flag female ancestor  Esther  PRESTON

  (b. 28 January 1683 Stratford, Connecticut Colony   d. 4 July 1764 Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut )  

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Esther PRESTON was born 28 January 1683 in Stratford, Connecticut Colony

Esther PRESTON was the child of Eliasaph PRESTON   and   Elizabeth BEACH and the grandchild of: (paternal)  William PRESTON and Mary SEABROOK (maternal)  John BEACH and Mary STAPLES?

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Esther  married  James BENHAM 9 December 1702 in Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James BENHAM  was born September 1679 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA.  James died 10 May 1745 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA.  James was the child of Joseph BENHAM and Winifred KING.

Esther PRESTON died 4 July 1764 in Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut.
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Esther PRESTON married flag male ancestor James BENHAM-- Date: 9 December 1702 Place: Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
James BENHAM was the child of Joseph BENHAM and Winifred KING




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birth1683 Birth
28 January 1683
Stratford, Connecticut Colony
marriage1702 Marriage / Partner
Esther PRESTON and James BENHAM 9 December 1702, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

She was 19 years old.
1711 Birth of Child
Samuel BENHAM was born 9 November 1711, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Esther was 28 years old.
1745 Death of Spouse/Partner
James BENHAM died 10 May 1745, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA
death1764 Death
4 July 1764
Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

She died at the age of 81.
Added: 9/8/2016 6:57:53 AM - Updated:
Did You Know?The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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