Benjamin Hodges

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Biography ==Benjamin 3 Hodges lived in the southerly part of Norton, near Crooked Meadow, at the place where Ephraim Allen resided in 1858. He was a carpenter as well as farmer, and on the formation (Feb. 25, 1723/4) of the company which built King's Furnace, on Littleworth Brook in the east part of Taunton, the oldest hollow-ware factory in the Old Colony, he took one-sixteenth of the stock. He kept a public house in Norton from 1727 to 1729. In 1730 he was among those who opposed setting off the North Precinct of Norton (afterwards Mansfield). He was an active member of the Norton church, of which he was chosen a deacon on May 1, 1746. He took a prominent part in the church proceedings which led to the resignation of Rev. Joseph Avery in 1749, and was frequently moderator of the church meetings between the ministry of Mr.Avery and that of Mr. Palmer. He died in 1754, between Nov. 17 (on which day he subscribed to a church covenant ) and Nov. 22, — the dateof appointment of the administrators of his estate.

Benjamin 4 Hodges enlisted early in 1745, when 18 years old, in the company of Major Joseph 3 Hodges and regiment of Col. Sylvester Eichmond, which took part in the siege and capture of Louisburg, Cape Breton. From this expedition he never returned, but the details of his death are now unknown.<ref>: Source: #S759220130. Page: Ancestry Family Trees. Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=172521&pid=1...</ref>

Marriage

: Status: MARRIED : Husband: Benjamin Hodges : Wife: Abiah Deane : Date : ABT 1716 : Place: Massachusetts

Research Notes ===A second marriage is included in this profile for a DIFFERENT wife twoyears after his marriage to Abiah. Please research:

: Husband: Benjamin Hodges : Wife: Sarah Lane : Marriage Date: ABT 1718 : Place: Massachusetts : 16— BENJAMIN 3 HODGES [3. Henri/ Wm l ~] b. about 1691, Taunton, Mass. ; d. 1754 Nov. — , Norton, Mass. ; m. (1) about 1719, ABIAH DEANE of Taunton, dau. of Isaac & Hannah (Leonard) Deane of Taunton; m. (2) 1749 May 29, Norton, SARAH (LANE) SILLEY, widow of Benjamin Silley of Norton, and dau. of John & Sarah Lane of Norton. She m. 1756 June 14, Norton, Nathaniel Dunham of Norton, and d. 1757, Norton. :7 children born in Norton : — :: 75. i. Abigail 4 Hodges, b. 1720 June 7. :: 76. ii. Abiah 4 Hodges, b. 1722 April 21. :: 77. iii. Anna 4 Hodges, b. 1723 Oct. 13. :: iv. Benjamin 4 Hodges, b. 1726 May 9 ; d. 1745, Siege of Louisburg,Cape Breton. :: 78. v. Kachel 4 Hodges, b. 1728 Aug. 30. :: 79. vi. Ephraim 4 Hodges, b. 1730. :: vii. Nathaniel 4 Hodges, b. about 1734 or 1735 ; d. 1757, Norton; unm.

Sources

<references />* Source S32. Repository: #REPO6. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Publication: June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998. Church Resources - Ancestral File (TM)

• Ancestry Family Trees S759220130.
• "Genealogical Record of the Hodges Family of New England." Allen Co.Public Library, Genealogy Collection, pp. 87-88. [https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalreco00hodg/genealogicalreco0...]

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