Benjamin Kimball (1704 - 1766)

Born 13 Nov 1704 in Ipswich, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Died 22 Dec 1766 at age 62 in Ipswich, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Benjamin Kimball was born at Ipswich, Massachusetts on November 13, 1704, son of Caleb and Lucy (Edwards) Kimball. ^{[1] [2]}

He married Elizabeth Fowler at Ipswich on September 17, 1729. His wife Elizabeth was born there on March 1, 1708/9, daughter of Joseph Fowler and Sarah Bartlett. ^{[2] [1]}

In her father Joseph Fowler's will written on October 4, 1745, he left a bequest to his daughter Elizabeth Kimball, among others. ^[2]

Benjamin died at Ipswich on December 22, 1766. ^[1]

His will written on September 20, 1757 and proved on February 23, 1767 [Essex Probate Bk 43: 195], mentions:

• wife Elizabeth
• daughters Elizabeth Marshall, Sarah Waite, Mary, Anne and Lucy Kimball
• sons Caleb and Benjamin Kimball ^[2]

Research notes

Ipswich BIrths

Kimball, Benjamin, s. Caleb and Lucy, Nov. 13, 1704. (p. 214)

Fowler, Elizabeth, d. Joseph and Sarah, Mar. 1, 1708. (p. 150)

Kimball, Elizabeth, d. Benjamin and Elizabeth, bp. Aug. 30, 1730. (p. 215)

Kimball, Sarah, d. Benjamin and Elizabeth, bp. Nov. 21, 1731. (p. 219)

Kimball, Benjamin, s. Benjamin and Elizabeth, bp. Feb. 11, 1732. (p. 214)

Kimball, Mary, d. Benjamin and Elizabeth, bp. Jan. 12, 1734. (p. 217)

Kimball, Hannah, d. Benjamin and Elizabeth, bp. Apr. 25, 1736. (p. 216)

Kimball, Caleb, s. Benjamin and Elizabeth, bp. Mar. 12, 1737. (p. 214)

Kimball, Lucy, d. Benjamin, bp. Feb. 16, 1745. (p. 217)

Ipswich Marriages

Kimball, Benjamin, and Elizabeth Fowler, Sept. 17, 1729. (p. 252)

Kimball, Sarah, and John Wait, int. Oct. 28, 1749. (p. 257)

Ipswich Deaths

Kimball, Benjamin, Dec. 22, 1766. (p. 602)

Marshall, Elizabeth, w. Jonathan, cancer, Nov. 19, 1783, in her 64th y. CR4 (p. 631) ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Vital Records of Ipswich Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1910
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Stickney, Matthew Adams, The Fowler Family: a Genealogical Memoir of the Descendants of Philip and Mary Fowler, of Ipswich, Mass: Ten Generations: 1590-1882, Salem Press, Salem, Massachusetts,1883 p. 56: 61-2: 83-4

See also: Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Volume 3 by William Richard Cutter