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Reverend Benjamin Colton

Reverend Benjamin Colton

Male 1690 - 1759  (69 years)

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  • Name Benjamin Colton 
    Title Reverend 
    Born 1689-1690  Springfield, Hampden County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Feb 1759  West Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Died 1 Mar 1759  West Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I53658  Day Family Tree
    Last Modified 13 Jun 2014 

    Father Ephraim Colton,   b. 9 Feb 1648, Springfield, Hampden County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1713, Enfield, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Esther Marshfield,   b. 6 Sep 1667, Springfield, Hampden County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1714, Longmeadow, Hampden County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Married 26 Mar 1685  Enfield, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Family ID F13290  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ruth Taylor,   b. 16 Apr 1693, Westfield, Hampden County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1725, West Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years) 
    Married 3 Dec 1713  Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Eli Colton
     2. Ruth Colton
     3. Theodosia Colton
     4. Benjamin Colton
    Family ID F19834  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Pitkin,   b. 18 Aug 1689, Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1760, West Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 1726  [2
    Children 
     1. Lucina Colton
     2. Elizabeth Colton,   b. 9 Feb 1727/1728, West Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1812  (Age 84 years)
     3. Abijah Colton
     4. Esther Colton
     5. Reverend George Colton,   b. 12 Jul 1736, West Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1812, Bolton, Tolland County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F19836  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1689-1690 - Springfield, Hampden County, MA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Dec 1713 - Hartford, Hartford County, CT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Feb 1759 - West Hartford, Hartford County, CT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Mar 1759 - West Hartford, Hartford County, CT Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Graduate of Yale 1710. Minister at West Hartford, CT.

  • Sources 
    1. [S384] Colton-Marshfield-Chapin Families (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S103] Ancestry.com.

    3. [S81] Stephen M. Lawson - Internet, 7 (Reliability: 3).