Benjamin Sullivan (abt. 1736 - abt. 1766)

Born about 1736 in Berwick, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died about 1766 at about age 30 in Lost at sea

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Biography

Benjamin, son of John Sullivan and Margery Browne, was born about 1736 in Berwick, Maine.^[1]

Served in the Royal Navy, and was lost at sea before the American Revolution. No marriage mentioned.^[2]

Pvt. Benjamin Sullivan served under William Gerrish of the Eastern Frontier wars between 1755 and 1756. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 'History of the town of Durham, New Hampshire : (Oyster River Plantation) with genealogical notes by Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn, 1850-1927; Thompson, Lucien, b. 1859; Meserve, Winthrop Smith, 1838-', [1913], Volume 2. Genealogical, pp 346, archive.org (accessed 13 December 2022)
2. ↑ 'Materials for a history of the Family of John Sullivan of Berwick, New England, and of the O'Sullivans of Ardea, Ireland by Meredith, Gertrude E. (Gertrude Euphemia), b. 1852; Burke, Bernard, Sir, 1814-1892; Amory, Thomas C. (Thomas Coffin), 1812-1889', 1893, pp 148, archive.org (accessed 13 December 2022)
3. ↑ Colonial Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013). Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers in the French and Indian Wars, 1755-1756; Page 185 https://www.americanancestors.org/DB494/rd/13254/185/236074969

• The Pilgrims of Boston and their descendants: with an introduction by Hon. Edward Everett, LL. D.; also, inscriptions from the monuments in the Granary burial ground Tremont street by Bridgman, Thomas, b. 1795 https://archive.org/details/pilgrimsofboston00briduoft/page/72/mode/2up?q=sullivan&view=theater