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Mary Bennett (Ripley)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: January 26, 1790 (27)
Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Wife of Silvanus Bennett

Managed by: Gwyneth Potter McNeil
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About Mary Bennett

Mary Ripley Bennett

  • BIRTH 6 Dec 1762 Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
  • DEATH 26 Jan 1790 (aged 27) Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
  • BURIAL, Cemetery at The Green, Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
  • MEMORIAL ID 192056038

Mary Ripley was married April 5, 1789 to Silvanus Bennet just long enough to carry a child to term and give birth. Tragically, their child was stillborn and Mary died the following day, 26 January, 1790, aged 27 years, 1 month, 20 days. 'Her infant lies buried by her side.'"

Parents Tilson Ripley 1718–1785
Rebeckah Ripley

Spouse
Sylvanus Bennet 1754–1809 (m. 1789)

Siblings
Zeltas Ripley unknown–1753
Mary Ripley unknown–1755
Rebekah Ripley Tupper 1752–1793
Jeptha Ripley 1756–1843
Lydia Ripley Lyon 1760–1849
Zenas Ripley 1765–1851

Children
Infant Bennett 1790–1790

References

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192056038/mary-bennett

Sources

Middleborough Vital Records, vol 1, p 142 (birth); vol 2, p 150 (marriage).

"Records from the Old Cemetery at 'The Green,' Middleborough, Mass.," communicated by John W Willard, Mayflower Descendant, April 1910, p 70

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Mary Bennett's Timeline

1762
December 6, 1762
Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
1790
January 26, 1790
Age 27
Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
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Cemetery at The Green, Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States