Old Dead Relatives

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Benjamin PUTNAM

Benjamin PUTNAM

Male 1664 - 1715  (50 years)

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  • Name Benjamin PUTNAM 
    Born 24 Dec 1664  Salem Village [Danvers], Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Religion Puritan - Salem Village Church 
    Witchcraft connection? Y 
    Witch Description Signed petitions in favor of the accused, including Rebecca Nurse 
    Buried 1715  unknown Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 25 Apr 1715  Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6400  Main
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2023 

    Father Deacon Nathaniel PUTNAM,   b. Abt 1619, Aston Abbots, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1700, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth HUTCHINSON,   b. 20 Aug 1629, Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1689, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 2 Jan 1652  Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2265  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth PUTNAM,   b. 30 Aug 1659, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1705, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Married 25 Aug 1686  Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2023 
    Family ID F15775  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah HOLTEN,   b. Abt 1682, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1 Jul 1706  Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Nathaniel PUTNAM,   b. 25 Aug 1686, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1754, Salem Village [Danvers], Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2023 
    Family ID F32708  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Aug 1686 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Jul 1706 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Apr 1715 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • m1 Hanna TARRANT
      m2 Elizabeth PUTNAM
      m3 Sarah HOLTEN
      ——
      Constable, collector, selectman, deacon, officer in militia. He was supporter of the accused in witch trials. His signature and his wife Sara are of certificate of character for Rebecca Nurse. "The Goods were depends of his family" [Putnam, E. p.1-57f]

  • Sources 
    1. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 16967843.


Notes

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

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Updated 23 Dec 2023