Benjamin DAME

1731 - 1818  (87 years)

• Name	Benjamin DAME  [1]
  Born	25 Feb 1731	Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire
  Gender	Male
  Military Event	American Revolution - NH, Capt Richard Shortridge, Col Enoch Poor: Corpl  [2]
  Served American Revolution?	Y
  Military Flag	Y
  Died	4 Mar 1818	Gilmanton, Belknap, New Hampshire
  Person ID	I611	Main
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2010

  
  

  Father	Richard DAM,   b. 26 Jul 1699, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. 13 May 1776, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth LEIGHTON,   b. Abt 1703, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. 19 Mar 1776, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Married	24 Jan 1724	Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire   [3]
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha NUTE,   b. 17 Mar 1734,   d. 12 Feb 1783  (Age 48 years)
  Married	10 Oct 1754
  Children	1. Richard DAME,   b. 1755, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire   2. Betsey DAME,   b. 21 Mar 1757, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire + 3. Abigail DAME,   b. 3 Oct 1759, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. 16 Jan 1853, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire  (Age 93 years) + 4. Samuel DAME,   b. 1 Jan 1761, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. 14 Mar 1804, Wakefield, Carroll, New Hampshire  (Age 43 years) + 5. John DAME,   b. 12 Aug 1763, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. 24 Nov 1850  (Age 87 years)   6. Sarah DAME,   b. 13 Jul 1765, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. 2 Dec 1821  (Age 56 years)   7. Col James DAME,   b. 21 Apr 1769, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. ? + 8. Jonathan DAME,   b. 2 Aug 1771, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. 30 Mar 1858, Strafford, Strafford, New Hampshire  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2023
  Family ID	F7363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Jane SIMPSON,   b. Abt 1734, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 24 Jan 1823  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Married	1750
  Children	1. Nancy DAM,   b. 16 Mar 1784   2. William DAM,   b. 3 Feb 1787,   d. 20 Jul 1788  (Age 1 years)   3. Sarah DAM,   b. 4 Aug 1792, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire ,   d. 16 Jan 1883, Fayston, Washington, Vermont  (Age 90 years)   4. Richard DAM,   d. ?
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2016
  Family ID	F398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Feb 1731 - Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin was a Corporal in Capt Richard Shortwells Regt, July 1775 (NH Rev. War Rolls, 1:137), and at Crown Point, Capt March’s Co, Rogers Rangers.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The, (NEHGS, Boston, MA), 100:225. [S24] Daughters of the American Revolution, A114486. [S7] Dame_001 gedcom file, Charles Edward Dame.