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Benjamin HEARD

Benjamin HEARD[1]

Male 1644 - 1710  (65 years)

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  • Name Benjamin HEARD  [2, 3] 
    Born 20 Feb 1644  Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Jan 1710  Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3860  Main
    Last Modified 29 Jul 2017 

    Father Capt John HEARD,   b. 29 Nov 1612, Chichester, W Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1689, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth HULL,   b. 1628, Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1706, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married Abt 1643  York, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1230  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth ROBERTS,   b. 1641, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef May 1690, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 49 years) 
    Married 1659  Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lydia HEARD,   d. 4 Oct 1752
    +2. Benjamin HEARD,   b. Abt 1663, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1710, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years)
     3. James HEARD,   b. Abt 1680, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1748, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years)
    +4. Anne HEARD,   b. 1681, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1750, Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    +5. Rebecca HEARD,   b. Abt 1682, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Sarah HEARD,   b. Bef 1690
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2019 
    Family ID F1265  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ruth EASTMAN,   b. 21 Mar 1661, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1742, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 23 May 1690  Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Benjamin HEARD,   b. 16 Dec 1702, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1706, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     2. Elizabeth HEARD,   b. 25 May 1691, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1753, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     3. Samuel HEARD,   b. 28 Feb 1692, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2023 
    Family ID F2279  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Feb 1644 - Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 May 1690 - Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Jan 1710 - Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • A cordwainer by trade, he served on the Grand Jury in 1675 and 1689 and as a trial judge in1694. He was the Constable in 1695-96. He was admitted as a freeman on June 21, 1669.

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Maine and New Hampshire, Genealogical Dictionary of, Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby and Walter Goodwin Davis, (The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, Portland, ME. 1928-1939).

    2. [S12] Dover, New Hampshire, History of , Scales, John, (Higginson Book Co, Manchester, NH. 1923), p. 448, 449.

    3. [S1] New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The, (NEHGS, Boston, MA), 33:96.

    4. [S127] Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, & Hampshire Counties, Mass. to about 1850, Early vital records of , (Search & ReSearch Pub. Corp, Wheat Ridge, CO. c2000), p. 387.


Notes

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

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Updated 23 Dec 2023