BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
Benjamin Whipple and Hepzebah Crosby Benjamin Whipple was born April 23, 1727 in Ipswich, Massachusetts although the birth was recorded in the Westboro vitals. He was the first of ten children of Francis and Abigail (Lamson) Whipple.
Hepzebah Crosby was born October 16, 1727 in Billerica, Massachusetts to David and Sarah (Foster) Crosby.
Benjamin and Hepzebah were married August 7, 1749 in Westboro, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Their first seven children were born in Hardwick, Massachusetts:
A 1924 genealogy of the Whipple family notes separately that Benjamin "was a veteran of the French and Indian Wars" and that he "entered service in Colonial wars March 23, 1756 and served until December 2, 1756 on expedition to Crown Point." Since the last conflict of the French and Indian Wars took place during 1754 - 1763, these references may be to the same stint of military service.
In 1761, the family moved to Bennington, Vermont. There, Benjamin helped organize the first church in Vermont: Dewey's Church. He also became a squire. And two more children were born:
Around 1770, Benjamin began to dispose of his land holdings and the family moved to Rutland County, Vermont, settling in an area that would come to be known as "Whipple's Hollow." In Rutland County, Benjamin was a Justice and Side Judge from during the Revolution until the early 1790's. Records from 1782 and 1784 show that Benjamin served in the Revolutionary War as a "Muster Master" with the rank of 1st Corporal. He is also occasionally referred to as "Lieutenant," apparently due to his service in the French and Indian Wars.
Hepzebah and Benjamin both died in Whipple Hollow, she on May 16, 1797 and he on April 30, 1806. They were buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, West Rutland, Vermont.
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