Capt. Benjamin Bridges1

#3449, (2 January 1664/65 - 28 August 1725)
Father*Edmund Bridges Jr1 (1637 - 1682)
Mother*Sarah Towne1 (1648 - 1703)

Family

Elizabeth _____ b. s 1666
Children 1.Deliverance Bridges5 (s 1688 - )
 2.Elizabeth Bridges5 (s 1690 - )
 3.Judith Bridges5 (s 1692 - )
 4.Sarah Bridges5 (s 1694 - )
 5.Gideon Bridges5 (s 1696 - )
 6.Mehitable Bridges5 (s 1698 - )
 7.Miriam Bridges5 (s 1700 - )
Birth*2 January 1664/65He was born on 2 January 1664/65 at Topsfield, Essex Co., MassachusettsG.1,2 
Marriage*say 1686He married Elizabeth _____ say 1686 at Framingham, Middlesex Co., MassachusettsG; her 1st.3 
Death*28 August 1725He died on 28 August 1725 at Middlesex Co., MassachusettsG, at age 60.1,4 
Burial*30 August 1725He was buried on 30 August 1725 at Church Hill Cemetery, Framingham, Middlesex Co., MassachusettsG; est. date.5 

Citations

  1. [S387] Sidney Perley, editor, "Bridges Genealogy", The Essex Antiquarian XII:1 :26-28, (Jan 1908): p. 26.
  2. [S798] Topsfield Historical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Topsfield Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (Salem, Massachusetts: Newcomb & Gauss, 1903), p. 21; Benjamin Bridges, son of Edmond, b. 2 Jan 1664/5.
  3. [S183] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (GPC) (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004), p. 96; Benj. Bridges (1665-1725). m. Elizabeth _____; she m. 2nd Moses Haven; Framingham. Online Ancestry.com.
  4. [S797] Thomas W. Baldwin, compiler, Vital Records of Framingham, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (Boston, Mass.: Wright & Potter Printing Company, 1911), p. 414; Capt. Lt. Benjamin Bridges d. 28 Aug 1725, age ca. 61y; citing G. R. I - grave record, Church Hill Cemetery.
  5. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, very worn short standing stone. Narrative: "This stone is so worn. I could make out Benjamin and the "dge" of the last name but not much else. According to Historical Society though, Captain Benjamin Bridges is here, area H10." Citing Steve Herring, Framingham Town Historian: son of Edmund Bridges Jr and Sarah Towne of Salem MA; 1st husband of Elizabeth ____ ; she marr., in 1735, as his 2nd wife, Moses Haven of Framingham. Elizabeth's origins are unknown at the present time.
    Children of Benjamin Bridges and Elizabeth: Deliverance Bridges Wilson, Elizabeth Bridges Whitney, Judith Bridges, Sarah Bridges Haven, Gideon Bridges, Mehitable Bridges Hovey, and Miriam Bridges.
    "Benjamin settled at Salem End (then "reserved Commons") in the spring of 1693 along with those who left Salem following the Witch Trial hysteria. His tombstone is the earliest known grave of the Salem refugees in Framingham. (Framingham Town Historian - Steve Herring). Note: Capt/Leiut, Age 61. Benjamin settled at Salem End (then "reserved Common."
    Memorial 28742167, created by and photo added by Star Rhodes, maintained by Hether Pearson Pillman Belusky.