Person:Benjamin Meeker (1)
Benjamin Meeker
b.17 Mar 1649 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
d.1705 NJ?
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1646
  1. Benjamin Meeker1649 - 1705
  2. Sarah Meeker1653 -
  3. Mary Meeker1656 -
  4. Unknown Meeker1663 - 1663
  5. John Meeker1666 -
Spouse and Children
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  1. Benjamin Meeker1675 - 1750
  2. William Meeker1677 -
  3. Jonathan Meeker1679 -
  4. Samuel Meeker1683 -
  5. Thomas Meeker1685 - Aft 1751
  6. Daniel Meeker1685 - 1760
  7. Joseph Meeker1687 -
  8. Isaac Meeker1688 -
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Facts and Events
Name[2] Benjamin Meeker
Gender Male
Birth[1] 17 Mar 1649 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Marriage to Elizabeth Thompson
Occupation? planter/carpenter
Death? 1705 NJ?

Address: Name: Benjamin MEEKER

Benjamin Meeker, son of William and Sarah Meeker, was born in the New Haven Colony 17 March 1649. He was a planter and carpenter by trade and built a home on the land at Lyons Farms near Elizabeth New Jersey which his father William had been given as a gift. The home was built around 1677 and remained in the Meeker family for several centuries. Benjamin married Elizabeth Thompson who is said to have been born in 1657. They were the parents of William, Benjamin, Jonathan, Daniel, Samuel, Thomas, and Joseph. Their first child is said to have been born in 1677. Benjamin's will was recorded in 1705.

References
  1. ↑ Conklin Cousins: The Many Children of Joseph & Mary (Cory)Conkling.
  2. ↑ "William Meeker", in Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1974)
    V:1160.
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