Benajah Main (1749 - 1820)

Born 5 Sep 1749 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 31 Jan 1820 at age 70 in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States

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Benajah Main is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A073161.

Biography

Benjamin (also published as Benajah, or Bennajah) MAIN was born ^[1] 05 Sep 1749 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut. He was the fourth child of Thomas Main II (1721-1771) and Mary (Pendleton) Main (1727-1780). However, the text, Descendants of Ezekiel Maine, states he was born in North Stonington.

Benajah married Mary Woodward (1741 - 1815). Their children were:

1. Benajah Main Jr. (1771 - 1862)
2. Samuel Main (~1773 - 1860)
3. Abigail (Main) Partelo (1773 - ~1868)
4. Avel/Abel Main (~1777 - 1848)
5. Dolly (Main) Gay (1778 - >1871)
6. Thomas Main (1781 - 1864)
7. John Main (~1784 - 1856)
8. "Sally" Sarah Main (~1785 - ~1830)
9. Elizabeth Main (~1786 - ~1830)
10. Sarah (Main) Brown (~1787 - ).

Mary (Woodward) Main died 16 Mar 1815.

Second Marriage

In about 1818, in Stonington, Connecticut, he married widow Mary (Randall) Miner, their second marriages for both.

Death and Burial

Benjamin Main passed away 31 Jan 1820 in North Stonington, Connecticut, at the age of 70. He was interred in Main Cemetery, North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA: Find A Grave: Memorial #20696236 ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F743-HZY : 3 December 2014), Benajah Main, 05 Sep 1749; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
2. ↑ Burial site of Benjamin Main, Find A Grave: Memorial #20696236, in Main Cemetery, North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA.

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Benajah Maine", Ancestor # A073161.
• The Descendants of Ezekiel Maine of Stonington, Conn. Compiled by Algernon Aikin Aspinwall, 1905. page 10 - birth, parents, siblings, Pg 22 #94 - first narriage and names of children

• Genealogical Record of Nathaniel Babcock, Simeon Main, Isaac Miner, Ezekiel Main compiled by Cyrus H. Brown, Westerly R.I. The Everett Press, Boston; Pages 52, 185 & 245, no. 312d :https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalreco00brow5#page/52/mode/1up; :https://archive.org/details/genealogicalreco1909brow/page/245
  • Volume II Brown Genealogy, Part 1 Many of the Descendants of Thomas, John, & Eleazer Brown, By Cyrus Henry Brown, 1915, [correction from his other text, "Genealogical Record of Genealogical record of Nathaniel Babcock, Simeon Main, Issac Miner, Ezekiel Main] https://archive.org/details/browngenealogyof02brow/page/219/mode/1up pg. 219]