Benjamin Partridge was born to Eleazer Partridge and Elizabeth Allen in Medfield, Massachusetts, May 16, 1713, He accompanied his father to Bellingham, Massachusetts, where he thereafter resided. He married, Sept. 13, 1737, Sarah Allen, born in Medfield, Nov. 24, 1716, daughter of James and Rebecca (Turner) Allen. She died Sept. 4, 1801; and he died Feb. 10, 1805.

Family

Children by Sarah Allen:

  1. Lois Partridge, born June 24, 1738; died July 8, 1738.
  2. Benjamin Partridge, born Oct. 24, 1739; died Sept. 16, 1776.
  3. Job Partridge, born Feb. 28, 1741; d. Sept. 10, 1823.
  4. Sarah Partridge, born April 10, 1744; died July 12, 1831; married (published Dec. 1, 1771) Billy Ware, born Wrentham, Massachusetts, March 21, 1743, died Aug. 22, 1821, son of Eleazer and Hannah Ware. They resided in Franklin, Massachusetts. Children.
  5. Joseph Partridge, born July 24, 1747; died May 24, 1810.
  6. Simeon Partridge, born Jan. 2, 1749; died Oct. 5, 1761.
  7. Aaron Partridge, born Oct. 28, 1752: died Oct. 18, 1761.

Sources:

  • George Homer Partridge, Partridge genealogy : descendants of John Partridge of Medfield, Massachusetts, Boston: Press of David Clapp & Son, 1904, p. 11.