Lt. Benjamin Colt, Jr.

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Lt. Benjamin Colt, Jr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lyme, New London County, CT, United States
Death: August 30, 1781 (42-43)
Hadley, Hampshire County, MA, United States
Place of Burial: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Dea. Benjamin Colt, Sr. and Miriam Colt
Husband of Lucretia Colt
Father of Benjamin Colt; Lucretia Colt; Amy Porter; Daniel Colt; Christopher Colt, Sr. and 2 others
Brother of John Colt; Joseph Colt, Sr.; Mary Giddings; Sarah Harvey; Capt. Harris Colt and 4 others

Occupation: Lieutenant
Managed by: William Tully
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About Lt. Benjamin Colt, Jr.

Lieut Benjamin Colt Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about upgrading this memorial... Birth: 1738 Lyme New London County Connecticut, USA Death: Aug. 30, 1781 Hadley Hampshire County Massachusetts, USA

Veteran of the American Revolution.

Parents: Benjamin Colt & Miriam Harris

Wife: Lucretia Ely

Family links:

Parents:
 Miriam Harris Marsh (1700 - 1765)
Children:
 Daniel Colt (1767 - 1816)*
 Lucretia Colt (1769 - 1771)*
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Inscription: In Memory of Lt. Benjamin Colt, who died Aug. 30, 1781, aged 48 years

Life is uncertain Death is sure, Sin the wound, Christ the cure.

Burial: Old Hadley Cemetery Hadley Hampshire County Massachusetts, USA



            
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Lt. Benjamin Colt, Jr.'s Timeline

1738
1738
Lyme, New London County, CT, United States
1762
September 30, 1762
Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts
1767
July 7, 1767
1769
June 28, 1769
Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
1773
February 7, 1773
Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
1774
September 1, 1774
1778
June 12, 1778
Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
1780
August 30, 1780
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
1781
August 30, 1781
Age 43
Hadley, Hampshire County, MA, United States