Benjamin
Gerrish
Born in Dover MM, Strafford, New Hampshire
Ancestors 
Son of John Gerrish
and Elizabeth (Waldron) Gerrish
Brother of
John Gerrish, Richard Gerrish, Anna (Gerrish) Paine, Elizabeth (Gerrish) Pierce, William Gerrish, Samuel Gerrish, Nathaniel Gerrish, Sarah Gerrish, Timothy Gerrish and Paul Gerrish
Husband of
Mehetabel (Plaisted) Gerrish
— married
about 14 Nov 1706 (to 3 Jan 1715) [location unknown]
Husband of
Martha (Foxcroft) Gerrish
— married
28 Jun 1716 (to 14 Apr 1736) in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Husband of
Abigail (Fowle) Gerrish
— married
31 May 1738 (to 1749) in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
[children unknown]
Died
at age 63
in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Feb 2015
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Biography
Benjamin Gerrish was born on September 06, 1686 in Dover MM, Strafford, New Hampshire. His parents were John Gerrish and Elizabeth Waldron.
He married Mehetabel Plaisted on November 14, 1706
He married Martha Foxcroft on June 28, 1716
He married Abigail Fowle on May 31, 1738
He died on June 28, 1750 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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See also:
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8R-C6V : 10 November 2020), Benja. Gerrish, 28 Jun 1716; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004277139.
- "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQB-KQS : 28 July 2021), Benjamin Gerrish, 1738.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51148856/benjamin-gerish: accessed 01 March 2023), memorial page for Benjamin Gerish (6 Sep 1686–23 Jun 1750), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51148856, citing Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by BobBoston (contributor 46926159).
- Old Kittery and her families by Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn, 1850-1927 Page 667
- Lineage Chart provided by Howard Isham - April 1982 - source material from the Brownville, Me. Historical Society
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