Benjamin
WILCOX
(b.
abt. 1720
,
Richmond, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
d.
5 June 1813
,
Newport Landing, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Benjamin WILCOX was born abt. 1720 in Richmond, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Benjamin WILCOX was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Benjamin married Esther SHEFFIELD 16 December 1746 in Westerly, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Esther SHEFFIELD was born 16 December 1726 in Rhode Island, USA. Esther died 6 July 1813 in Newport, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Benjamin WILCOX died 5 June 1813 in Newport Landing, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Esther SHEFFIELD-- Date: 16 December 1746 Place: Westerly, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Children of Benjamin WILCOX and Esther SHEFFIELD:
Esther WILCOX (b.abt. 1762, Newport, West Hants, Hants, Acadie d. abt. 1840, Kempt, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Allen MOSHER 1780
Esther SHEFFIELD-- Date: 16 December 1746 Place: Westerly, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Children of Benjamin WILCOX and Esther SHEFFIELD:
Esther WILCOX (b.abt. 1762, Newport, West Hants, Hants, Acadie d. abt. 1840, Kempt, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Allen MOSHER 1780
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1746 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin WILCOX and Esther SHEFFIELD 16 December 1746, Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1813 Death 5 June 1813
Newport Landing, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Added: 12/25/2025 5:53:42 PM
- Updated: 12/25/2025 5:54:58 PM
The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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