Francis Bent

Francis Bent

Male 1754 - 1828  (74 years)

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  • Name Francis Bent 
    Born 10 Mar 1754  Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Group Descendant of Mayflower Passenger 
    • Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower
    Group Mayflower - Francis Billington 
    • Descendant of Francis Billington (son of John) of the Mayflower
    Group Mayflower - John Billington 
    • Descendant of John Billington of the Mayflower
    Group Veteran or Patriot of Revolutionary War 
    • Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier.
    FamilySearch ID LHXD-CZS 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 103872128 
    Died 27 Oct 1828  Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 27 Oct 1828  Centre Cemetery, Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I18557  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 30 May 2020 

    Father John Bent,   b. 27 Feb 1731/32, Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1806, Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Bethia Morse,   b. 10 Feb 1731/32, Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1778  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 16 May 1753  Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8797  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Silva Sturdevant,   b. 16 Mar 1757, Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1793, Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Married 1779 
    Last Modified 26 May 2020 
    Family ID F8802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Abigail Dexter Bates,   b. 4 Apr 1775, Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1818, Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 20 Nov 1794  Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
      Name:       Francis Bent
      Event Type:       Marriage
      Marriage Date:       25 Oct 1794
      Marriage Place:       Wareham, Massachusetts
      Spouse Name:       Abigail Bates
    Children 
     1. Wilson Dexter Bent,   b. Jun 1814, Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1856, North Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 42 years)
    Last Modified 30 May 2020 
    Family ID F8795  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Mar 1754 - Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Nov 1794 - Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Oct 1828 - Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 27 Oct 1828 - Centre Cemetery, Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Badges
    Mayflower Descendant
    Mayflower Descendant
    Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier
    Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier

  • Notes 
    • He was a fifer in Capt. Joshua Benson's company around Boston from May to Dec., 1775, and tradition adds that at the Battle of Bunker Hill he was detailed to repair muskets near the battlefield. In Dec. 1776, he marched to Rhode Island in Lieut. Jonah Washburn's company on an alarm; in Sept. and Oct., 1777, he was out 31 days on Capt. Nehemiah Allen's company in another expedition to Rhode Island; in May, 1778, he was out a few days at Dartmouth, and again in Aug. 1780, he say further service.