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Benjamin Palmer 1642 – 1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 May 1642

Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Death Date: 10 Apr 1716

Death Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Father: Walter Palmer

Mother: Rebecca Short

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According to available records, Benjamin Palmer was born in 1642 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, the child of Walter Palmer and Rebecca Short. In the later years of life, Benjamin Palmer died in 1716 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

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Walter Palmer
1585 – 1661
Birth Location: Dorset, England
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Rebecca Short
1612 – 1671
Birth Location: England
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 30 May 1642
    Event Place: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Apr 1716
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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