
Ancestry of
Howard Hawks
Movie Director
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- 5th Great-grandfather of Howard Hawks — 8th Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 136
- Father:
- Thomas Wait
- Mother:
- Eleanor -----
- Birth Date:
- Birth Location:
- Christening Date:
- Christening Location:
- Death Date:
- 29 Feb 1704
- Death Location:
- Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts
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- Spouse Name:
- Martha Leonard
- Marriage Date:
- 8 Jun 1670
- Marriage Location:
- Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
- Children:
Sarah Wait
Canada Wait
Joseph Wait (Ahnentafel No:68 )
Jeremiah Wait
- Notes:
Benjamin Wait was killed during the raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts, by French and Indian forces during Queen Anne's War (aka Meadow Fight).
Benjamin Wait
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Sources for Benjamin Wait
- 1 The American Genealogist , New Haven, Connecticut: D. L. Jacobus (issues newer than 5 years not online) , 1943, Vol. 20, pp. 230-231, New England Historic Genealogical Society (Online Database).
- 2 Allen Charles Edwin, comp. , The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Vermont: First Year Book 1906 , Burlington, Vermont: Free Press Printing Co. (1906) , 44, 46, Google Books (Digital Library).
- 3 Boltwood, Lucius Manlius , Genealogies of Hadley Families: Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, Sout h Hadley, Amherst and Granby , Northampton: Metcalf and Company, Printers (1862) , 146, Google Books (Digital Library).
- 4 Temple, Josiah Howard , History of the Town of Whatley, Mass: Including a Narrative of Leading Events from the Firs t Planting of Hatfield . . . , Boston: T. R. Marvin and Son (1872) , 275, Google Books (Digital Library).
- 5 Vinton, John Adams , The Giles Memorial: Genealogical Memoirs of the Families Bearing the Names of Giles, Gould, H olmes, Jennison . . . , Boston: Henry W. Dutton and Son (1864) , 281, Google Books (Digital Library).
- 6 Wells, Daniel White and Reuben Field Wells , A History of Hatfield, Massachusetts , Springfield, Massachusetts: F. C. H. Gibbons (1910) , 375, Internet Archive (Digital Library).
- 7 Wikipedia , "Raid on Deerfield" , (accessed 09/24/2015).