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Benjamin Damon (1767 - 1793)

Benjamin Damon
Born in Marshfield, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Died at about age 26 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Benjamin was born in 1767. He was the son of Benjamin Dammon and Lydia Hall.

He married Sarah Stetson Lapham on 9 October 1791 in Plymouth.[1]

He passed away in 1793.

Probate

Benjamin Damon, Jr., of Marshfield, mariner died intestate and on 29 June 1793, his widow Sarah was granted the administration of his estate.[2]

His inventory was taken on 31 July 1793 in Marshfield. The estate was represented as insolvent. A list of claims and creditors was recorded. An account by his widow Sarah S. Damon was recorded which included the sale of real estate, doctors in his last sickness, funeral charges, taxes, necessaries to the widow, and administration fees. The balance was proportioned to pay the creditors.[3]

Sources

  1. "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-93CH : 24 November 2022), Benjamin Damon and Sarah Stretson Sopham, 1791.
  2. "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-X7B5 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1778-1794 vol 26-27 > image 498 of 549; State Archives, Boston.
  3. "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-73TF : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1791-1808 vol 32-33 > image 332-334 of 539; State Archives, Boston.
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27975887/benjamin-damon: accessed 28 November 2023), memorial page for Benjamin Damon Jr. (unknown–3 Jun 1793), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27975887, citing Marshfield Hills Cemetery, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Marina Williams (contributor 46998654).




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