Edmund Bement was the grandson of John Beaumont (1612-1647) , the emigrant ancestor to America.
EDMUND BEMENT was born 10 Jan 1671 at Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts; and died 1 Jan 1744/45 at 73 years of age at Enfield, Connecticut. He married (1) Prudence Morgan (born about 1675 and died 30 Nov 1701), daughter of Isaac Morgan. He married (2) Priscilla Warner (died before 1719), daughter of John Warner by his wife Lydia Boltwood, on 14 Jan 1702/03; and (3) Margery Pasko (died 20 Feb 1744/45) on 5 Nov 1719 at Enfield, CT. The only child of Edmund and Prudence (Morgan) Bement was Prudence Bement.
Edmund was a prominent citizen of Enfield, Connecticut. His first public office, in 1703, was that of constable, after which he was almost continuously in office or serving on important town committees for a period of more than thirty years. In 1718 he was one of three to constitute the school committee and to provide the town with a teacher. He also served frequently on the Ecclesiastical Society Committee. Edmund resided in the south end of Enfield, and amassed considerable land over his lifetime. The five children of Edmund and Priscilla (Warner) Bement were Martha Bement, Jonathan Bement, Prudence Bement, Dennis Bement, and Edmond Bement. (Source: Chronicles of the Bement Family in America; 1928, pp. 25-31)
Edmund Bement was the grandson of John Beaumont (1612-1647) , the emigrant ancestor to America.
EDMUND BEMENT was born 10 Jan 1671 at Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts; and died 1 Jan 1744/45 at 73 years of age at Enfield, Connecticut. He married (1) Prudence Morgan (born about 1675 and died 30 Nov 1701), daughter of Isaac Morgan. He married (2) Priscilla Warner (died before 1719), daughter of John Warner by his wife Lydia Boltwood, on 14 Jan 1702/03; and (3) Margery Pasko (died 20 Feb 1744/45) on 5 Nov 1719 at Enfield, CT. The only child of Edmund and Prudence (Morgan) Bement was Prudence Bement.
Edmund was a prominent citizen of Enfield, Connecticut. His first public office, in 1703, was that of constable, after which he was almost continuously in office or serving on important town committees for a period of more than thirty years. In 1718 he was one of three to constitute the school committee and to provide the town with a teacher. He also served frequently on the Ecclesiastical Society Committee. Edmund resided in the south end of Enfield, and amassed considerable land over his lifetime. The five children of Edmund and Priscilla (Warner) Bement were Martha Bement, Jonathan Bement, Prudence Bement, Dennis Bement, and Edmond Bement. (Source: Chronicles of the Bement Family in America; 1928, pp. 25-31)
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