Family:Benjamin Colton and Ruth Taylor (1)

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Parents: Ephraim Colton and Hester Marshfield
Rev. Benjamin Colton
b. Cal 1690 Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
d. 1 Mar 1759 West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents: Edward Taylor and Ruth Wyllys
Ruth Taylor
b. 16 Apr 1693 Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
d. 30 May 1725 West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
m. 3 Dec 1713 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Facts and Events
Marriage[1] 3 Dec 1713 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States[1st wife]
Children
BirthDeath
1.
Rev. Eli Colton
8 Aug 1716 West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
8 Jun 1756 Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
2.
Ruth Colton
5 Nov 1718 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
31 Jan 1754 West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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References
  1. ↑ Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College With Annals of the College History. (New York / New Haven: Holt / Yale University Press, 1885-1912)
    Oct 1701-May 1745, 98-100.

    BENJAMIN COLTON ...

    He married, December 3, 1713, Ruth, eldest daughter of the Rev. Edward Taylor (Harv. Coll. 1671), of Westfield, Massachusetts. She was born 1693 and died May 30, 1725.

    He was again married, in 1726, to Elizabeth, daughter of the Hon. William Pitkin, Jr., of Hartford. She was born August 18, 1689, and died October 11, 1760.

    He had two sons and two daughters by the first marriage, and three daughters and two sons by the second. His eldest son, Eli, graduated at this College in 1737, and his youngest, George, in 1756. One daughter married the Rev. Adonijah Bidwell (Y. C. 1740).

    Of his children, all except the eldest son and one daughter survived him. ...

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