Benjamin Raymond

According to Genealogies of the Raymond Families of New England, 1650-1 to 1886, compiled by Samuel Raymond and published in 1886, at page 131, Benjamin Raymond was a cooper who resided in Rochester, Mass, until April 12, 1760 when he bought a farm in Hardwick, Mass, and rem. thither prob. abt. that time, as he and his wife were adm. to Church membership, Sep. 6, 1761.

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Benjamin Raymond (1714 - 1779)

Benjamin Raymond

Born 7 Dec 1714 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Son of William Raymond and Deborah (Balch) Raymond

Brother of William Raymond, Daniel Raymond, Paul Raymond [half] and Edward Raymond [half]

Husband of Mercy (Chapman) Raymond — married 17 Sep 1737 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Father of Joannah (Raymond) Whitcomb, Thankful (Raymond) Paige and Deborah (Raymond) Southgate

Died 2 Oct 1779 at age 64 in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts

Profile last modified 4 Jul 2022 | Created 3 Sep 2012

Biography

Benjamin Raymond born to William and Deborah (Balch) Raymond December 7, 1714, was born in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts.[1] He was a set work cooper. He married Mercy Chapman daughter of James and Joanna (Whitcomb) Chapman November 17, 1737 at Rochester.

Benjamin removed to Hardwick after 1760, where he died October 2, 1779; Mercy died there May 26, 1806 at 86.

He appears on the 1771 tax lists for Hardwick, Massachusetts.[2]

Sources

↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2991
↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=cxipJ2yyiygC&pg=PA297
Genealogies of the Raymond Families of New England, Samuel Raymond (NY: Little, 1886)
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q29L-PRM3 : 25 September 2017), Benjamin Rayment, 04 Dec 1714; citing Birth, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,604.