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First Name
Last Name
Benjamin Franklin DAME

Benjamin Franklin DAME[1]

Male 1820 - 1862  (42 years)

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  • Name Benjamin Franklin DAME 
    Born 23 Oct 1820  Shapleigh, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Event Civil War - 24th MA Inf, Co B: Pvt  [2] 
    Served Civil War? Y 
    Military Flag Y 
    Cause of Death Drowned 
    Died 11 Dec 1862  Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1226  Main
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2009 

    Father Joseph DAME,   b. 17 Feb 1780, Waterboro, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1821, Dam's Mills, Shapleigh, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Mother Sally FURLONG,   b. 13 May 1782, Limerick, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1843, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 26 Nov 1801  Limerick, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F52  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Elizabeth BOSSON,   b. 25 Jul 1820, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1885, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 23 Sep 1842  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Charles Edward DAME,   b. 11 Jul 1844, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1862, Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
    +2. Martha Washington DAME,   b. 29 May 1849, Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1920, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    +3. Ione Elizabeth “Jane” DAME,   b. 13 Apr 1846, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. George Chapman DAME,   b. 29 Jul 1847, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1868, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     5. Franklin Davis DAME,   b. 1 Aug 1851, Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1852  (Age 0 years)
     6. Joseph Benjamin DAME,   b. 11 Nov 1862, Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1863  (Age 0 years)
     7. Fletcher Spaulding DAME,   b. 31 Mar 1853, Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1924, New York, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    +8. Lydia Bosson DAME,   b. 25 Sep 1855, Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1894, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     9. Rebecca Bosson DAME,   b. 25 Dec 1857, Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1893, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
     10. Albert Henry DAME,   b. 15 Aug 1860, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2023 
    Family ID F126  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Oct 1820 - Shapleigh, York, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Sep 1842 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Served as cook at Fort Warren.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The, (NEHGS, Boston, MA).

    2. [S77] Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

For more information on dates, see Wikipedia: Old Style and New Style dates.

I strive to document my sources. However, some people and dates are best guesses and will be updated as new information is revealed. If you have something to add, please let me know.

Updated 23 Dec 2023