Benjamin Hitchcock (1715 - 1800)

Born 22 Aug 1715 in East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Averett) Hitchcock — married 7 Feb 1750 in Woodbury, Connecticut

Descendants

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Biography

From The Genealogy of the Hithcock Family:

Benjamin 4 Hitchcock (Nathaniel*, Nathaniel 2 , Matthias 1 ) son of Nathaniel and Rebecca (Morris) Hitchcock, was born in East Haven, Conn., Aug. 22, 1715.

He married 1st, Feb. 7, 1750, in Woodbury, Conn., Elizabeth Averett, who died Feb. 9, 1752.

He married 2d, Jan. 31, 1754, Abigail Olds Ward.

He died Sept. 24, 1800, ae. 85, " disease sore legs translated to eyes and nasal glands."

Children: (Order of two uncertain.)

1. Daniel , b. (?) ; d. Oct. 28, 1755.
2. Elizabeth, b. (?) ; d. Jan. 2(5, 1759.
3. Samuel, b. Dec. 24, 1754: d. Oct. 28, 1755.
4. Abigail, b. Nov. 27. 1756.
5. Lucy, b. April 30, 1759.
6. Benjamin, b. Oct. 11, 1760; m. Mary Johnson.

Sources

• Hitchcock, Edward, Mrs., The Genealogy of the Hitchcock Family (Press of Carpenter & Morehouse, Amherst, Mass., 1894) Page ?
• Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College (Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn., 1912) Vol. 6: 1805-1815, Page 257
• Ancestry Family Trees (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA) Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=28064322&pid=5849