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Family: Thomas Yale / Mary Benham (F1944)

• Father | Male Thomas Yale

  
  

  Born	20 Mar 1679
  Died	26 Sep 1750
  Buried
  Married	16 May 1705  [1, 2]	Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America  [1, 2]
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  Mother | Female Mary Benham

  
  

  Born	18 May 1683	Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
  Died	17 Aug 1747
  Buried
  Father	Joseph Benham | F743 Group Sheet
  Mother	Hannah Merriman | F743 Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S1383] JBenham.rtf. ...m. Thomas Yale, May 16, 1705, Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn. [S486] Book: Barnes and allied Families of Long Island and Connecticut, pg. 109. m. 16 May 1705 Thomas Yale, b. 20 Mar 1678/9; d. 26 Sep 1750; son of Thomas and 1st w. Rebecca (Gibbard); grandson of Thomas and Mary (Turner). This Thomas was uncle of Elihu Yale who contributed so much to New Haven in the form of Yale University. The family originally derived from Wales. 8 chn.