Benjamin Estabrook

1750 - 1830  (80 years)

• Name	Benjamin Estabrook
  	Father: Daniel Estabrook Mother: Hannah ______ [7]
  Birth	4 May 1750	Rutland, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [3, 7, 8]
  Military	19 Apr 1775 (24 years)  [7]
  On 19 April 1775 he marched to Cambridge in the Rutland Minute Men Company of Captain Thomas Eustis.
  Land/House	1777 (26 years)	Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont, U.S.A.   [6]
  In 1777 Benjamin Estabrook from Rutland, Mass., bought of Wm. Negus, carpenter, one half of lot. No. 81 for £70; located near Black mountain and recently owned by Josiah Dodge in Dummerston, Vermont.
  Census	1800 (49 years)	Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1800 US Census he was recorded, living in Dummerston, Vermont: 1 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 2 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 2 - Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 2 - Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over 2 - Number of Household Members Under 16 3 - Number of Household Members Over 25 9 - Number of Household Members
  Death	24 May 1830	Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont, U.S.A.   [3, 4, 6, 10]
  Burial	Aft 24 May 1830	Dummerston Center Cemetery, Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont, U.S.A. Dummerston Center Cemetery, Dummerston, Vermont   [4]
  Person ID, Branch	I23906
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: Estabrook (1891) states he was born in Princeton, Massachusetts. [3]

  
  

Spouse / Partner	Abigail Gates,   b. 5 Aug 1752, Framingham, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 26 Aug 1834, Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont, U.S.A. (Age 82 years)
Marriage	21 Jun 1778	Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Age at Marriage	He : 28 years and 1 month - She : 25 years and 10 months.
Children	From say Dec 1778 to 1790  [3, 6]
1. Lydia Gates (1778-1849) 2. Abigail Gates (1780-1848) 3. Joel Gates (1782-1872) 4. Jeddiah Gates (1784-1853) 5. Hannah Gates (1788-1843) 6. Benjamin Gates (1790-1870)
Family ID	F8398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	9 Aug 2021




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Benjamin Estabrook(1750 – 1830) 2 3

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 4 May 1750 - Rutland, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Land/House - 1777 - Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont, U.S.A. Marriage - 21 Jun 1778 - Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1800 - Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont, U.S.A. Death - 24 May 1830 - Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 24 May 1830 - Dummerston Center Cemetery, Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S782] Bureau of the Census, 1800 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1800; Census Place: Dummerston, Windham, Vermont; Series: M32; Roll: 52; Page: 518; Image: 505; Family History Library Film: 218689. [S979] Barry, William. A History of Framingham, Massachusetts Including the Plantation, From 1640 to the Present Time , (Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1847). [S1559] Estabrook, William. Genealogy of the Estabrook Family, (Ithica, New York: Andrus & Church, 1891). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 173741898 Benjamin Esterbrook. [S1848] Gates, Charles Otis. Stephen Gates of Hingham and Lancaster and His Descendants, (New York: Willis McDonald & Company, 1898). [S1847] Mansfield, David Lufkin. The History of the Town of Dummerston, (Ludlow, Vermont: A. M. Hemingway, 1884). [S1087] Read, Jonas. A History of Rutland; Worcester County, Massachusetts from its Earliest Settlement with a Biography of its First Settlers, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Mirick & Bartlett Printers, 1836). [S480] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1905). [S978] Temple, J. H. A Genealogical Register of Framingham Families including All Who took up Residence in Town Before A.D. 1860 , (Framingham, Massachusetts: The Town of Framingham, 1887). [S1101] Torrey, Clarence Almon. "Stephen Gates of Hingham, Lancaster and Cambridge, Mass. and Some of His Descendants", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volumes CXX & CXXI 1966 & 1967).