flag male ancestor  Benjamin  COLTON

  (b. 18 June 1695 Longmeadow, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 6 February 1770 Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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Benjamin COLTON was born 18 June 1695 in Longmeadow, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Benjamin COLTON was the child of ?   and   ?

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Benjamin  married  Elizabeth PYNCHON 16 February 1721 in Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth PYNCHON  was born 27 December 1702 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard).  Elizabeth died 26 September 1776 in Ludlow, Massachusetts, USA.  Elizabeth was the child of John PYNCHON and Bathshuba TAYLOR.

Benjamin COLTON died 6 February 1770 in Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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Benjamin COLTON married flag female ancestor Elizabeth PYNCHON-- Date: 16 February 1721 Place: Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Elizabeth PYNCHON was the child of John PYNCHON and Bathshuba TAYLOR




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birth1695 Birth
18 June 1695
Longmeadow, Province of Massachusetts Bay
marriage1721 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin COLTON and Elizabeth PYNCHON 16 February 1721, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

He was 25 years old.
1722 Birth of Child
Benjamin COLTON was born 1 February 1722, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Benjamin was 26 years old.
marriage1741 Marriage of Child
Benjamin COLTON married 13 February 1741, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard) to Abiah COOLEY
death1770 Death
6 February 1770
Springfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

He died at the age of 74.
Added: 2/10/2022 3:11:09 PM - Updated: 2/10/2022 3:12:01 PM
Did You Know?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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