Individual Details

Benjamin Bull

(September 5, 1685 - May 6, 1729)

Son of Godsgift Arnold and Jireh Bull. Grandson of Jireh Bull, senior, of Kingston, and of Governor Arnold and Damaris Westcott. Great-grandson of Henry Bull, Governor of Rhode Island. He was born during King Philip's War. His mother died when he was six years old, and he and his father lived together until the death of his father in 1709. The following year he married Content James. On October 27, 1714, he was appointed Major of the Island Militia, page 67 The Burying Place of Governor Arnold book

Events

BirthSeptember 5, 1685Newport, British America
MilitaryOctober 27, 1714Newport, British America
DeathMay 6, 1729Newport, British America
BurialNewport, British America

Families

FatherJireh Bull (1659 - 1709)
MotherGodsgift Arnold (1658 - 1691)

Notes

Military

'appointed Major of the Island Militia'

Endnotes

1. Brayton, Alice. The Burying Place of Governor Arnold, Newport, R.I.: Privately printed, 1960., Page 66 Major Benjamin Bull headstone.

2. Brayton, Alice. The Burying Place of Governor Arnold, Newport, R.I.: Privately printed, 1960., Page 66 Major Benjamin Bull headstone.

3. Brayton, Alice. The Burying Place of Governor Arnold, Newport, R.I.: Privately printed, 1960., Page 66 Major Benjamin Bull headstone.

4. Brayton, Alice. The Burying Place of Governor Arnold, Newport, R.I.: Privately printed, 1960., Page 66 Major Benjamin Bull headstone.

5. Rhode Island Historic Cemetery Commission, "Rhode Island historic cemetery database," online database, Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries (http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/Default.aspx : accessed ), .