Capt. Benjamin Garfield
Male, #2008, (about 1643 - 28 November 1717)
Capt. Benjamin Garfield|b. a 1643\nd. 28 Nov 1717|p2008.htm|Edward Garfield|b. 28 Jul 1583\nd. 14 Jun 1672|p127.htm|Rebecca unknown|b. a 1606\nd. 16 Apr 1661|p319.htm|Thomas Garfield|b. a 1557|p30112.htm|Agnes unknown||p30113.htm|||||||
Capt. Benjamin Garfield was born about 1643 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.1,2,3,4 He was the son of Edward Garfield and Rebecca unknown.1,2,3,4 On 30 December 1668 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Capt. Benjamin Garfield was mentioned in the will of Edward Garfield.2,3 About 1673 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Benjamin married Mehitabel Hawkins, daughter of Timothy Hawkins and Hannah unknown.1,2,4 On 17 January 1677/78 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Benjamin married Elizabeth Bridge, daughter of Matthew Bridge and Anna Danforth.1,2,4 On 15 September 1684 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Capt. Benjamin Garfield was mentioned in the will of Samuel Garfield.2 Capt. Benjamin Garfield died on Sunday, 28 November 1717 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.5,1,2,3 Benjamin's gravestone inscription in Waltham Graveyard, Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, reads:
Here Lyes Buried
the Body of
Capt Benjamin Gearfeild
aged 74 years
who departed This Life
Novembr the 28th 1717
Blessed are the dead
that die in the Lord
5the Body of
Capt Benjamin Gearfeild
aged 74 years
who departed This Life
Novembr the 28th 1717
Blessed are the dead
that die in the Lord
Children of Capt. Benjamin Garfield and Mehitabel Hawkins
- Benjamin Garfield (8 May 1674 - )
- Benoni Garfield (4 Dec 1675 - )
Children of Capt. Benjamin Garfield and Elizabeth Bridge
- Elizabeth Garfield (30 Jun 1679 - )
- Thomas Garfield (12 Dec 1680 - )
- Anna Garfield (2 Jun 1683 - )
- Abigail Garfield (13 Jul 1685 - )
- Mehitabel Garfield+ (7 Dec 1687 - )
- Samuel Garfield (3 Sep 1690 - )
- Mary Garfield (2 Oct 1695 - )
Citations
- Gozzaldi, Mary Isabella. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register - Supplement and Index. 1930. Reprint Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1986.
- Nichols, John Edward. "Edward Garfield (1575-1672), of Watertown, Mass.", National Genealogical Society Quarterly volume XXVII, number 3 (September 1939).
- Norris, D.W. and H.A. Feldman. The Wells Family. Milwaukee: Cramer-Krasselt Company, 1942.
- Anderson, Robert Charles. "English Origin of Edward Garfield of Watertown, Massachusetts", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume 156 (October 2002).
- Bright, J. B.. "Waltham Grave-Yard", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume V (1851).