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Prudence (Smith) Benson (1691 - 1785)

Prudence Benson formerly Smith aka White
Born in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts Baymap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 24 May 1711 (to 15 Jun 1737) in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusettsmap
Wife of — married 3 Sep 1739 (to 4 Nov 1761) in Mendon, Worchester, Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 93 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Baymap
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Contents

Biography

Birth

Date: 19 JUL 1691 Prudence, d. Samuell and Sarah, July 19, 1691. [1][2]
Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Source: #S551
Page: 94
Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
Christening:
Date: 19 JUL 1691
Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Marriage 1

Prudence Smith and Joseph White were married, 24 May 1711, in Medfield, Massachusetts. Joseph and Prudence Smith, May 24, 1711.* [3][2]

Husband: Joseph White
Wife: Prudence Smith
Marriage:
Date: 24 MAY 1711
Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Source: #S551
Page: 172
Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
Children:
  1. Joseph bo. 22 Sept 1712
  2. Peter bo. 6 Dec 1714
  3. Aaron bo. 22 May 1717
  4. Abigail bo. 1719/20
  5. Moses bo. 31 Aug 1721
  6. Ebeneezer bo. 20 Nov1726
  7. Prudence bo. 24 Sept 1729
  8. Rachel bo. 14 Nov 1732

Marriage 2

Prudence Smith White and Benoni Benson Sr were married, 3 Sept 1739, in Mendon, Massachusetts. Benoni and Prudence White of Uxbridge, in Uxbridge, Sept. 3, 1739.* [4]

Children:
  1. No issues

Death

Prudence died, 11 June 1751, in Mendon, Massachusetts and was buried in Old Cemetery, Millville, Massachusetts, USA. Prudance, wid. Benoni, Dec. 20, 1784, in her 94th y. GR19[5][2] wid. Benoni, Dec. 20, 1784, in her 94th y. GR19

Sources

  1. VITAL RECORDS of MEDFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS To the end of the year 1849. Birth Record
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Find-a-Grave [https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41661611
  3. VITAL RECORDS of MEDFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS To the end of the year 1849 Marriage Record
  4. VITAL RECORDS of MENDON, MASSACHUSETTS To the end of the year 1849. Marriage Record
  5. VITAL RECORDS of MENDON, MASSACHUSETTS To the end of the year 1849. Death Rercord
Source S551
Abbreviation: Medfield MA VRs to the Year 1850
Title: Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, Mass. : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903)
Repository: #R3
Repository R3
Name: New England Historic Genealogical Society (99-101 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116, USA)
Address:
Web Address: http://www.americanancestors.org
  • Source: S-2100314565 Repository: #R-2140967628 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=11448774&pid=3443
  • Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) Case 5201: Will


Acknowledgements

  • This person was created through the import of randys ancestors-10generations.ged on 10 March 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.
  • WikiTree profile Smith-24312 created through the import of Mears Family Tree as Oct 200.ged on Dec 24, 2011 by David Mears. See the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.

Research Notes

Husband: Samuel Smith
Wife: Sarah Clark
Child: Sarah Smith
Child: Henry Smith
Child: Daniel Smith
Child: Nathaniel Smith
Child: Abigail Smith
Child: Mary Smith
Child: Prudence Smith
Marriage:
Date: 22 FEB 1677
Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Source: #S551
Page: 130
Quality or Certainty of Data: 3




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Smith-24312 and Smith-8482 appear to represent the same person because: they have the same birth information. Please compare and merge Smith-24312 into Smith-8482 if you agree they are two profiles for the same person. Thank you. Kitty Cooper-1 Smith
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