Francis Bent

1754 - 1828  (74 years)

• Name	Francis Bent
  Born	10 Mar 1754	Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LHXD-CZS
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHXD-CZS
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	103872128
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103872128
  Group	Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
  	Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower
  Group	Mayflower - Francis Billington
  	Descendant of Francis Billington (son of John) of the Mayflower
  Group	Mayflower - John Billington
  	Descendant of John Billington of the Mayflower
  Group	Veteran or Patriot of Revolutionary War
  	Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier.
  Died	27 Oct 1828	Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  Buried	Aft 27 Oct 1828	Centre Cemetery, Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I18557	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	30 May 2020

  
  

  Father	John Bent,   b. 27 Feb 1731/32, Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts ,   d. 16 Oct 1806, Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Bethia Morse,   b. 10 Feb 1731/32, Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts ,   d. 1778  (Age 45 years)
  Married	16 May 1753	Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F8797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Silva Sturdevant,   b. 16 Mar 1757, Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts ,   d. 5 Aug 1793, Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts  (Age 36 years)
  Married	1779
  Last Modified	26 May 2020
  Family ID	F8802	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Abigail Dexter Bates,   b. 4 Apr 1775, Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts ,   d. 7 Sep 1818, Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts  (Age 43 years)
  Married	20 Nov 1794	Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  	Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name:       Francis Bent Event Type:       Marriage Marriage Date:       25 Oct 1794 Marriage Place:       Wareham, Massachusetts Spouse Name:       Abigail Bates
  Children	1. Wilson Dexter Bent,   b. Jun 1814, Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts ,   d. 27 Jul 1856, North Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 42 years)
  Last Modified	30 May 2020
  Family ID	F8795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Mar 1754 - Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Married - 20 Nov 1794 - Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Died - 27 Oct 1828 - Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Buried - Aft 27 Oct 1828 - Centre Cemetery, Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Badges		Mayflower Descendant
  		Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier

  
  

• Notes

  He was a fifer in Capt. Joshua Benson's company around Boston from May to Dec., 1775, and tradition adds that at the Battle of Bunker Hill he was detailed to repair muskets near the battlefield. In Dec. 1776, he marched to Rhode Island in Lieut. Jonah Washburn's company on an alarm; in Sept. and Oct., 1777, he was out 31 days on Capt. Nehemiah Allen's company in another expedition to Rhode Island; in May, 1778, he was out a few days at Dartmouth, and again in Aug. 1780, he say further service.