Benjamin
Fletcher
Born in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Fletcher
and Sarah (Adams) Fletcher
Brother of
Joseph Fletcher, Timothy Fletcher, Thomas Fletcher, Sarah Fletcher, Edith (Fletcher) Carver, Pelatiah Fletcher, Jonathan Fletcher, Joshua Fletcher, Ruth Fletcher and Mary Fletcher
Husband of
Bethiah (Herrick) Fletcher
— married
29 Jun 1742 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay
Husband of
Elizabeth (Hall) Fletcher
— married
9 Feb 1779 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Rebecca Fletcher
Died
at age 72
in Westford, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Feb 2012
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Biography
Benjamin was born in Chelmsford, Mass., on Aug. 8, 1716.[1] He first married Bethiah Herrick on June 29, 1744[2] They had five children. Bethiah died in 1772 at the age of 49[3]
Benjamin received a commission as a captain, and commanded of a troop of horse soldiers stationed at Townsend, Mass.
Benjamin's second wife was Elizabeth Symmes, widow of Capt. Caleb Symmes, and daughter of Reverend Willard Hall, the first pastor in Westford. Benjamin and Elizabeth were married on Feb. 9, 1779.[4]
Capt. Benjamin died on Jan. 25, 1789.[5] He and Bethiah are buried in the east cemetery in Westford.
Sources
- ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Chelmsford, p.65]]
- ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Westford, p. 163
- ↑ Find a Grave
- ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Westford, p. 163
- ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Westford, p. 277
- S1 Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850
- S2 Find a Grave Memorial, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35571068/benjamin-fletcher
- S3 Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
- S4 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files.
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