Sixth Generation

773. Deacon Benjamin PHILBRICK⁴⁹⁵ was born on 21 February 1767 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire. He died on 25 January 1862 at the age of 94 in Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire. He was a deacon of the Congregational Church from 1811 until 3 April 1837. He had sterling qualities and remarkable efficiency and fidelity as a church member and officer. He was a man of great physical force, and a devoted Christian, many times "spending the night in prayer." Born and brought up near the sea-coast, and living beside the Bay, he still retained his fondness for a boat and fishing line, and very narrowly escaped drowning at the age of 85, as his boat upset and he swam quite a distance to reach the shore. He fell "oftimes into the fire and oft into the water," might be said of him, in his old age. Twice, at least, he met with accidents from fire; once on a Sunday, when "he took the place of the forstick, and spoiled his Testament!"

Deacon Benjamin PHILBRICK and Abigail BROWN of North Hampton, NH were married about 1794. Abigail BROWN of North Hampton, NH was born about 1770/1. She died on 24 October 1855 at the age of 84.

Deacon Benjamin PHILBRICK-3330 and Abigail BROWN of North Hampton, NH-3357 had the following children:

1729	i.	Jacob PHILBRICK was born in July 1795 in Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire. He died in January 1796 at the age of 0 in Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire.
1730	ii.	Jacob PHILBRICK 2nd was born in 1797 in Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire. He died on 29 January 1829 at the age of 32 in Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire.
+1731	iii.	Benjamin PHILBRICK-4108.
1732	iv.	Betsy PHILBRICK was born on 22 February 1805 in Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire. She died on 15 February 1875 at the age of 69. She had lived with her sister in the west part of her father's farm, near the Bay and the old "Boundary Tree"; was a faithful member of the Congregational Church nearly fifty years, and died unmarried in her 70th year.
1733	v.	Charlotte PHILBRICK was born on 5 March 1810 in Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire.