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
| Birth | September 5, 1685 | Newport, British America |  | ||
| Military | October 27, 1714 | Newport, British America |  | | |
| Death | May 6, 1729 | Newport, British America | | ||
| Burial | Newport, British America | |
Families
| Father | Jireh Bull (1659 - 1709) |
| Mother | Godsgift Arnold (1658 - 1691) |
Notes
Military
'appointed Major of the Island Militia'Endnotes
1. (1960). || Page 66 Major Benjamin Bull headstone.
2. (1960). || Page 66 Major Benjamin Bull headstone.
3. (1960). || Page 66 Major Benjamin Bull headstone.
4. (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 ), .