Benjamin
PRESCOTT
(b.
29 January 1717
,
Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
18 August 1778
,
Salem, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
)
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Benjamin PRESCOTT was born 29 January 1717 in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Benjamin PRESCOTT was the child of Benjamin PRESCOTT and Elizabeth HIGGINSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jonathan PRESCOTT and Elizabeth HOARESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Benjamin married Rebeckah MINOT 12 August 1741 in Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Rebeckah MINOT was born 15 May 1720 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. Rebeckah died 8 October 1761 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. Rebeckah was the child of James MINOT and Martha LANE.
Benjamin PRESCOTT died 18 August 1778 in Salem, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay.
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Family and Children of Benjamin PRESCOTT
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Rebeckah MINOT-- Date: 12 August 1741 Place: Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Rebeckah MINOT was the child of James MINOT and Martha LANE
"mr Benjamin Prescott of Salem and mrs Rebekah Minott of Concord were married by Justice Minott august : 12 : 1741"
Name: Benjamin Prescott
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Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 12 Aug 1741
Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouse's Name: Rebecca Minot
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Reference ID: Vol. 3, page 111
GS Film Number: 761210
Digital Folder Number: 007009571
Image Number: 00079
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch.org : 5 November 2017), Benjamin Prescott and Rebecca Minot, 12 Aug 1741; citing Marriage, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 761,210.
Children of Benjamin PRESCOTT and Rebeckah MINOT:
Rebecca Minot PRESCOTT (b.20 May 1742, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 19 April 1813, New Haven, Connecticut, USA )
m. Roger SHERMAN 12 May 1763 in Danvers, Massachusetts, USA
Martha PRESCOTT (b.23 November 1744, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 25 October 1825, Salem, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Stephen GOODHUE 29 September 1767
Benajmin PRESCOTT (b.14 March 1746, Danvers, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. May 1751, Danvers, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
James PRESCOTT (b.15 March 1749, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 25 May 1842, New Haven, Connecticut, USA )
Elizabeth PRESCOTT (b.1 December 1752, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 11 May 1813, New Haven, Connecticut, USA )
Mercy PRESCOTT (b.5 February 1755, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 19 May 1809, Salem, Massachusetts, USA)
Benjamin PRESCOTT (b.27 October 1757, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 23 October 1839, New Haven, Connecticut, USA )
Mary PRESCOTT (b.9 May 1760, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 29 January 1846, Concord, Massachusetts, USA)
Rebeckah MINOT-- Date: 12 August 1741 Place: Concord, Province of Massachusetts BaySee marriage record for Benjamin PRESCOTT and Rebeckah MINOTRebeckah MINOT was the child of James MINOT and Martha LANE
"mr Benjamin Prescott of Salem and mrs Rebekah Minott of Concord were married by Justice Minott august : 12 : 1741"
Name: Benjamin Prescott
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 12 Aug 1741
Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Gender: Male
Age:
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Father's Name:
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Mother's Name:
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Spouse's Name: Rebecca Minot
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Spouse's Gender: Female
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Certificate Number:
Page:
Reference ID: Vol. 3, page 111
GS Film Number: 761210
Digital Folder Number: 007009571
Image Number: 00079
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch.org : 5 November 2017), Benjamin Prescott and Rebecca Minot, 12 Aug 1741; citing Marriage, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 761,210.
Children of Benjamin PRESCOTT and Rebeckah MINOT:
Rebecca Minot PRESCOTT (b.20 May 1742, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 19 April 1813, New Haven, Connecticut, USA )m. Roger SHERMAN 12 May 1763 in Danvers, Massachusetts, USA
Martha PRESCOTT (b.23 November 1744, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 25 October 1825, Salem, Massachusetts, USA)m. Stephen GOODHUE 29 September 1767
Benajmin PRESCOTT (b.14 March 1746, Danvers, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. May 1751, Danvers, Province of Massachusetts Bay) James PRESCOTT (b.15 March 1749, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 25 May 1842, New Haven, Connecticut, USA ) Elizabeth PRESCOTT (b.1 December 1752, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 11 May 1813, New Haven, Connecticut, USA ) Mercy PRESCOTT (b.5 February 1755, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 19 May 1809, Salem, Massachusetts, USA) Benjamin PRESCOTT (b.27 October 1757, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 23 October 1839, New Haven, Connecticut, USA ) Mary PRESCOTT (b.9 May 1760, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 29 January 1846, Concord, Massachusetts, USA)
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1717 Birth 29 January 1717
Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1741 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin PRESCOTT and Rebeckah MINOT 12 August 1741, Concord, Massachusetts, USA
He was 24 years old.
1742 Birth of ChildRebecca Minot PRESCOTT was born 20 May 1742, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin was 25 years old.
1744 Birth of ChildMartha PRESCOTT was born 23 November 1744, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin was 27 years old.
1746 Birth of ChildBenajmin PRESCOTT was born 14 March 1746, Danvers, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin was 29 years old.
1749 Birth of ChildJames PRESCOTT was born 15 March 1749, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin was 32 years old.
1751 Death of ChildBenajmin PRESCOTT died May 1751, Danvers, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin was 34 years old.
1752 Birth of ChildElizabeth PRESCOTT was born 1 December 1752, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin was 35 years old.
1755 Birth of ChildMercy PRESCOTT was born 5 February 1755, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin was 38 years old.
1757 Birth of ChildBenjamin PRESCOTT was born 27 October 1757, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin was 40 years old.
1760 Birth of ChildMary PRESCOTT was born 9 May 1760, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin was 43 years old.
1761 Death of Spouse/PartnerRebeckah MINOT died 8 October 1761, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
1763 Marriage of ChildRebecca Minot PRESCOTT married 12 May 1763, Danvers, Massachusetts, USA to Roger SHERMAN
1778 Death 18 August 1778
Salem, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 61.
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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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