Samuel
BENHAM
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Born: 9 November 1711 in Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Samuel married Phebe ANDREWS . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Phebe ANDREWS was born 11 September 1716 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA. Phebe died abt. 1760 in New Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Phebe was the child of John ANDREWS and Hannah MERRIMAN.
Samuel BENHAM died 10 January 1802 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
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Phebe ANDREWSMarriage place:
Phebe ANDREWS was the child of John ANDREWS and Hannah MERRIMAN
Children of Samuel BENHAM and Phebe ANDREWS
Phebe BENHAMDied: abt. 1782, New Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Birth — 17119 November 1711
Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
1747 Birth of ChildPhebe BENHAM was born 2 July 1747, New Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Samuel was 35 years old.
1765 Marriage of ChildPhebe BENHAM married 30 October 1765, New Hartford, Connecticut, USA to Nehemiah ANDRUS (ANDREWS)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 180210 January 1802
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 90.
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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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