Benjamin was born in 1724. [1] He was married to Bridgett Perry. They had eleven children. Records show that they lived at Ashford, Connecticut and that he was Captain, Deacon, & Representative in 1775. He died in January 1803, and Bridgett died in December of 1803. They were buried together in Old Cemetery Eastford, Windham, Connecticut.
Find a Grave - Memorial #10764051 - Old Cemetery Eastford - Windham County, Connecticut
Appleton, William S. Record of the Descendants of William Sumner, of Dorchester, Mass., 1636. Boston: D. Clapp & Son, 1879.
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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: