2. Benjamin Cole Jr (Benjamin ) was born in 1753 in Newbury, MA. He was christened on 13 May 1753. He died on 26 May 1829.
Benjamin married Ruth Bray daughter of Nathaniel Bray and Ruth Riggs. Ruth was born on 1 Oct 1756 in Gloucester, MA. She died on 15 Dec 1797.
They had the following children:
3 F i Elizabeth Cole was born on 5 May 1777 in Deer Isle, ME. She died in 1860. Elizabeth married Samuel Pickering on 14 May 1797. Samuel died in 1845. 4 M ii Benjamin Cole was born on 4 May 1779. He died in 1829. [Notes] Benjamin married Abigail Bray on 3 Nov 1803 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Me. Abigail was born about 1787. 5 M iii Nathaniel Cole was born on 3 Nov 1781. 6 F iv Ruth Cole was born on 5 May 1784. Ruth married Robert Bray in 1805. + 7 M v Joseph C. Cole was born on 6 Sep 1786. He died on 15 Apr 1848. 8 F vi Sarah Cole was born on 17 Oct 1790. Sarah married Willard Bray. 9 M vii Willard Cole was born on 20 Jun 1794. He died on 20 Feb 1870. Willard married Betsey Pickering on 4 Dec 1817. Betsey was born on 10 Nov 1798. She died on 12 Jul 1875. 10 M viii Jonathon C. Cole was born on 27 Jul 1796. Jonathon married Deborah Gibson on 4 Jun 1821.