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Benjamin William Eastman Veteran

Birth
New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
21 Oct 1836 (aged 77)
Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
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Born on 3 October 1759 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, son of Benjamin & Mary (nee Hitchcock) Eastman. In 1777, at Saratoga, he joined the Royal Army under General Burgoyne (Jessups's corps). Benjamin arrived in Cornwall, Stomont, Ontario, Canada in 1783 and received land. He passed away on 21 October 1836 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada at the age of 77 years. He is buried with his wives at Trinity Anglican in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.

On 24 May 1781 at Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, at the age of 21 years, Benjamin married Hannah Sherman, age 17 years, daughter of Simeon Sherman. She was born in 1764 in Rhode Island and died 4 September 1804 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.

Source: http://www.uelac.org/Making-Loyalists/Selective-lists-of-loyalists/Largest-Loyalist-Families.php
Born on 3 October 1759 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, son of Benjamin & Mary (nee Hitchcock) Eastman. In 1777, at Saratoga, he joined the Royal Army under General Burgoyne (Jessups's corps). Benjamin arrived in Cornwall, Stomont, Ontario, Canada in 1783 and received land. He passed away on 21 October 1836 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada at the age of 77 years. He is buried with his wives at Trinity Anglican in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.

On 24 May 1781 at Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, at the age of 21 years, Benjamin married Hannah Sherman, age 17 years, daughter of Simeon Sherman. She was born in 1764 in Rhode Island and died 4 September 1804 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.

Source: http://www.uelac.org/Making-Loyalists/Selective-lists-of-loyalists/Largest-Loyalist-Families.php


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