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  (b. 14 January 1733 North Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations   d. abt. 1799 Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada )  

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Amelia BENTLEY was born 14 January 1733 in North Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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Amelia  married  Benjamin SANFORD 28 February 1754 in Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Benjamin SANFORD  was born 9 July 1733 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.  Benjamin died 4 June 1828 in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. 

Amelia BENTLEY died abt. 1799 in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.







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Amelia BENTLEY married flag male ancestor Benjamin SANFORD-- 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:

flag male ancestor 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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birth1733 Birth
14 January 1733
North Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
marriage1754 Marriage / Partner
Amelia BENTLEY and Benjamin SANFORD 28 February 1754, , Rhode Island, USA

She was 21 years old.
1776 Birth of Child
John SANFORD was born 1 April 1776, Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Amelia was 43 years old.
Added: 12/16/2025 2:25:14 PM - Updated: 2/14/2026 12:50:37 PM
Did You Know?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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