Joseph BENJAMIN

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September 16, 1633 , Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

April 27, 1704 , Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Born: September 16, 1633 in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Joseph married Jemima LOMBARD 10 June 1661 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jemima LOMBARD was born abt. 1636 in Massachusetts, USA. Jemima died 5 April 1666 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Cotuit) (Centerville) (Hyannis). Jemima was the child of Thomas LOMBARD and Unknown UNKNOWN.

Joseph married (2) Sarah CLARK December 12, 1666 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah CLARK was born August 1, 1639 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA (South Yarmouth) (West Yarmouth) (Yarmouth Port). Sarah died June 21, 1738 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset).

Joseph BENJAMIN died April 27, 1704 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
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Joseph BENJAMIN married

Jemima LOMBARD
Marriage date: 10 June 1661
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Jemima LOMBARD was the child of Thomas LOMBARD and Unknown UNKNOWN

Children of Joseph BENJAMIN and Jemima LOMBARD

Jemima BENJAMIN

Born: February 1665, Yarmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 4 November 1732, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Stephen GATES 8 November 1686 Place: Stow, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph BENJAMIN married

Sarah CLARK
Marriage date: December 12, 1666
Marriage place: Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Joseph BENJAMIN and Sarah CLARK

Hannah BENJAMIN

Born: February 7, 1668, Yarmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: ,

Married: Simon GATES May 4, 1688 Place: Stow, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1633
September 16, 1633
Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1661 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BENJAMIN and Jemima LOMBARD 10 June 1661, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

He was 27 years old.

1665 Birth of Child
Jemima BENJAMIN was born February 1665, Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA (South Yarmouth) (West Yarmouth) (Yarmouth Port)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BENJAMIN and Sarah CLARK December 12, 1666, Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA

He was 33 years old.

1666 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jemima LOMBARD died 5 April 1666, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Cotuit) (Centerville) (Hyannis)

1668 Birth of Child
Hannah BENJAMIN was born February 7, 1668, Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA (South Yarmouth) (West Yarmouth) (Yarmouth Port)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1686 Marriage of Child
Jemima BENJAMIN married 8 November 1686, Stow, Massachusetts, USA to Stephen GATES

1688 Marriage of Child
Hannah BENJAMIN married May 4, 1688, Stow, Massachusetts, USA to Simon GATES

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

Death — 1704
April 27, 1704
Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut
He died at the age of 70.

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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