Benjamin GORTON

1758 - 1836  (78 years)

• Name	Benjamin GORTON
  Born	28 May 1758	Norwich, New London, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  _AMTID	110112931273:1030:113090087
  _UID	BBEC902D615844E1A5112D9EF2A41CEB602C
  Died	14 Aug 1836	Troy, Rensselaer, New York
  Buried	Troy, Rensselaer, New York
  	Address: Mount Ida Cemetery
  Person ID	I11668	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Joseph GORTON,   b. 1715, East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island ,   d. 1761, Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut  (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Hannah LEFFINGWELL,   b. Norwich, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 1780
  Married	9 May 1738
  Family ID	F5378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary (Polly) FOSTER,   b. 1773, Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts ,   d. 30 Aug 1809, Troy, Rensselaer, New York  (Age 36 years)
  Married	16 Mar 1794
  Children	+ 1. Henry GORTON,   b. 13 Apr 1796,   d. 1830  (Age 33 years)   2. George GORTON,   b. 17 Mar 1798,   d. 6 Sep 1836  (Age 38 years) + 3. Lewis GORTON,   b. 9 Mar 1800,   d. 1847  (Age 46 years) + 4. Eluszai GORTON,   b. 27 Apr 1802,   d. 14 May 1886  (Age 84 years)   5. Benjamin GORTON, Jr.,   b. 25 Sep 1804,   d. 30 Jan 1830, Troy, Rensselaer, New York  (Age 25 years) + 6. Cephas GORTON,   b. 18 Aug 1806,   d. 1850  (Age 43 years) + 7. Drusilla GORTON,   b. 20 Aug 1808,   d. 2 May 1867  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F5832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy MARTIN,   b. 29 Aug 1792,   d. 23 Jun 1822, Troy, Rensselaer, New York  (Age 29 years)
  Married	21 Jun 1810
  Children	+ 1. Elisha GORTON,   b. 24 Mar 1811, Troy, Rensselaer, New York ,   d. 22 Aug 1894, Alva, Woods, Oklahoma  (Age 83 years) + 2. Joseph GORTON,   b. 10 Aug 1813, Troy, Rensselaer, New York ,   d. 23 Jul 1889  (Age 75 years) + 3. Mary GORTON,   b. 29 May 1815,   d. 21 Jul 1850  (Age 35 years)   4. Esdras GORTON,   b. 25 Oct 1821,   d. 1845, Waterproof, Tensas, Louisiana  (Age 23 years)
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F5833	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 May 1758 - Norwich, New London, Connecticut Died - 14 Aug 1836 - Troy, Rensselaer, New York Buried - Address: Mount Ida Cemetery - - Troy, Rensselaer, New York  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Histories

  History of Benjamin Gorton

  
  

• Notes

  A Revolutionary War soldier who served with General George Washington.