Benjamin Faneuil

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Benjamin Faneuil

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Death: circa 1718 (41-58)
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Son of Pierre Faneuil and Marie Depont
Husband of Anne Faneuil
Father of Benjamin Faneuil, Jr.; Mary Bethune and Peter Faneuil, of Boston
Brother of Andrew Faneuil

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About Benjamin Faneuil

A french Huguenot who came to England with his two brothers, and then c1691, went to America with one brother, Andrew, who became the richest man in Boston. Benjamin had 2 sons and 3 daughters, one of whom married Henry Phillips, who, in 1728, had to flee to France after killing Benjamin Woodbridge, in the first duel to be fought in Boston.

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Benjamin Faneuil's Timeline

1668
1668
1700
June 20, 1700
New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, United States
1701
December 29, 1701
New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, United States
1718
1718
Age 50
1732
March 19, 1732
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States