Benjamin
Larrabee
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Jesse Larrabee
and Lydia (Wakefield) Larrabee
Brother of
Sarah (Larrabee) Tripp, Jesse Larrabee jr, Stephen Larrabee, James Larrabee, Gideon Larrabee, Mary Eliza (Larrabee) Allen, Lydia (Larrabee) Rhodes, Phebe (Larrabee) Bragdon and John Larrabee
Husband of
Abigail (Gooch) Larrabee
— married
29 Aug 1796 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Abigail Larrabee, Almira (Larrabee) Bragdon, Benjamin Larrabee Jr, Jesse Larrabee, James Larrabee, Samuel G Larrabee, Abigail Larrabee, Mary Eliza (Larrabee) Wormwood, John Larrabee and Theodore G Larrabee
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Mar 2011
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Biography
Benjamin, b. Feb. 6, 1772; m. Abigail Gooch, in 1792 (she b. Aug. 14, 1772; died Feb. 13, 1859), and settled on the old homestead in Kennebunk. His house was Reputed to have been the second built in town, and was originally a garrison. It had been moved and somewhat remodeled, but the frame remained sound . Six generations of the Larrabee family are said to have been born in this old house. Some one has written of Benjamin : " His character merited high encomiums from his descendants." There were twelve children.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RZ5-9SX3?cc=1804228&wc=3V1X-SBB%3A1585148803%2C1585148802%2C1585148805 : 10 June 2015), Maine > York > Wells > image 15 of 35; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
The history of a surname, with some account of the line of John Gooch in New England / compiled from the records of the late Samuel Henfield Gooch by Frank Austin Gooch. by Gooch, Frank Austin, 1852-1929. Publication date 1926 https://archive.org/details/historyofsurname00gooc/page/173
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~3.12%
David Allen
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AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Jennifer Allen :
23andMe, FTDNA kit #B107209
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A092440 [compare], Ancestry member jennsunshine
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A092440 [compare], Ancestry member jennsunshine, FTDNA kit #B107209
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Rejected matches › Benjamin Larrabee (1773-) › Benjamin Larrabee (abt.1752-abt.1782) › Benjamin Larrabee (abt.1749-)
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