Benjamin
Pierce
Danforth
Born in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Son of David Danforth
and Elizabeth (Pierce) Danforth
Brother of
Jesse Danforth, Timothy Danforth, Elizabeth Danforth, David Danforth, Susan (Danforth) Hutchinson and Rebecca (Danforth) Kendrick
Husband of
Mary (Willoughby) Danforth
— married
after 17 Aug 1800 in Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Died
at age 57
in Andover, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Dec 2021
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Biography
Benjamin was born in 1780. He was the son of David Danforth and Elizabeth Pierce. [1]
He married Mary “Polly” Willoughby in 1800. [2]
In 1810 they lived in Amherst, New Hampshire. [3]
Benjamin passed away in 1837. [4][5]
Children
- Elizabeth Pierce (Morrill) 1803-1877
- Benjamin Danforth 1805- bef. 1813
- Rebecca Danforth 1806-1889
- Sophia Nichols (Morrill) 1809-1861
- Sarah Ann Danforth 1812-1887; m. Don Spaulding 1838
- Benjamin Franklin Danforth 1813-1864; m. Rachel Kendricks 1846
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2W-39F : 15 January 2020), Benjamin Pierce Danforth, 1780.
- ↑ "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD2R-WM5 : 24 January 2020), Benjamin Danforth, 1800.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH21-7KB : accessed 3 December 2021), Benja Danforth, Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; citing p. 493, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 24; FHL microfilm 218,685.
- ↑ Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 088 : 1911
- Name: Benjamin P Danforth
- Birth Date: 1780
- Marriage Date: 1800
- Death Date: 1837
- Father: David Danforth
- Mother: Elizabeth Pierce
- Spouse: Mary Willoughby
- ↑ Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts.Free Image
- Name: Benjamin Danforth
- Birth Year: abt 1780
- Death Date: 19 Mar 1837
- Death Place: Andover, New Hampshire
- Age at Death: 57
- Newspaper: Columbian Centinel
- Publication Date: 29 Mar 1837
- Publication Place: Massachusetts, USA
- Call Number: 485704
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