Obediah "Obed" BENJAMIN

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abt. 1729 , Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

17 May 1806 , Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Obediah BENJAMIN Mary YARRINGTON

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Born: abt. 1729 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Father: Obediah BENJAMIN

Mother: Mary YARRINGTON

Paternal grandparents: Joseph BENJAMIN , Elizabeth COOKE

Maternal grandparents: Peter YARRINGTON , Abiah WOODWARD

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Obediah "Obed" married Mary HURD 27 March 1755 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary HURD was born 20 January 1731 in Plainfield, Connecticut, USA (Moosup) (Wauregan) (Central Village) (Almyville) (Packerville). Mary died 13 October 1786 in Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Obediah "Obed" BENJAMIN died 17 May 1806 in Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Obediah "Obed" BENJAMIN married

Mary HURD
Marriage date: 27 March 1755
Marriage place: Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Children of Obediah "Obed" BENJAMIN and Mary HURD

Lydia BENJAMIN

Born: 20 October 1768, Horton Twp., Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1848, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: William PARKER 1790

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Obediah "Obed" BENJAMIN and Mary HURD 27 March 1755, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

1768 Birth of Child
Lydia BENJAMIN was born 20 October 1768, Horton Twp., Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary HURD died 13 October 1786, Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1806
17 May 1806
Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Record added: 11/28/2024 3:13:36 PM
Last updated: 11/28/2024 3:15:46 PM

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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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