Benjamin Batchelder (1673 - 1718)

Born 19 Sep 1673 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Page) Cram — married 25 Dec 1696 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 12 Jan 1718 at age 44 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Biography

When Benjamin Batchelder was born on September 19, 1673, in Hampton, New Hampshire,^[1] his father, Nathaniel Batcheller, was 43 and his mother, Deborah Smith, was 28. Benjamin fought in the King William's War. He married Susanna Page on December 25, 1696, in his hometown.^[2] Benjamin was a weaver and farmer. Benjamin died on January 12, 1718,^[3] in Hampton, New Hampshire, at the age of 44. Susanna remarried.

Children

1. Francis abt 1697
2. Joseph abt 1698
3. Josiah abt 1700
4. Esther
5. Meribah
6. Susanna
7. Page
8. Benjamin
9. Theophilius
10. "Wife Big With Child"|Mary ^[4]

Research Notes

The original birth record reads dob as 19:7th m 1673. Based on the old calendar system the 1st month was March, therefore his dob would be 19 September 1673.

Will of Benjamin of Hampton Jan 10, 1717/8 - June 30 1718, mentions eldest son Joseph, daughters Esther, Meribah, Susanna, second son Josiah, son Page, son Benjamin, son Francis, son Theophilus; "wife big with child". His first nine children were baptized in the Hampton Church, and the others in the Hampton Falls church which was formed in 1712.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDN1-ZXS : 18 January 2020), Benjamin Bachelder, 1673.
2. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL65-FML : 4 November 2017), Benjamin Bachilder and Susanah Page, 25 Dec 1696; citing Hampton, , New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,963.
3. ↑ "New York, Yates County, Swann Vital Records Collection, 1723-2009," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDV-78MV : 11 March 2018), Benjamin Bachelder, 12 Jan 1718; citing Death, Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society and Oliver Museum and Underwood Museum, Yates.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Batchelder, Charles Hull. Genealogy of the Batchelder Family of Hampton, New Hampshire. Edited and prepared by Carl W. Brage; Date: 1985. pg. 8

See also:

• Pierce, Frederick Clifton. Batcheller Genealogy: Descendants of Rev. Stephen Bachiler, of England, a Leading Non-conformist, who Settled the Town of New Hampton, N.H., and Joseph, Henry, Joshua, and John Batcheller of Essex Co., Massachusetts. Higginson Book Company, 1898. pg. 121-122. [ https://books.google.com/books?id=6qcxAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false]
• Dow, Joseph. History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire: From Its Settlement in 1638, to the Autumn of 1892. Volume 2. Salem, Massachusetts: Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co., 1896., 840., 590.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 April 2021), memorial page for Lieut Benjamin Batchelder (19 Sep 1673–12 Jan 1718), Find a Grave Memorial no. 121696898, citing Old Center Cemetery, Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Jacki Earp, Weymouth, Massachusetts (contributor 47755371) .
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121696898/benjamin-batchelder: accessed 25 July 2022), memorial page for Lieut Benjamin Batchelder (19 Sep 1673–12 Jan 1718), Find a Grave Memorial ID 121696898, citing Old Center Cemetery, Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Jacki Earp, Weymouth, Massachusetts (contributor 47755371).

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Kevin Boes for creating WikiTree profile Batchelder-1092 through the import of Boes_Page Family Tree.ged on Jul 3, 2013.