Benjamin SIMPSON b. 2 Jan 1755 York, York, Maine, d. Yes, date unknown: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1755 - Yes, date unknown

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Name	Benjamin SIMPSON [1, 2]
Birth	2 Jan 1755	York, York, Maine, [1, 2]
Gender	Male
_UID	FC481651E868453C8FF1E209184F00FD4B41
Public Record	16 Dec 1773	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, [2]
Boston Tea Party
Benjamin's York bith record contains the following note: "assisted in throwing the Tea overboard in Boston harbor in Revolutionary times"
Death	Yes, date unknown
Person ID	I7630	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	20 Aug 2023

Family	Mercy SIMPSON, b. 13 May 1759, York, York, Maine, d. 22 Sep 1838, Saco, York, Maine, (Age 79 years)
Marriage	1782	York, York, Maine, United States [1, 3]
Family ID	F5927	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	20 Aug 2023

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	Birth - 2 Jan 1755 - York, York, Maine,
	Public Record - Boston Tea Party - 16 Dec 1773 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts,
	Marriage - 1782 - York, York, Maine, United States

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I7630&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Benjamin SIMPSON."

Sources

[S1249] Ruth Gray, editor, Maine Families in 1790, 10, (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1988.), 1: 252.
[S2310] "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900." Database with images., (FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org : 10 Feb 2018.), (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Jul 2022); Joshua Simpson his Children born in York; York Town and vital records, 2:85 (FHL Film # 007596957, img. 89).
[S1126] "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch , ((https://www.familysearch.org : 19 Aug 2020)), ).