Major Benjamin Ledyard

1753 - 1803  (50 years)

• Name	Benjamin Ledyard  [1]
  Title	Major
  Birth	1753	Groton, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Death	1803
  Notes	of, Groton, Connecticut, who became major in Revolutionary army, in McDougall's First New York Regiment; son of Youngs Ledyard. His first cousin, John Ledyard, was a well-known traveler, accompanied the celebrated Captain Cook on his last voyage, and wrote an account of the expedition. Co. William Ledyard who was killed at the taking of Fort Griswold in 1781 was Major Benjamin Ledyard's uncle.
  Person ID	I56904	Roots
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Youngs Ledyard,   b. of, New London, Connecticut
  Family ID	F18705	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Forman,   b. 29 Apr 1753   d. 22 Jul 1799, Aurora, New York (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	22 Jan 1775
  Children	1. (10 children) Ledyard,   b. Between 1775 and 1795   d. Aft 1795 (Age ~ 21 years)
  Family ID	F18737	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2013

  
  

• Sources

  [S1107] Anne Spottswood Dandridge (1903), "The Forman Genealogy".