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William Benedict Arnold

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America
Death: June 15, 1759 (77-78)
Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of Israel Arnold and Mary Arnold
Husband of Mary Arnold and Deliverance Arnold
Father of Capt. Josiah Arnold; John Arnold; William Arnold; Rebecca Stafford; Caleb S. Arnold and 2 others
Brother of Israel Arnold; Mary Low (Arnold); Captain Stephen Arnold; Major James Arnold; Sarah Carpenter and 4 others

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About William Benedict Arnold

  • ARNOLD, William
  • b. 1681 Warwick, Kent, RI.
  • d. JUN 1759 Rhode Island
  • Parents:
  • Father: ARNOLD, Israel
  • Mother: BARKER, Mary
  • Family:
  • Marriage: 1705 Warwick, Kent, RI.
  • Spouse: WHIPPLE, Deliverance
  • b. 11 FEB 1678/9 Providence Co., RI.
  • d. JUN 1765
  • Parents:
  • Father: WHIPPLE, John
  • Mother: BROWN, Rebecca
  • Children:
    • ARNOLD, Josiah
    • ARNOLD, John
    • ARNOLD, Oliver b. ABT 1712 Warwick, Kent, RI.
    • ARNOLD, William
    • ARNOLD, Rebecca b. 5 DEC 1720 Warwick, Kent, RI.
    • ARNOLD, Caleb
  • From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_6fe.htm#7 ____________
  • Steere Genealogy: A Record of the Descendants of John Steere, who Settled in ... By James Pierce Root
  • https://books.google.com/books?id=Yz5VAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA104&lpg=PA104&d...
  • Pg.185
  • HON. JOHN WHIPPLE, eldest son of John, Sen., baptized in infancy, November 7, 1641, in Dorchester, Mass., came with his parents to Providence. He married, first, December 4, 1663, Mary, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Small) Olney, who died about 1676. He married, second, April 15, 1678, Rebecca Scott, widow of John Scott.
  • .... etc.
  • He became blind in his later years, as appears from the old council records in the proceedings relating to his will. He died December 10, 1700, and his wife presented a will of his that disinherited his only son John, but it was proved that he had stated that "he could not help doing as he had done, for he was now blind and he must do as other would have him," and expressed his desire not to disinherit his son but to help him if he could. The will was set aside because of undue influence on the part of his second wife.
  • Children of John and Mary Whipple:
    • I. .... etc.
  • Children of John and Rebecca Whipple:
    • IV. DELIVERANCE, b. February 11, 1678/9; m. William Arnold.
    • V. .... etc. __________________

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@R1250931774@ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,2204::0

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Volume: 337 1,2204::666052

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@R1250931774@ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,2204::0

GEDCOM Source

Volume: 337 1,2204::666052

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@R1250931774@ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,2204::0

GEDCOM Source

Volume: 337 1,2204::666052

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GEDCOM Source

@R1250931774@ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,2204::0

GEDCOM Source

Volume: 337 1,2204::666052

GEDCOM Source

@R1250931774@ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,2204::0

GEDCOM Source

Volume: 337 1,2204::666052

GEDCOM Source

@R1250931774@ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,2204::0

GEDCOM Source

Volume: 337 1,2204::666052

GEDCOM Source

@R1250931774@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

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William Benedict Arnold's Timeline

1681
1681
Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America
1707
August 25, 1707
Cowesett, Providence Plantations County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1708
1708
Warwick, Providence Plantations County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America
1718
1718
Warwick, Providence Plantations County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1720
December 5, 1720
Warwick, Providence County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America
1721
December 28, 1721
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
1725
May 26, 1725
Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, United States
1727
1727
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
1759
June 15, 1759
Age 78
Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America