flag male ancestor  Benjamin  SHAPLEY

  (b. September 1645 Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 3 August 1706 New London, Crown Colony of Connecticut )  

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Benjamin SHAPLEY was born September 1645 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Benjamin SHAPLEY was the child of Nicholas SHAPLEY   and   Annie GODFREY

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Benjamin  married  Mary PICKETT 10 April 1672 in New London, Connecticut Colony .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary PICKETT  was born 16 January 1652 in New London, Connecticut, USA.  Mary died 15 January 1734 in New London, Connecticut, USA.  Mary was the child of John PICKETT and Ruth BREWSTER.

Benjamin SHAPLEY died 3 August 1706 in New London, Crown Colony of Connecticut.
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Benjamin SHAPLEY married flag female ancestor Mary PICKETT-- Date: 10 April 1672 Place: New London, Connecticut Colony
Mary PICKETT was the child of John PICKETT and Ruth BREWSTER




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birth1645 Birth
September 1645
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
marriage1672 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin SHAPLEY and Mary PICKETT 10 April 1672, New London, Connecticut, USA

He was 26 years old.
1672 Birth of Child
Ruth SHAPLEY was born 21 December 1672, New London, Connecticut, USA

Benjamin was 27 years old.
death1706 Death
3 August 1706
New London, Crown Colony of Connecticut

He died at the age of 60.
Added: 3/24/2025 6:56:41 PM - Updated: 3/24/2025 7:02:58 PM
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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