Amathia ‘Amity’ Benjamin

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Amathia ‘Amity’ Benjamin (Mirick)

Also Known As: "Amity", "Aminathia or Amanthea Myrick", "Mirrick or Merricke"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Death: May 10, 1713 (57-66)
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Place of Burial: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Mirick, of Charlestown and Hopestill Mirick
Wife of Abel Benjamin
Mother of Joshua Benjamin
Sister of Hopestill Morgan; Benjamin Mirick; James Merrick; Mary Merrick; Sarah Chapman and 5 others

Managed by: Kevin Lawrence Hanit
Last Updated:

About Amathia ‘Amity’ Benjamin

Not the daughter of Elizabeth Merritt & John Merritt, Sr.


References

  1. https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Amathia_Mirick_%281%29
    1. Joslyn, Roger D. Vital Records of Charlestown, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1984-1995) 1:231. 'Amathiah Benjamin, relict widow of Abel Benjamin, d. May 10, 171<3> [torn].'
    2. Merrick, George Byron. Genealogy of the Merrick-Mirick-Myrick Family of Massachusetts, 1636-1902. (Madison, Wis.: Tracy, Gibbs, & Co., 1902) page 101. < GoogleBooks > 'Amathia, b. -; m. Abel Benjamin.'
    3. Birth year estimated based on birth years of siblings and estimated birth year of her husband.
  2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158609405/amathia-benjamin “Amathia married Abel Benjamin (1645-1710) on 6 Nov 1671 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.” Not listed in Cambridge Vital Records.
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Amathia ‘Amity’ Benjamin's Timeline

1651
1651
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1686
April 10, 1686
Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, United States
1713
May 10, 1713
Age 62
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1994
November 10, 1994
Age 62
1995
January 31, 1995
Age 62
2001
December 4, 2001
Age 62
2002
September 25, 2002
Age 62
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Phipps St. Burial Grounds, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States