Individual Details
Benjamin Weeks
(4 Apr 1788 - 29 Dec 1863)
Benjamin Weeks
Birth 4 Apr 1788 Gilford, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
Death 29 Dec 1863 (aged 75) Gilford, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial Pine Grove Cemetery Gilford, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
Benjamin, Jr., known as Captain Benjamin Weeks, son of Benjamin Weeks, was born in Gilford in 1788, and died in Gilford in the year 1863 (December 29) age seventy-five. He was the original owner of the iron ore lot near Mount Belknap, and also inherited one-half of his father’s farm. He commanded a company in the State militia, and was a very popular man in the community, being a Whig in politics. He attended the Universalist church. He lived to the age of seventy-five years––his wife, Betsey Hoitt, dying at the age of fifty-six. Their children were as follows: Hazen; Franklin; Sarah; Mehitable; William; Thomas; Harriet; Nathan; and Betsey.
Biographical Review: Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Strafford and Belknap Counties
Birth 4 Apr 1788 Gilford, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
Death 29 Dec 1863 (aged 75) Gilford, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial Pine Grove Cemetery Gilford, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
Benjamin, Jr., known as Captain Benjamin Weeks, son of Benjamin Weeks, was born in Gilford in 1788, and died in Gilford in the year 1863 (December 29) age seventy-five. He was the original owner of the iron ore lot near Mount Belknap, and also inherited one-half of his father’s farm. He commanded a company in the State militia, and was a very popular man in the community, being a Whig in politics. He attended the Universalist church. He lived to the age of seventy-five years––his wife, Betsey Hoitt, dying at the age of fifty-six. Their children were as follows: Hazen; Franklin; Sarah; Mehitable; William; Thomas; Harriet; Nathan; and Betsey.
Biographical Review: Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Strafford and Belknap Counties
Events
| Birth | 4 Apr 1788 | Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire |  | ||
| Marriage | 28 Jun 1806 | New Hampshire - Betsy Hoyt | | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1845 | Lucinda Weeks mnu | |||
| Residence | 1860 | Residence Post Office: Lake Village - Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire | | ||
| Death | 29 Dec 1863 | Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire |
Families
| Spouse | Betsy Hoyt (1788 - 1843) |
| Spouse | Lucinda Weeks mnu (1805 - ) |
| Father | Benjamin Weeks ( - ) |
| Mother | Sarah Weed ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1860; Census Place: Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire; Roll: M653_666; Page: 197; Family History Library Film: 803666.
2. Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
3. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1860; Census Place: Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire; Roll: M653_666; Page: 197; Family History Library Film: 803666.