Benjamin West (1746 - 1817)

Born 28 Mar 1746 in Tisbury, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (McCarty) West — married 18 Jan 1781 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Died 29 Jul 1817 at age 71 in Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Benjamin West is Notable.

Benjamin West was born 28 March 1746 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He is the son of Thomas West and Drusilla Presbury.^[1] On 18 January 1785 he married Mary McCarty in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts.^[2][3] Mary (McCarty) West died in 1803.

Benjamin was a highly regarded and well-respected attorney who practiced law throughout New Hampshire.^[4]

On 3 September 1806 Benjamin married Frances Gordon in Amherst, Hillsborouth, New Hampshire. Frances was the widow of William Gordon and daughter of Joshua Atherton, both noted New Hampshire attorneys.^[4]

Benjamin died on 29 July 1817 in Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States^[5] and is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6N-XPX : 5 January 2021), Benjamin West, 1746.
2. ↑ Collections of the Worcester Society of Antiquity', Volume XII (Published by the Society, Worcester, Mass. 1894), "Marriages" p 440. Accessed at The Massachusetts Vital Record Project on 14 Mar 2021. link to image of the record
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXK-Y89 : 15 January 2020), Mary MacCarty, 1750.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Saunderson, Henry Hamilton, "History of Charlestown, New-Hampshire, the old No. 4", (Claremont: The Town of Claremont, New Hampshire, 1876) p606. [A detailed biography of Benjamin West is found on pp 596-607.]
5. ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSLK-7TP : 23 February 2021), Benjamin West, 29 Jul 1817; citing , Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,116.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 March 2021), memorial page for Benjamin West (28 Mar 1746–29 Jul 1817), Find A Grave: Memorial #82114211, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Kevin Thomas West (contributor 46930153) .

• Vital Records of Tisbury, Massachusetts
• Wikipedia: Benjamin West (New Hampshire lawyer)

Acknowledgments

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