Benjamin
Dorchester
Born in Springfield, Hampshire, now Hampden, Massachusetts Bay Colonies
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Dorchester
and Sarah (Burt) Hitchcock
Brother of
Sarah (Hitchcock) Merrick [half], Elyzabeth (Hitchcock) Bliss [half], Mercy (Hitchcock) Day [half], Hannah (Hitchcock) Stebbins [half], Thankful (Hitchcock) Remington [half], Mary (Hitchcock) Colton [half], Luke Hitchcock III [half], Jonathan Hitchcock [half], Ebenezer Hitchcock [half], Jonathan Hitchcock [half] and Peletiah Hitchcock [half]
Husband of
Abigail (Merriman) Dorchester
— married
19 Nov 1706 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
John Dorchester, Benjamin Dorchester, Abigail (Dorchester) Pierson, Caleb Dorchester, Thankful (Dorchester) Scott, Caleb Dorchester, Hannah (Dorchester) Lombard and Rueben Dorchester
Died after
after age 48
in Springfield, Hampshire, now Hampden, Massachusetts Bay Colonies
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jul 2018
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Biography
Benjamin was born in 1676. He is the son of Benjamin Dorchester and Sarah Burt.
He married Abigail Merriam on 19 Nov 1706 at Wallingford, New Haven, CT - parents of John, Benjamin III, Abigail, Caleb, Thankful, Hannah & Reuben
Sources
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DC-S22 : 14 January 2020), Benjamin Dorchester, 1675.
- "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC8P-B7H : 24 January 2020), Benjamin Dorchester, 1706.
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC31-119 : 14 January 2020), Benjamin Dorchester in entry for John Dorchester, 1707.
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC31-D7M : 14 January 2020), Benjamin Dorchester in entry for Benjamin Dorchester, 1709.
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC3R-WXG : 14 January 2020), Benjamin Dorchester in entry for Abigall Dorchester, 1711.
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQS-VFV : 14 January 2020), Benjamin Dorchester in entry for Caleb Dorchester, 1715.
- "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJ4-FR9 : 9 February 2018), Benjamin Dorchester in entry for Caleb Dorchester, 1717; citing v 1 p 103, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC3R-ZK9 : 14 January 2020), Benjamin Dorchester in entry for Thankfull Dorchester, 1717.
- "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJN-6S8 : 9 February 2018), Benjamin Dorchester in entry for Caleb Dorchester, 29 Apr 1720; citing , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCC3-5M7 : 14 January 2020), Benjamin Dorchester in entry for Hannah Dorchester, 1722.
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC31-PM1 : 14 January 2020), Benjamin Dorchester in entry for Ruben Dorchester, 1725.
- MA Town & Vital Records, 1620-1988, Springfield records
- NEHGR 19:249
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~0.39%
Sylvia (Wallace) Snapinn
:
23andMe, GEDmatch A328604 [compare]
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~0.39%
Al Clements :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a628351 [compare], Ancestry member scrollsaw65
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