33. Benjamin⁴ Bearse Jr. (Benjamin³, Joseph², Augustine¹, Gauche^A) was born in Barnstable, MA 3/26/1710. Benjamin died 10/16/1755 in Chatham, MA, at 45 years of age.

He married twice. He married Elizabeth Godfrey 5/31/1733. She was the daughter of Moses Godfrey. Elizabeth died 12/1/1742. He married Jane Collins in Chatham, MA, 1743. Jane died 8/16/1768.

Benjamin Bearse Jr. and Jane Collins had the following children:

107 i. Martha⁵ Bearse was born before 9/12/1765, the first event for which there is a recorded date. She married Richard Gould in Chatham, MA, 9/12/1765. Richard was born 12/9/1744. Richard died 8/6/1786 at 41 years of age. \i0 Sources: email from Benjamin ;

+ 108 ii. David Bearse was born before 7/30/1772, the first event for which there is a recorded date.

109 iii. Hannah Bearse was born on (birth date unknown).

110 iv. Sarah Bearse was born before 8/30/1764, the first event for which there is a recorded date. She married Gideon Nickerson 8/30/1764. Gideon was born 1/4/1745.

Benjamin Bearse Jr. and Elizabeth Godfrey had the following children:

+ 111 v. Jonathan Bearse was born 1734.

112 vi. Moses Bearse was born 1736.

113 vii. Elizabeth Bearse was born 1738. She married Thomas Eldridge in Chatham, MA, 12/7/1754. (See Thomas Eldridge for the continuation of this line.)

114 viii. George Bearse was born 1740. He married Mercy Godfrey in Chatham, MA, 7/12/1764.

+ 115 ix. Benjamin Bearse III was born 1742.

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