Benjamin BarnumAge: 83 years1696–1779
- Name
- Benjamin Barnum
- Given names
- Benjamin
- Surname
- Barnum
| Birth | January 9, 1696 21 22 |
| Birth of a brother | John Barnum 1699 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Nathaniel Barnum between 1701 and 1702 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Abner Barnum 1703 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | Abner Barnum 1704 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Bethuel Barnum February 17, 1705 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a brother | Bethuel Barnum 1706 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph Barnum about 1707 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Hurd 1710 (Age 13 years) |
| Marriage | Anna Forward — View this family about 1718 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah Thompson January 24, 1718 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Lydia Barnum about 1728 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Olive Barnum about 1731 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Forward Barnum about 1734 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Benjamin Barnum 1736 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Barnum before 1739 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a father | Richard Barnum after January 14, 1739 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Stevens — Lydia Barnum — View this family 1741 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Abijah Barnum about 1742 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a son | Abijah Barnum 1743 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Ann Barnum about 1744 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a wife | Anna Forward 1746 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Barnum before 1757 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ezra Stevens — Ann Barnum — View this family about 1764 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | Nathaniel Barnum before February 5, 1778 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ann Barnum before 1779 (Age 82 years) |
| Death | January 9, 1779 (Age 83 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Richard Barnum Birth: 1675 50 50 — Norwalk, Fairfield, CT Death: after January 14, 1739 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| mother |
Mary Hurd Birth: August 15, 1673 60 31 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT Death: 1710 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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Marriage: 1690 — Fairfield, CT |
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6 years himself |
Benjamin Barnum Birth: January 9, 1696 21 22 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: January 9, 1779 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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4 years younger brother |
John Barnum Birth: 1699 24 25 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before 1757 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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4 years younger brother |
Nathaniel Barnum Birth: between 1701 and 1702 26 27 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before February 5, 1778 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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3 years younger brother |
Abner Barnum Birth: 1703 28 29 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1704 |
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2 years younger brother |
Bethuel Barnum Birth: February 17, 1705 30 31 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1706 |
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3 years younger brother |
Joseph Barnum Birth: about 1707 32 33 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before 1739 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| Family with Anna Forward |
| himself |
Benjamin Barnum Birth: January 9, 1696 21 22 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: January 9, 1779 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| wife |
Anna Forward Birth: March 15, 1700 25 23 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1746 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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Marriage: about 1718 — Fairfield, CT |
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11 years daughter |
Lydia Barnum Birth: about 1728 31 27 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1820 — Berkshire, MA |
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4 years daughter |
Olive Barnum Birth: about 1731 34 30 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: March 17, 1834 |
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4 years son |
Forward Barnum Birth: about 1734 37 33 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: October 20, 1790 |
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3 years son |
Benjamin Barnum Birth: 1736 39 35 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: about 1807 — CT |
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7 years son |
Abijah Barnum Birth: about 1742 45 41 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1743 |
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3 years daughter |
Ann Barnum Birth: about 1744 47 43 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before 1779 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
- Generation 1
Benjamin Barnum, son of Richard Barnum and Mary Hurd, was born on January 9, 1696 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died on January 9, 1779 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 83. He married Anna Forward, daughter of Joseph Forward and Lydia Gregory, about 1718 in Fairfield, CT. She was born on March 15, 1700 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died in 1746 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 45.
Children of Benjamin Barnum and Anna Forward:
- Lydia Barnum (1728–1820)
- Olive Barnum (1731–1834)
- Forward Barnum (1734–1790)
- Benjamin Barnum (1736–1807)
- Abijah Barnum (1742–1743)
- Ann Barnum (1744–1779)
- Generation 2back to top
Lydia Barnum, daughter of Benjamin Barnum and Anna Forward, was born about 1728 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died in 1820 in Berkshire, MA. She married John Stevens, son of Nathaniel Stevens and Abigail Barnum, in 1741. He was born about 1722 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died in 1788 in Lee, Berkshire, MA.
Ann Barnum, daughter of Benjamin Barnum and Anna Forward, was born about 1744 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died before 1779 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. She married Ezra Stevens, son of Nathaniel Stevens and Abigail Barnum, about 1764 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. He was born on May 25, 1724 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died on February 5, 1823 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 98.
Children of Ann Barnum and Ezra Stevens:
- Forward Stevens (1756–1761)
- Peter Stevens (1756–1761)
- Anner Stevens (1756–1760)
- Ezra Stevens (1756–1761)
- Elijah Stevens (1756–1761)
- Anna Stevens (1756–1760)
- Samuel Stevens (1756–1761)
- Rachel Stevens (1745–1769)
- Generation 3back to top
Rachel Stevens, daughter of Ezra Stevens and Ann Barnum, was born about 1745 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died in 1769 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT. She married Ezra Peck, son of Joseph Peck and Rebecca …, in 1761 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. He was born on October 10, 1745 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died on February 17, 1826 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT at the age of 80.
Children of Rachel Stevens and Ezra Peck:
- Tirzah Peck (1765–1813)
| Shared note | !Genealogy of the Stevens Family from 1635 to 1891, F. S. Stevens; Birth & Death:Ancestral File, Jan 4,1993; !Death:Genealogical Record of the Barnum Family; |