Benjamin Gardner

Heather Wilkinson Rojo, descendant of Thomas and Margaret through Sarah Balch, has documented a "brick wall" (see below list, Surname Saturday - 3 Jan 2015) regarding Benjamin Gardner (ca 1720 - 1797) of Boston and Salem (MA) who was known to, and mentioned in the diary of, Rev. William Bentley. The following links summarize, briefly, what has been written so far.

• esog.org (22 Aug 2007) - Post at the Essex Society of Genealogists' site. (3/5/17 - gone stale)
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• Amanuensis Monday - Excerpts from Rev:William Bentley's Diary (20 Sep 2010) - Includes references to the Rev's remarks. 
• Amanuensis Monday - A mystery from Rev. Bentley's diary (27 Sep 2010) - More references. 
• The West End Museum of Boston (12 Oct 2012) - Benjamin was a ropemaker. The post mentions that a large amount of material has been amassed about Benjamin. 
• Surname Saturday ~ HITCHINGS of Lynn, Massachusetts - In generation six, daughter, Mary Gardner, married Abijah Hitchings. 
• My Top Ten Genea-Mysteries (17 Nov 2014) - Benjamin is on the list. 
• Surname Saturday  ~ GARDNER of Salem, Massachusetts (3 Jan 2015) -- Shows line to Thomas and Margaret; also includes two generations related to Benjamin's family.  
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• Nutfield Genealogy - Gardner label - fifteen posts
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Links added after the initial post (in chronological order by the posting). 

• Ancestry board (8 Dec 2003) -- Hitchings connection, Benjamin's daughter married into the family.  
• Ancestry board (10 Jul 2007) -- Information about the puzzle. 
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Gardner Research has a lot of interest in how Gardner families might relate or not.  

Remarks: Modified: 03/05/2017

01/03/2015 - Note, Dr. Frank A.'s Gardner Memorial book is digitized and on-line (Hathi Trust). I have been using the 1907 book since it is digitally available. From a brief review of this later book, I can see that Dr. Frank A. made some additions related to Thomas, specifically, as one would expect given the time lapse from 1907 to 1933. So, expect comments, and articles, on differences (see the table of person in the books, side by side). The latter book, Memorial, followed George's line. The first book detailed Dr. Frank A.'s lineage and a few others. Expect an article soon with information about Nathaniel Eaton, who is in the line of Benjamin Brown Gardner.

01/06/2015 -- Verified that the links were going to the right place. Adding links as I find them during a get-acquainted set of searches.