William Bennett (abt. 1696 - 1764)

Born about 1696 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Province

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Died 3 Sep 1764 at about age 68 in Hampton, Windham, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

William was born about 1696.

William Bennett married Sarah Giddings, perhaps in Ipswich, Massachusetts, before 1727, judging from the baptism of their first children in that town in that year.

William and Sarah Bennett (Bennit) had, baptized in Ipswich:^[1][2]

• Job, bp. 7 May 1727
• William, bp. 7 May 1727;
• Eleanore, bp. 30 June 1728
• Mary, bp. 26 July 1730, m. Enos Woodward
• Lydia, bp. 2 July 1732, m. Joseph Morse, 20 Jun 1754, in Windham
• Jane, bp. 27 Oct 1734, m. Andrew Burnham, 11 May 1757
• William, bp. 26 Dec 1736
• Isaac, bp. 19 Mar 1737-8, m. Sarah Cady 2 Nov 1763, in Windham

He passed away in 1761.^[3]

Alternate death (need citation): He passed away in 1764.

Sources

1. ↑ Essex, Vital Records of Ipswich Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, p. 38: "Bennet"
2. ↑ Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Windham, vol. 1, pp. 230, Vol. 2, pp. 36, 90, pp. 36-37 in transcription, viewed on ancestry.com ($), as to children's marriages
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 04 December 2021), memorial page for William Bennet (1696–30 Sep 1761), Find A Grave: Memorial #80726921, citing South Cemetery, Hampton, Windham County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by John Beckstein (contributor 46939506) .

• Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), ancestry.com, LINK$

• Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 for William Bennett, ancestry.com, LINK$
• Find A Grave: Memorial #80726921