Benjamin COLT

Born

April 1698 , Lyme, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

4 October 1754 , Lyme, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Benjamin married Miriam HARRIS 26 May 1724 in Lyme, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Miriam HARRIS was born abt. 1700 in Old Saybrook, Crown Colony of Connecticut . Miriam died 30 July 1765 in Hadley, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Miriam was the child of Thomas HARRIS and Merrian WILLEY .

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Benjamin COLT married

Miriam HARRIS
Marriage date: 26 May 1724
Marriage place: Lyme, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Miriam HARRIS was the child of Thomas HARRIS and Merrian WILLEY

Children of Benjamin COLT and Miriam HARRIS

Benjamin COLT

Born: abt. 1738, Lyme, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 30 August 1781, Hadley, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Lucretia ELY

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Birth — 1698
April 1698
Lyme, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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

1724 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin COLT and Miriam HARRIS 26 May 1724, Lyme, Connecticut, USA (East Saybrook)

He was 26 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

Death — 1754
4 October 1754
Lyme, Crown Colony of Connecticut
He died at the age of 56.

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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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