Benjamin Brightman

Male 1763 - 1872  (108 years)

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  • Name Benjamin Brightman 
    Birth 29 Sep 1763  Freetown, Bristol Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 3 Sep 1872  [1] 
    Person ID I18691  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Henry BRIGHTMAN,   b. Abt 1742, Freetown, Bristol Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1825 (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Mary READ 
    Marriage 30 Jun 1763  Freetown, Bristol Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • Henry & Mary were both of Freetown at the time of their marriage.
    Family ID F07106  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sally Bicknell,   b. 19 Jan 1766 
    Marriage 4 Jun 1786  [1] 
    Family ID F07116  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • Notes 
    • He is probably the Benjamin Brightman who enlisted as a Revolutionary War soldier at Freetown, MA, on 3 Aug 1780. He served four days on an alarm at RI and was discharged 7 Aug 1780. Benjamin was a Private in Capt. Henry Brightman's company, Col. John Hathaway's regiment.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012750] Rootsweb's Worldconnect -- needs verification.

    2. [S013455] Freetown, MA, Marriage Records 1686-1844, (Assonet, MA: 1934), 10.