Joseph BENJAMIN

(b. 29 April 1673 , Yarmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 1 May 1738 , Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut )

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Joseph BENJAMIN was born 29 April 1673 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Joseph BENJAMIN was the child of ? and ?

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Joseph married Elizabeth COOKE 25 August 1698 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Elizabeth COOKE was born 30 June 1678 in Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point). Elizabeth died May 1738 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck). Elizabeth was the child of Richard COOKE and Grace LARABEE?.

Joseph BENJAMIN died 1 May 1738 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut .

son of Joseph Benjamin and Sarah Clark

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Joseph BENJAMIN married

Elizabeth COOKE-- Date: 25 August 1698 Place: Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Elizabeth COOKE was the child of Richard COOKE and Grace LARABEE?

Name: Joseph Benjamin
Marriage Date: 25 Aug 1698
Marriage Place: Preston, Connecticut, USA
Spouse: Elizabeth Coke

Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Children of Joseph BENJAMIN and Elizabeth COOKE:

Joseph BENJAMIN (b.15 August 1699, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 1 June 1738, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut )

Obediah BENJAMIN (b.15 August 1701, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 7 August 1746, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Mary YARRINGTON 19 August 1724 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Elizabeth BENJAMIN (b.11 November 1703, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )

Hannah BENJAMIN (b.3 March 1704, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )

Sarah BENJAMIN (b.17 January 1706, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )

Jemima BENJAMIN (b.2 February 1708, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 26 May 1729, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut )

Grace BENJAMIN (b.10 January 1709, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )

Jedediah BENJAMIN (b.15 July 1711, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 27 January 1805, Griswold, Connecticut, USA )

Daniel BENJAMIN (b.17 September 1714, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 30 July 1756, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut )

Abiel BENJAMIN (b.16 December 1716, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )

John BENJAMIN (b.17 December 1716, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )

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1673 Birth
29 April 1673
Yarmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BENJAMIN and Elizabeth COOKE 25 August 1698, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

He was 25 years old.

1699 Birth of Child
Joseph BENJAMIN was born 15 August 1699, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1701 Birth of Child
Obediah BENJAMIN was born 15 August 1701, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
Elizabeth BENJAMIN was born 11 November 1703, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Hannah BENJAMIN was born 3 March 1704, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Sarah BENJAMIN was born 17 January 1706, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Jemima BENJAMIN was born 2 February 1708, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Grace BENJAMIN was born 10 January 1709, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
Jedediah BENJAMIN was born 15 July 1711, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Joseph was 38 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Daniel BENJAMIN was born 17 September 1714, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Joseph was 41 years old.

1716 Birth of Child
Abiel BENJAMIN was born 16 December 1716, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Joseph was 43 years old.

1716 Birth of Child
John BENJAMIN was born 17 December 1716, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Joseph was 43 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1724 Marriage of Child
Obediah BENJAMIN married 19 August 1724, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck) to Mary YARRINGTON

1729 Death of Child
Jemima BENJAMIN died 26 May 1729, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Joseph was 56 years old.

1738 Death
1 May 1738
Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut

He died at the age of 65.

Joseph is buried at: Preston City Cemetery Preston New London County Connecticut, USA

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