HELP! flag male ancestor  James  BENHAM

  (b. September 1679 Wallingford, Connecticut Colony   d. 10 May 1745 Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut )  

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James BENHAM was born September 1679 in Wallingford, Connecticut Colony

James BENHAM was the child of Joseph BENHAM   and   Winifred KING and the grandchild of: (paternal)  John BENHAM and Mary (Margery) OLDCOLN (maternal)  John KING and Mary BAKER

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James  married  Esther PRESTON 9 December 1702 in Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut .  The couple had (at least) 1 child. Esther PRESTON  was born 28 January 1683 in Stratford, Connecticut, USA (Putney).  Esther died 4 July 1764 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA.  Esther was the child of Eliasaph PRESTON and Elizabeth BEACH.

James BENHAM died 10 May 1745 in Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut.
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James BENHAM married flag female ancestor Esther PRESTON-- Date: 9 December 1702 Place: Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Esther PRESTON was the child of Eliasaph PRESTON and Elizabeth BEACH




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birth1679 Birth
September 1679
Wallingford, Connecticut Colony
marriage1702 Marriage / Partner
James BENHAM and Esther PRESTON 9 December 1702, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

He was 23 years old.
1711 Birth of Child
Samuel BENHAM was born 9 November 1711, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

James was 32 years old.
death1745 Death
10 May 1745
Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

He died at the age of 65.
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Did You Know?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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