Benjamin Greene, Sr

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Benjamin Greene, Sr

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hopkinton, Washington County, RI, United States
Death: July 21, 1825 (74)
Hopkinton, Washington County, RI, United States
Place of Burial: Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Captain John Matthew Greene and Judith Greene Rogers
Husband of Frances Grace Greene
Father of Paul Greene; Mathew Greene; Benjamin Thomas Greene (6); David Greene; Amos Greene and 4 others
Brother of Hannah Rogers; Sarah Rogers; Humility "Milly" Rogers and Hannah Greene

Occupation: Farmer, 86 acres in Hopkinton, the "Ole Benny Greene Farm"
Managed by: Rodman Wheeler Greene
Last Updated:

About Benjamin Greene, Sr

His grandfather, Benjamin (3), purchased 80 acres of land in Hopkinton in 1720 from George Reynolds. It was passed down to (John) Matthew Greene (4), and on to Benjamin (5) when he became of age. His mother, Judith (Maxson) Greene remarried David Rogers (widower) in 1790. The younger sister of Benjamin (5) was Sarah ("Sally") Greene , who married Zebulon Rogers, brother of Frances Grace, Benjamin (5)'s wife. So Brother-Sister Greene married Sister-Brother Rogers.

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Benjamin Greene, Sr's Timeline

1751
April 6, 1751
Hopkinton, Washington County, RI, United States
1783
December 19, 1783
1786
March 15, 1786
CT, United States
1790
April 14, 1790
1792
February 25, 1792
1794
May 29, 1794
1796
April 26, 1796
1798
March 28, 1798
Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States
1800
December 10, 1800
Hopkinton, Rhode Island, United States