Benjamin HEWITT

(b. 10 August 1688 , Stonington, Connecticut, Dominion of New England d. 12 May 1761 , Stonington, Crown Colony of Connecticut )

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Benjamin HEWITT was born 10 August 1688 in Stonington, Connecticut, Dominion of New England

Benjamin HEWITT was the child of Benjamin HEWITT and Marie Ellen "Mary" FANNING and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas HEWITT and Hannah PALMER (maternal) Edmund FANNING and Ellen BUTLER?

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Benjamin married Ann PALMER 3 March 1707 in Stonington, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Ann PALMER was born 20 May 1683 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA. Ann died 12 May 1761 in Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point). Ann was the child of Gershom PALMER and Ann Borodell DENISON.

Benjamin HEWITT died 12 May 1761 in Stonington, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
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Benjamin HEWITT married

Ann PALMER-- Date: 3 March 1707 Place: Stonington, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Ann PALMER was the child of Gershom PALMER and Ann Borodell DENISON

Children of Benjamin HEWITT and Ann PALMER:

Kesiah HEWITT (b.13 August 1708, Stonington, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )

Walter HEWITT (b.20 March 1710, Stonington, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )
m. Elizabeth DECTHIC (DETHICK) 26 December 1746 in Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point)

Nathan HEWITT (b.11 June 1712, Stonington, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )

Jepthia Gershom HEWITT (b.6 September 1714, Stonington, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 8 March 1774, North Stonington, Crown Colony of Connecticut)
m. Mary YORK 31 January 1734 in North Stonington, Connecticut, USA

Benjamin HEWITT (b.7 March 1717, Stonington, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )

Abiah HEWITT (b.13 January 1719, Stonington, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )

Olive HEWITT (b.13 December 1720, Stonington, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )

Edmund HEWITT (b.28 May 1723, Stonington, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )

Jabish HEWITT (b.28 May 1725, Stonington, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )

Content HEWITT (b.26 March 1727, Stonington, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )

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1688 Birth
10 August 1688
Stonington, Connecticut, Dominion of New England

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1707 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin HEWITT and Ann PALMER 3 March 1707, Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point)

He was 18 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Kesiah HEWITT was born 13 August 1708, Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point)

Benjamin was 20 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Walter HEWITT was born 20 March 1710, Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point)

Benjamin was 21 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Nathan HEWITT was born 11 June 1712, Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point)

Benjamin was 23 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Jepthia Gershom HEWITT was born 6 September 1714, Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point)

Benjamin was 26 years old.

1717 Birth of Child
Benjamin HEWITT was born 7 March 1717, Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point)

Benjamin was 28 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Abiah HEWITT was born 13 January 1719, Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point)

Benjamin was 30 years old.

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

1720 Birth of Child
Olive HEWITT was born 13 December 1720, Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point)

Benjamin was 32 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Edmund HEWITT was born 28 May 1723, Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point)

Benjamin was 34 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Jabish HEWITT was born 28 May 1725, Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point)

Benjamin was 36 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Content HEWITT was born 26 March 1727, Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point)

Benjamin was 38 years old.

1734 Marriage of Child
Jepthia Gershom HEWITT married 31 January 1734, North Stonington, Connecticut, USA to Mary YORK

1746 Marriage of Child
Walter HEWITT married 26 December 1746, Stonington, Connecticut, USA (Pawcatuck) (Lords Point) to Elizabeth DECTHIC (DETHICK)

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

1761 Death
12 May 1761
Stonington, Crown Colony of Connecticut

He died at the age of 72.

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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