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About Benjamin Freeman

Benjamin was born about 1664.

In 1682, Benjamin Freeman was persecuted and jailed in London's Newgate Prison for being a Quaker. Evidently, he owned an apothecary shop in London. The contents of the shop were taken according to Joseph Besse's "A Collection of the Sufferings of the People Called Quakers" page 451 - 453. [1]

Death in 1730. Burial on 22 Oct 1730 in Colchester, Essex, England (ESSEX: Monthly Meeting of Colchester),[2] aged 72.

The will of the Benjamin Freeman who died in Colchester England in 1730 named 2 daughters and no sons as beneficiaries.[3]

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Benjamin Freeman

Born about 1658 in Colchester, Essex, England

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Husband of Dorcas (Unknown) Freeman — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Father of Dorcas Freeman, Ann Freeman, John Freeman I, Benjamin Freeman II, John Freeman and Sarah (Freeman) Harvey

Died 22 Aug 1730 in Colchester, Essex, England

Profile last modified 9 Sep 2018 | Created 13 Jul 2011

Sources

↑ Besse, Joseph, A Collection of the Sufferings of the People Called Quakers, pp 451-453. ↑ England & Wales, Society of Friends (Quaker) Burials 1578-1841 Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=tna%2frg6%2f0999%2f0%2f01... ↑ Source needed WikiTree profile Freeman-2342 created through the import of YOUNG.ged on Jul 12, 2011 by Zak Young. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Zak and others. "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQVM-CJ7 : 11 December 2014), Benjamin Freeman in entry for Dorcas Freeman, 05 Aug 1686, Birth; citing p. 35, Colchester, Essex, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5G4-WT1 : 6 December 2014), Benjamin Freeman in entry for Ann Freeman, Ann Freeman; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 942.67 V26FI. "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7L6-T8R : 11 December 2014), Benjamin Freeman in entry for Ann Freeman, 20 Mar 1687, Birth; citing p. 34, Colchester, Essex, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5G4-4QN : 6 December 2014), Benjamin Freeman in entry for John Freeman, John Freeman; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 942.67 V26FI. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5G4-4QF : 6 December 2014), John Freeman, John Freeman; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 942.67 V26FI. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5G4-Z64 : 6 December 2014), Benjamin Freeman, Benjamin Freeman; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 942.67 V26FI. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5G4-V4Q : 6 December 2014), Benjamin Freeman in entry for Dorcas Freeman, Dorcas Freeman; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 942.67 V26FI. "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWVP-1M5 : 11 December 2014), Benjamin Freeman, 22 Oct 1730, Burial; citing p. 178, Colchester, Essex, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London. Besse, Joseph, A Collection of the Sufferings of the People Called Quakers, pp 451-453. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K8Q2-HD2 See also:

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1664
1664
England, United Kingdom
1686
August 5, 1686
Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1687
1687
Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1689
1689
Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania
1694
October 3, 1694
Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1730
August 22, 1730
Age 66
Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom