Church, Benjamin, 1639-1718
Variant namesSoldier.
Born in Plymouth, Mass., Benjamin Church was a veteran of King Philip's War. From 1689 through 1704, during King George's and Queen Anne's wars, he commanded five Massachusetts expeditions to the east against the French and Indians.
From the description of Proclamation : Boston, [Mass.], 1696 July 14. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 36524841
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Autograph File, C | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Bosworth, Nathaniel, b. 1767. Bosworth family genealogy, 1844-1904; bulk: 1844. | Massachusetts Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | English-language manuscript verse in the Houghton Library: First-line index, ca. 1000-ca. 1820. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Church, Benjamin, 1639-1718. Proclamation : Boston, [Mass.], 1696 July 14. | Newberry Library | |
| creatorOf | Church, Benjamin, 1639-1718. Map of the Eastern Country and letters relating to it, [ca. 1688]-1864. | Maine Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875. The history of King Philip's War [manuscript copy], 1827. | Massachusetts Historical Society |
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| associatedWith | Bosworth, Nathaniel, b. 1767. | person |
| associatedWith | Drake, Samuel Gardner, 1798-1875. | person |
| associatedWith | Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Newberry Library. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1639
Death 1718-01-17
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