Benjamin Bridgham

Benjamin joined the garrison at Wading River on September 14, 1675 during King Philip's War.[4] He was also a member of the Massachusetts Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company.[5]

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Benjamin Bridgham (abt. 1654 - 1676)

Benjamin Bridgham

Born about 4 May 1654 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Son of Henry Bridgham and Elizabeth (Harding) Bridgham

Brother of John Bridgham, Joseph Bridgham, Jonathan Bridgham, Joseph Bridgham, Hopestill Bridgham, Nathaniel Bridgham, Samuel Bridgham, Nathaniel Bridgham and James Bridgham

Husband of Sarah (UNKNOWN) Bridgham — married after 1670 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut

[children unknown]

Died 15 Nov 1676 at about age 22 [location unknown]

Profile last modified 28 Nov 2018 | Created 30 Oct 2013

Biography

Benjamin Bridgham was the fifth child and fifth son of Henry and Elizabeth (Harding) Bridgham. He was born about May 4, 1654 in Boston, and baptized on May 7.[1]

He was married to a woman named Sarah sometime after 1670.[2][3]

Benjamin joined the garrison at Wading River on September 14, 1675 during King Philip's War.[4] He was also a member of the Massachusetts Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company.[5]

Benjamin Bridgham died on November 15, 1676 at the young age of twenty-two.[6]

Name

Benjamin Bridgham[7] Birth

BET 03 AND 05 MAY 1654 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Baptism

07 MAY 1654[17]
Military Service

Military Service: Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
1674[18][19][20]
Military Service: Garrisoned at Wading River during King Philip's War
14 SEP 1675[21]
Marriage

Wife: Sarah UNKNOWN
AFT 1670 Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut[22][23]
Death

15 NOV 1676[24]
Notes

Benjamin joined the garrison at Wading River on September 14, 1765 during King Philip's War.

From "The History of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company," by Zachariah Gardner Whitman. J. H. Eastburn, Printer, 1842, p. 194,

"Benjamin Bridgham, Boston, brother of the preceding [Lieut Joseph Bridgham], born 1654."
From "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," Vol. 9, 1855, p. 253,

"Early Records of Boston.
"...
"Bridgham Benjamine sonne of Henry and Elizabeth b. 4 May 1654."
From "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," Vol. 9, 1855, p. 254,

"Early Records of Boston.
"...
"Bridgham Benjamine sonne of Henry and Elizabeth b. 3 May 1654."
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