Benjamin Davis (1789 - 1875)

Born 1 Nov 1789 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts,

Ancestors

Died 18 Mar 1875 at age 85 in Augusta, Maine

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Biography

Benjamin was born in 1789. He was the son of Benjamin Davis and Mary Mann. He passed away in 1875.^[1]

Sources

D. Pane-Joyce http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/ 46593. Benjamin Davis. Born on 26 Jun 1753 in Billerica, MA.411 Benjamin died in Billerica, MA, on 8 Feb 1835; he was 81.154 On 2 Apr 1778 when Benjamin was 24, he married Mary Mann in Chelmsford, MA.154 Born ca 1760. Mary died on 22 Jan 1836 in Billerica, MA.154

Mary, of Chelmsford, MA. Children of Benjamin and Mary (Mann) Davis, born in Billerica (except first): i. Polly, b. 8 Aug 1778 at Chelmsford, d. 1 Sep 1841, m. 29 Sep 1779 Jonathan Bond of Augusta, ME; ii. Hannah, b. 9 May 1780, d. 28 Feb 1827, m. 21 Jan 1808 Jeremiah Patten (b. 21 Oct 1771 at Billerica, d. there 21 Jan 1815, deacon, son of William & Rebecca (Brown) Patten); iii. Rebecca, b. 28 Oct 1781, d. 18 Apr 1827 at Hallowell, m. 23 Sep 1804, Elias Bond of Hollowell (d. there 22 Dec 1865 æ. 91); iv. Sally, b. 27 Jun 1783, d. 1 Nov 1877, m. 21 Oct 1804 William Crosby of Belfast, ME (b. 3 Jun 1770 at Billerica, d. 31 Mar 1852, son of Hezekiah & Lucy (Kittredge) Crosby; v. Joseph, b. 23 Feb 1785, d. 24 Dec 1833, sea captain; vi. Abigail, b. 4 Oct 1787, d. 3 Nov 1863 at Belfast, ME, m. 23 Oct 1807 Bohan P. Field (d. 13 Mar 1843 at Belfast, lawyer); vii. Benjamin, b 1 Nov 1789, 18 Mar 1875 at Augusta, ME, m. Caroline; viii. Catherine, b. 13 Oct 1791, d. 2 Jul 1870, m. 12 May 1828 Thomas I. Lee (bank cashier at Winthrop, ME); ix. Anna, b. 16 Mar 1794, d. May 1827, m. 14 Jun 1813 John Sawyer Kimball (b. 27 Dec 1784 at Plaistow, NY, d. 28 Aug 1867 at Salem, MA, son of Nathaniel & Susanna (Sawyer) Kimball); x. Elizabeth, b 5 Dec 1796, d. 20 Jul 1833, m. at Billerica 7 May 1827 Jacob Sleeper (b. 21 Nov 1802 at Newcastle, ME, d. 31 Mar 1889 at Boston, MA, son of Jacob & Olive (Dinsdale) Sleeper); xi. Franklin, b. 2 Jan 1799, d. 27 Feb 1801; xii. Maria, b. 24 Dec 1800; and xiii. Franklin, b. 30 Jan 1804, d. ca. 1850, m. Maria Seaman of New York.154 46594. Timothy Davis. Born on 28 Apr 1756 in Billerica, MA.411 Timothy died in Billerica, MA, on 13 Dec 1832; he was 76.154 On 11 May 1779 when Timothy was 23, he married Martha Shed (58219) , daughter of John Shed (27 Jan 1731/2-2 Dec 1797) & Martha Hosley (52033) (7 Jul 1733-28 Nov 1797).154 Born on 19 Jul 1756 in Billerica, MA.154 Martha died in Billerica, MA, on 21 Apr 1837; she was 80.154

Children of (Timothy and Martha Shed) Davis, born at Billerica: i. Patte, b. 2 Sep 1779, m. Abraham Taylor 3 Apr 1799; ii. Lucy, b 6 May 1781, d. 2 Dec 1835 at Wilmington, MA, m. at Billerica 8 May 1808 Joseph Bond of Wilmington (d. there 26 Jul 1840 æ. 79); iii. Lucretia, b. 11 Feb 1783; iv. Timothy, b. 4 Feb 1785, d. 1840, m. 26 Jan 1819 Susan C. Lawrence of Tyngsboro, MA; v. Thomas, b. 2 Dec 1786; vi. Joshua, b. 1788; vii. Cile (that is, Silence), b. 20 Jul 1792, m. 27 Aug 1815 Levi Foster (b. Jul 1788, d. 15 Jun 1863, son of Joseph & Elizabeth (Hilton) Foster), resided in Chelmsford, MA; and viii. Hannah, b. 13 Aug 1795, m. 16 May 1816 Ebenezer Symms of Wilmington, MA.154

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