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  1710 - 1755  (45 years)
| Name | Benjamin Bearse |  
| Suffix | Jr. |  
| Birth | 26 Mar 1710 | Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America  [2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17] |  
| Gender | Male |  
| Court | 14 Nov 1743  [5] |  
| named guardian of his children in right of their grandfather Moses Godfrey, deceased |  
| Parties Involved: George Bearse, minor
 Benjamin Bearse III, minor
 Jonathan Bearse, minor
 Moses Bearse, minor
 Elizabeth Bearse, minor
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| Alternate Name | Benjamin Barse  [15, 16] |  
| Alternate Name | Benjamin Berse  [18] |  
| Occupation | blacksmith  [5, 12] |  
| Will | 1 Aug 1755  [5] |  
| Death | 16 Oct 1755 | Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America  [3, 5, 10, 12, 18] |  
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Swift says he died in 1753. |  
| Probate | 2 Dec 1755  [5] |  
| Burial | Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States  [5, 18] |  
| Cemetery: Chatham Old Burial Ground
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| Person ID | I9279 | Duane's Ancestors |  
| Last Modified | 16 Feb 2020 |  
 
| Father | Benjamin Bearse, Sr.,   b. 21 Jun 1682, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America  d. 15 May 1748, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 65 years) |  
| Mother | Sarah Cobb,   b. 20 Aug 1681, Barnstable, Plymouth, British America  d. 14 Jan 1742, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 60 years) |  
| Marriage | 4 Feb 1701/2 | Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America  [2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24] |  
| Family ID | F3577 | Group Sheet  |  Family Chart |  
 
| Family 1 | Elizabeth Godfrey,   b. 15 Mar 1717/8, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. 1 Dec 1742, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 24 years)  [1, 5, 15, 16] |  
| Marriage | 31 May 1733 | Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America  [1, 5, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 25] |  
| Children | 
|  | 1. Jonathan Bearse,   b. Abt 1733/4, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. 16 Apr 1803, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, British America  (Age ~ 69 years) |  |  | 2. Moses Bearse,   b. Abt 1735/6, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. BY 1755 (Age ~ 19 years) |  | + | 3. Elizabeth Bearse,   b. Abt 1737/8, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America  |  |  | 4. George Bearse,   b. Abt 1739/40, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America  |  |  | 5. Benjamin Bearse, III,   b. Abt 1741/2, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. Abt 1808, Cape Negro, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, British America  (Age ~ 66 years) |  |  
| Family ID | F3576 | Group Sheet  |  Family Chart |  
| Last Modified | 10 Apr 2020 |  
 
| Family 2 | Jane Collins,   b. Abt 1717, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. 16 Aug 1768, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age ~ 51 years)  [10] |  
| Marriage | 1743/4  [3, 5, 6, 7, 10] |  
| Children | 
| + | 1. David Barss,   b. 1744   d. 26 Dec 1778, Port Mouton, Queens, Nova Scotia, British America  (Age 34 years) |  |  | 2. Martha Bearse,   b. 1746 |  |  | 3. Sarah Bearse,   b. 1748, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America  d. 25 Apr 1815, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, British America  (Age 67 years) |  |  | 4. Hannah Bearse,   b. 1754 |  |  
| Family ID | F3578 | Group Sheet  |  Family Chart |  
| Last Modified | 10 Apr 2020 |  
| Event Map |  | 
|  | Birth - 26 Mar 1710 - Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America |  |  |  | Marriage - 31 May 1733 - Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America |  |  |  | Death - 16 Oct 1755 - Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America |  |  |  | Burial - Cemetery: Chatham Old Burial Ground -  - Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
 |  |  |  | Pin Legend |  : Address  : Location  : City/Town  : County/Shire  : State/Province  : Country  : Not Set |  
| Sources |  1.  [S143]  Burgess Genealogy - 1997, 151, 00087. 
 
 2.  [S259]  NEHGS Register, 2:316, 00390. 
 
 3.  [S259]  NEHGS Register, 126:238, 00390. 
 
 4.  [S253]  The History of Cape Cod, Vol. 2, 297, 00522. 
 
 5.  [S346]  Mayflower Families, Vol. 06, 458, 00376. 
 
 6.  [S306]  The Doane Family, 25, 00508. 
 
 7.  [S259]  NEHGS Register, 127:52, 00390. 
 
 8.  [S595]  Robert Eldred, 85, 00457. 
 
 9.  [S765]  Mayflower Births & Deaths, Vol. 2, 68, 00764. 
 
 10.  [S259]  NEHGS Register, 151:10, 00390. 
 
 11.  [S480]  TMD, 3:71, 00371. 
 
 12.  [S1439]  Barnstable Families, 1:57, 01163. 
 
 13.  [S1440]  Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, 3:1523, 01164. 
 
 14.  [S346]  Mayflower Families, Vol. 06, 150, 00376. 
 
 15.  [S602]  Vital Records of MA, 1620-1850, Chatham:3:4, 00596. 
 
 16.  [S480]  TMD, 4:185, 00371. 
 
 17.  [S253]  The History of Cape Cod, Vol. 2, 601, 00522. 
 
 18.  [S1122]  Find A Grave, Memorial# 43997595, 00974. 
 
 19.  [S253]  The History of Cape Cod, Vol. 2, 292, 00522. 
 
 20.  [S256]  Bearse Family, 5, 00058. 
 
 21.  [S168]  Hamlin Family, 53, 00249. 
 
 22.  [S143]  Burgess Genealogy - 1997, 110, 00087. 
 
 23.  [S1438]  Cobb Family, 38, 01162. 
 
 24.  [S1439]  Barnstable Families, 1:55, 01163. 
 
 25.  [S259]  NEHGS Register, 7:81, 00390. 
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