Benjamin
SANFORD
(b.
9 July 1733
,
Newport, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
d.
4 June 1828
,
Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Benjamin SANFORD was born 9 July 1733 in Newport, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Benjamin SANFORD was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Benjamin married Amelia BENTLEY 28 February 1754 in Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Amelia BENTLEY was born 14 January 1733 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (North Kingston) (Wickford) (Davisville) (Saunderstown) (Allenton). Amelia died abt. 1799 in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Benjamin SANFORD died 4 June 1828 in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Amelia BENTLEY-- Date: 28 February 1754 Place: , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Saint Pauls Church, Kings, Rhode Island
Children of Benjamin SANFORD and Amelia BENTLEY:
John SANFORD (b.1 April 1776, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 6 April 1842, Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Lucy FARNSWORTH 24 November 1814
Amelia BENTLEY-- Date: 28 February 1754 Place: , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence PlantationsSaint Pauls Church, Kings, Rhode Island
Children of Benjamin SANFORD and Amelia BENTLEY:
John SANFORD (b.1 April 1776, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 6 April 1842, Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Lucy FARNSWORTH 24 November 1814
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1733 Birth 9 July 1733
Newport, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1754 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin SANFORD and Amelia BENTLEY 28 February 1754, , Rhode Island, USA
He was 20 years old.
1776 Birth of ChildJohn SANFORD was born 1 April 1776, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Benjamin was 42 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1828 Death 4 June 1828
Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 94.
Added: 12/16/2025 2:24:46 PM
- Updated: 12/16/2025 2:25:45 PM
The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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