Benjamin
PRESCOTT
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Born: 16 September 1687 in Concord, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
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Benjamin married Elizabeth HIGGINSON 20 October 1715 in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth HIGGINSON was born 28 June 1696 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth died 20 March 1723 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA.
Benjamin PRESCOTT died 27 May 1777 in Salem, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay.
m. Mercy Gibbs, 15 July 1732
m. Mary Pepperell, 6 October 1748
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Elizabeth HIGGINSONMarriage date: 20 October 1715
Marriage place: Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Children of Benjamin PRESCOTT and Elizabeth HIGGINSON
Benjamin PRESCOTTDied: 18 August 1778, Salem, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
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Birth — 168716 September 1687
Concord, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
1715 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin PRESCOTT and Elizabeth HIGGINSON 20 October 1715, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
He was 28 years old.
1717 Birth of ChildBenjamin PRESCOTT was born 29 January 1717, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin was 29 years old.
1723 Death of Spouse/PartnerElizabeth HIGGINSON died 20 March 1723, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
1741 Marriage of ChildBenjamin PRESCOTT married 12 August 1741, Concord, Massachusetts, USA to Rebeckah MINOT
Death — 177727 May 1777
Salem, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 89.
Record added: 12/6/2019 3:51:55 PM
Last updated: 7/25/2024 12:46:55 AM
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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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