John Bement
M, (23 March 1701/2 - 22 April 1756)
| Father-Biological* | John Bement b. c 1661 |
| Mother-Biological* | Abigail Eggleston b. 1 Sep 1671 |
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Last Edited=5 Apr 2024
John Bement was born on 23 March 1701/2 at Enfield, Connecticut.1,2 He was the son of John Bement and Abigail Eggleston. He volunteered to serve against the Indians. From November 1723 to February 1724, he served in Captain Joseph Kellogg's Company as a private and a sentinel. He then served in Captain Timothy Dwight's Company from February to May 1724, and probably later at the blockhouse near Northfield.1,2
John Bement married Rachel Wright, daughter of Benjamin Wright Jr and Hannah Stebbins, in 1725.3,4 He received 3½ acres in the first division of Northfield, Massachusetts in 1731.2
John Bement, age 30, married Mary Severance, age 29 , daughter of Ebenezer Severance and Mary ______, on 17 January 1733.5,6
While serving in the French and Indian War, he was captured at Cold Spring, near Fort Bridgman in Northfield and was taken to Canada. He survived and returned.2 John lived in 1756 at Westfield, Massachusetts.1,2 He died on 22 April 1756 at Westfield, Massachusetts, at age 54.5
John Bement married Rachel Wright, daughter of Benjamin Wright Jr and Hannah Stebbins, in 1725.3,4 He received 3½ acres in the first division of Northfield, Massachusetts in 1731.2
John Bement, age 30, married Mary Severance, age 29 , daughter of Ebenezer Severance and Mary ______, on 17 January 1733.5,6
While serving in the French and Indian War, he was captured at Cold Spring, near Fort Bridgman in Northfield and was taken to Canada. He survived and returned.2 John lived in 1756 at Westfield, Massachusetts.1,2 He died on 22 April 1756 at Westfield, Massachusetts, at age 54.5Children of John Bement and Rachel Wright
- Abigail Bement1 (31 Oct 1726 - )
- Mary Bement1 (7 Sep 1728 - young)
- Mary Bement1 (24 Oct 1729 - )
Children of John Bement and Mary Severance
- Deacon John Bement+ (3 May 1734 - 10 Sep 1810)
- Jerusha Bement1 (10 Sep 1735 - 23 Nov 1735)
- Phineas Bement1 (6 Mar 1737 - )
- Jonathan Bement1 (26 Apr 1739 - )
- Jesse Bement1 (6 Aug 1740 - )
- Rachel Bement1 (1742 - )
Citations
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- Temple, J. H.. A History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts for 150 years: With an Account of the Prior Occupation of the Territory by the Squakheags and with Family Genealogies.. Albany, New York: J. Munsell, 1875.
- Stebbins, Daniel. "Memoir of the Stebbins Family", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Volume V (1851).
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- Holbrook Research Institute. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
- Staughton, Ralph M. "Northfield, Mass., Marriage Records, 1724-1771", The American Genealogist Volume 28 (1952).