Child
Benjamin DAY was born 28 August 1743, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

Benjamin was 32 years old.
1745 Birth of Child
Eunice DAY was born 1 June 1745, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Benjamin was 34 years old.
1746 Birth of Child
Benjamin DAY was born 23 February 1746, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Benjamin was 35 years old.
1746 Death of Child
Benjamin DAY died 25 September 1746, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Benjamin was 35 years old.
1749 Birth of Child
Daniel DAY was born 8 July 1749, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Benjamin was 38 years old.
1751 Birth of Child
Robert DAY was born 16 August 1751, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

Benjamin was 40 years old.
1752 Birth of Child
Mahlah DAY was born 31 July 1752, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

Benjamin was 41 years old.
1754 Death of Child
Mahlah DAY died 28 September 1754, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

Benjamin was 43 years old.
1755 Birth of Child
Heman DAY was born 27 December 1755, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Benjamin was 45 years old.
1759 Birth of Child
Lydia DAY was born 1 November 1759, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Benjamin was 49 years old.
1764 Birth of Child
Clarissa DAY was born 18 June 1764, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

Benjamin was 53 years old.
Revolutionary War
DAY, BENJAMIN
Ancestor #: A030854
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 10-27-1710 SPRINGFIELD HAMPSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 5-10-1808 WEST SPRINGFIELD HAMPSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS
Service Source: MADAR, TOWN OFFICIALS 1775-1783, GRC S1, VOL 71, PP 70, 72, 76
Service Description: 1) REPRESENTATIVE TO GENERAL COURT, MODERATOR, SELECTMAN

RESIDENCE
1) City: WEST SPRINGFIELD - County: HAMPSHIRE CO - State: MASSACHUSETTS

SPOUSE
1) EUNICE MORGAN
2) LUCY SHELDON
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marriage1779 Marriage of Child
Heman DAY married 11 September 1779, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard) to Lois ELY
1794 Death of Child
Benjamin DAY died 23 April 1794, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Benjamin was 83 years old.
Death
Name: Benjamin Day
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 10 May 1808
Death Place: West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 98
Birth Date: 1710
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B39208-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186172
Reference ID: Book 2, P 97

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FCMW-T5W : 10 December 2014), Benjamin Day, 10 May 1808; citing West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference Book 2, P 97; FHL microfilm 186,172.'
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Park Street Cemetery West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA

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Benjamin is buried at: Park Street Cemetery West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Added: 7/11/2017 4:33:50 PM - Updated: 2/23/2025 11:40:35 AM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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