Capt. Elijah Bent, Sr^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

1713 - 1797  (83 years)

• Name	Elijah Bent  [5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Suffix	Sr
  Born	15 Aug 1713	Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States   [5, 13, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33]
  Gender	Male
  Buried	May 1797	Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States   [20]
  Died	2 May 1797	Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States   [12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37]
  	Age: 83
  Person ID	I284	Costner Descendants
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Ensign Hopestill Bent,   b. 17 Jan 1672, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 18 Aug 1725, Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Brown,   b. 17 Mar 1678, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America ,   d. 18 Aug 1725, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 47 years)
  Married	27 Mar 1700	Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America
  	Spouse: Elizabeth Bent (born Brown)
  Family ID	F1985	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanna Stone,   b. 24 Apr 1720, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 3 Jul 1801, Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 81 years)
  Married	1738
  Children	1. Elijah Bent, Jr,   b. 7 Oct 1739, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 1795, Nova Scotia, British North America  (Age 55 years)   2. Dorcas Bent,   b. 1 Jan 1741/2, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 17 Dec 1799, Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 57 years)   3. Colonel Silas Bent,   b. 14 Apr 1744, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 4 Apr 1818, Belpre, Washington, Ohio, United States  (Age 73 years)   4. Susanna Bent,   b. 21 Mar 1748, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. WFT Est 1749-1842  (Age 93 years)   5. Joel Bent,   b. 22 Feb 1750, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 25 Nov 1812, Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 62 years)   6. Stephen Bent, I,   b. 15 Jul 1752, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 19 May 1822, Sterling, Cayuga, New York, United States  (Age 69 years)   7. Rufus Bent,   b. 13 Feb 1755, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 28 Nov 1821, Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 66 years)   8. Abigail Bent,   b. 3 Sep 1757, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. WFT Est 1758-1851  (Age 93 years)   9. Nathan Bent,   b. 12 Mar 1760, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 10 Aug 1834, Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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