Benjamin Wait 
Benjamin was born in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA.1 Benjamin's father was John Wait and his mother was Annah Flagg. His paternal grandparents were Joseph Wait and Sarah. He had two brothers and three sisters, named John, Joseph, Annah, Sarah and Lydia. He had four half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Richard, Jeduthan, William, Nathaniel, Eunice and Priscilla. He died on June 28th, 1822 in Waitsfield, Washington Co., VT.1 General Notes
[20;1754.FTW]
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 20, Ed. 1, Tree #1754, Date of Import: Jan 22, 2000]
Benjamin Wait was a soldier in the last French War (1755-61). He was an ensign in Roger's Rangers and settled in Windsor, Vermont. In 1767, he became a leader in the state among the Green Mountain Boys. He was a Captain in Hoisington's Rangers, 1776; a Major in Herrick's Rangers, 1777; a Colonel in 1783; Brigadier General of the Vermont Militia, 1786; Major General, 1788.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1608 in England d.16 JAN 1668/69 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA
- b.3 MAR 1641/42 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA d.3 JAN 1722/23 in Weston, Middlesex Co., MA
- b.~ 1607 in England d.21 JAN 1678/79 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA
- b.4 FEB 1682/83 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA d.05 Oct 1753 in Worchester, Worchester Co., MA
- b.~ 1606 in England d.17 Jul 1694
- b.1652 d.17 JAN 1743/44
- b.WFT Est. 1605-1633 d.WFT Est. 1661-1700
- b.1708 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA d.27 Jan 1761
- b.WFT Est. 1667-1691 d.24 Apr 1754 in Worchester, Worchester Co., MA
- b.13 FEB 1735/36 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA d.28 Jun 1822 in Waitsfield, Washington Co., VT
- b.WFT Est. 1690-1716 d.WFT Est. 1743-1785
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