Benjamin Bulkley (1731 - 1822)

Born 1 Aug 1731 in Cromwell, Middlesex, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Kirby) Bulkley — married 3 Nov 1757 in Farmington-Berlin, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Husband of Elizabeth (Brownell) Bulkley — married 6 Feb 1777 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 16 Aug 1822 at age 91 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Benjamin Bulkley is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A016737.

Biography

Benjamin Bulkley was born on August 01, 1731 in Cromwell, MIddlesex, Connecticut. His parents were Charles Bulkley and Mary Sage. He married Susannah Kirby in 1758 Together they had 9 children:

1. Abigail Bulkley
2. Martha Bulkley
3. Huldah Bulkley
4. Lucy Bulkley
5. Hannah Bulkley
6. George Bulkley
7. Thomas Bulkley
8. Stephen Bulkley
9. James Bulkley

He died on August 16, 1822 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States When Benjamin (m. Kirby; m. Brownell) Bulkley was born on August 1, 1731, in Cromwell, Connecticut, his father, Charles, was 28 and his mother, Mary, was 32. He married Susanna (m. Bulkley) Kirby and they had nine children together. He then married Elizabeth Brownell and they had4 children together. He died on August 16, 1822, in Wethersfield, Connecticut, at the impressive age of 91, and was buried there. He was a Revolutionary War Veteran (see dar.org for his Ancestor #); served in the 8th Company, 6th Conneticut Regiment and sent suplies to Boston after harbor was closed.

Death

BURIAL: Wethersfield Village Cemetery Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

PLOT ancient burying ground (A-13-d)

Date: 8/16/1822

Inscription In Memory of / Mr. Benjamin / Bulkley, who / died August 16th / 1822. / Aged 91 years.

Burying Ground Map

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20562572/benjamin-bulkley: accessed 23 November 2022), memorial page for Benjamin Bulkley (1 Aug 1731–16 Aug 1822), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20562572, citing Wethersfield Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by M Cooley (contributor 47154454) .

Sources

Ancestry.com jersey muckland princess family tree dar.org

• Find A Grave: Memorial #20562572
• Dwight, Melatiah Everett. The Kirbys of New England (Trow Print, New York, 1898) Page 44

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