Benjamin Hewitt Sr
Lifespan: 1662 - 1725
Birth: 21 Aug 1662 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Occupation: Unknown
Marriage: Mary Fanning
Children: Israel, Benjamin Jr., Mary, Hannah, Elkanah, Henry, Content, Thankful
Parents: Thomas Hewitt & Hannah Palmer Hewitt
Death: 26 Apr 1725 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Burial: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Chapter 1: Early Life and Family (1662–1683)
A Colonial Beginning
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Mary’s life bridged revolution and renewal, raising her family amid the tremors of war while anchoring them with grace and colonial perseverance.
Read MoreThomas was a deacon and carpenter whose journey from Wales to Connecticut laid the foundation for generations of New England settlers.
Read MoreFrom Stoughton’s fields to Bunker Hill’s barricades, Samuel answered the call of liberty, serving with Prescott’s men and planting the seeds of a free nation.
Read MorePatriot, pioneer, and quiet firebrand, Samuel answered the call at fifty, served with grit, and planted roots on New York’s frontier that would flower through centuries.
Read MoreFrom the banks of the Piscataqua to the fields of Belgrade, Samuel’s life was one of faithful labor, family devotion, and steady resilience through a century of change.
Read MoreMary gave her life to motherhood in early Connecticut, remembered for her quiet strength and the daughter she left behind.
Read MoreRamah’s life stretched across a century, threading joy and tragedy into a legacy of maternal strength, enduring love, and quiet heroism through war, loss, and transformation
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