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== Biography ==
'''Dea. Capt. Benjamin Putnam''' was born on 24 Oct 1664 in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Lt. Nathaniel Putnam (1619 - 1700) and Elizabeth Hutchinson (1629 - 1688) and died on 25 May 1715 in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America. He married his first wife, Elizabeth Putnam (1659 - 1705). He married on 1 Jul 1706 to his second wife, Sarah Holton ( - ).

=== Occupation ===
From 1695 to 1696 he was a Tithingman. In 1700 he was Constable and Collector of Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America. From 1707 to 1713 he was a Selectman of Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America. On 30 Dec 1709 he was chose to be the first deacon of the First Church of Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America. He was also Surveyor of Highways.