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Benjamin Eastman

Benjamin Eastman

Male 1725 - 1792  (67 years)

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  • Name Benjamin Eastman 
    Born 2 Jan 1725  Hadley, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number N11B-53 
    Died 28 Nov 1792  Granby, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I3722  Day Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Jan 2002 

    Father Deacon Joseph Eastman, Jr.,   b. 2 Aug 1683, Hadley, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1769, Hadley, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Mercy Smith,   b. 3 Jul 1694, Hadley, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1784, Hadley, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 22 Nov 1711  Hadley, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F16473  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Susannah Jackman,   b. Abt 1740, Boscawen, Merrimack County, NH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Newport, Sullivan County, NH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt 1757  Boscawen, Merrimack County, NH Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Jeremiah Eastman,   b. 2 Jul 1758, Boscawen, Merrimack County, NH Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Elizabeth Eastman,   b. 19 Sep 1761, Boscawen, Merrimack County, NH Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Johnson Eastman,   b. 15 Mar 1764, Boscawen, Merrimack County, NH Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Susannah Eastman,   b. Aug 1766, Boscawen, Merrimack County, NH Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Ezra Eastman,   b. 4 Jun 1769, Boscawen, Merrimack County, NH Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Enoch Eastman,   b. 26 Oct 1772, Boscawen, Merrimack County, NH Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Amos Eastman,   b. 18 Dec 1774, Boscawen, Merrimack County, NH Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Hannah Eastman,   b. 18 Mar 1777, Boscawen, Merrimack County, NH Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Benjamin Eastman,   b. 22 Jun 1781, Boscawen, Merrimack County, NH Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Susannah Eastman,   b. 6 Mar 1784, Boscawen, Merrimack County, NH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F79639  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Eunice Day,   b. 4 Mar 1734, West Springfield, Hampden County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1815  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 27 Oct 1758  Springfield, Hampden County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Benjamin Eastman,   b. 23 Jun 1760, Granby, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1842, Chester, Hampden County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. John Eastman,   b. 24 Apr 1762, Granby, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1762  (Age 0 years)
     3. Eunice Eastman,   b. 8 Nov 1763, Granby, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1795  (Age 31 years)
     4. Reverend John Eastman,   b. 23 Dec 1765, Granby, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1834, Fowlerville, Livingston County, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     5. Joel Eastman,   b. Jan 1766/1767, Granby, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Groton, Tompkins County, NY Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Mercy Eastman,   b. 15 Apr 1768, Granby, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1847, Springfield, Hampden County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     7. Hezekiah Eastman,   b. 1769, Granby, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1822  (Age 53 years)
     8. Kezia Eastman,   b. 17 Feb 1770, Granby, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1806, South Hadley, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     9. Timothy Eastman,   b. 1772, Granby, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1855, Dryden, Tompkins County, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F1125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Jan 1725 - Hadley, Hampshire County, MA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1757 - Boscawen, Merrimack County, NH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Oct 1758 - Springfield, Hampden County, MA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Nov 1792 - Granby, Hampshire County, MA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Benjamin settled in Granby, MA. He was a soldier in 1747, and helped to build the fort at
      Easthampton, MA. He was a selectman in 1770. On his gravestone is written, "Death is a debt
      to nature due, I have paid and so must you." He died intestate, and his son Benjamin was
      appointed administrator.

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] History and Genealogy of Deacon Joseph Eastman of Hadley, Mass., by M. Emily E, 24 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S32] History and Genealogy of Deacon Joseph Eastman of Hadley, Mass., by M. Emily E, 22 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S103] Ancestry.com.

    4. [S1328] http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/.