Benjamin Fifield (1721 - 1794)

Born 2 Feb 1721 in Kingston, Rockingham, Province of New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Peters) Fifield — married 15 Aug 1747 in New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 8 Mar 1794 at age 73 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Benjamin, son of John Fifield and Mary Webster, was born on 2 Feb 1721 at Kingston, Rockingham County, NH, and died on 8 Mar 1794 at Concord, Rockingham County, NH, age 73.^[1][2]

He and Hannah PETERS, daughter of Sibbons PETERS and Mary (—?—), registered their intent to marry on 15 Aug 1747.^[1] They had 12 children as listed with links above.

Benjamin possibly m2. Sarah — (d. 25 Feb 1808) after 1794, at Concord, Rockingham County, NH.^[2]

On 5 Nov 1751, Benjamin FIFIELD acquired 20 acres by Turkey Pond and 28 acres by Turkey river at Rumford (now Concord), Rockingham County, NH, from his son-in-law from Sibbons PETERS.^[3] Benjamin held several minor offices including Surveyor of Highways in 1768, '69, '77, '78, '80 and tythingman in '82.^[1]

Research Notes

He is should not be confused with Benjamin b. 10 Oct 1707 (s/o Edward FIFIELD and Elizabeth LEAVITT) who lived all his life at Strathham and Brentwood.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Walter Lee Sheppard Jr, "The Descendants of William Fifield," The Americal Genalogist, New England Historic Genealogical Society (https://www.americanancestors.org), 16:167-8.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} John Insley Coddington, "Deaths at Concord, N.H. 1792-1836," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 92:270, 276.
3. ↑ Edmond Frank Peters and Eleanor Bradley Peters, Peters of New England, (New York, The Knickerbocker Press: 1903), digital images, International Archive (https://archive.org), p 315.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Fifield-172 created through the import of Durrell Family Tree.ged on Jul 4, 2011 by Pamela Durrell. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Pamela and others.