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Benjamin Darling (1757 - 1841)

Benjamin Darling
Born in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusettsmap
Ancestors ancestors
Brother of
Husband of — married 12 Nov 1783 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Husband of — married 29 Mar 1796 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 83 in Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United Statesmap
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Biography

Benjamin Darling was born in Lunenburg, MA October 6, 1757. He served as constable and tax collector; removed to Mason, New Hampshire, and then to Jaffrey about 1814; died February 7, 1841, age (85?) He married (1st) November 2, 1783, Tabitha Johnson, born July 29, 1763, died July 9, 1795; married (2nd) [1] Susanna Priest, born Mason, March 22, 1773; died Millville, New York, March 11, 1844. [2][3]

Children with Tabitha

  • David, born August, 20, 1784
  • William, born March 26, 1786; died Mason, Feb. 10, 1866
  • Reuben, born July 23, 1788
  • Benjamin, born February 14, 1791
  • James, born February 14, 1793
  • Joseph, born July 9, 1795, the day of his mother’s death. He was adopted by John and Sarah (Holden) Knowlton of New Ipswich. I believe Joseph is listed here Joseph Knowlton

Children with Susanna

  • Timothy, born February 20, 1797
  • Jeptha R., born May 20, 1798
  • Oliver, born November 30, 1799
  • John, born May 14, 1801
  • Susana, born January 17, 1803
  • Luther, born December 4, (19?), 1804.
  • Persons, born June (January?) 9, 1808
  • Emma Priest (Anna) born April 3, 1810/1811
  • George Johnson, born April 4, 1812
  • Sarah Jane (Sally), born March 4, 1815
  • Abigail, born July 27, 1817

Benjamin Died on Feb 7, 1841 in Jaffrey, NH and was buried in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Shelby, NY [4]

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Sources

  1. Mass Vital Records for Grotton https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Groton/Images/Groton_M050.shtml
  2. Cunningham's history of the town of Lunenburg : from the original grant, December 7th 1719 to January 1st, 1866 https://archive.org/details/cunninghamshistoad00cunn/page/n377/mode/2up?q=Darling
  3. HISTORY OF JAFFREY, NEW HAMPSHIRE Volume II, by Albert Annett and Alice E. Lehtinen, 1934 http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~darlingfamilies/genealogy/resource/newhampshire.txt
  4. Find a Grave Listing https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78498496/benjamin-darling




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yes, I'm actually working on some of this now, it looks like Sara the current listed wife was actually m. To his son Oliver. hope to get that moved around tomorrow, One source found on Jaffrey history has 18 kids!
posted by Matthew Wilder
My records are quite a bit different for Benjamin. I have his birthdate as 6 Oct 1757 and a death date of 2 Feb 1841. It's not unusual for a 2 and 7 to be seen differently, especially with flowery cursive handwriting. But I have him being married twice. To Susannah Priest on 29 Mar 1796 and then to Tabitha Johnson on an unknown date. He had one child, David with Tabitha. He had 11 children with Susannah. They are: Timothy 20 Feb 1797, Jepthah R. 20 May 1798, Olive 30 Nov 1799, John 14 May 1801, Susanna 17 Feb 1803, Luther 4 Dec 1804, Person 9 Jun 1808, Emma Priest 3 Apr 1810, George Johnson 4 Apr 1812, Sarah Jane 4 Mar 1815, and Abigail 27 Jul 1817 all with a surname of Darling.
posted by Dan Coutu

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