Benjamin Singleton

Australian settler (1788–1853)

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Born: August 7, 1788
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1.Stated in Australian Dictionary of Biographyadb.anu.edu.au/biography/singleton-benjamin-2667Retrieved 2015-11-25
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Died: 1853
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1.Stated in Australian Dictionary of BiographyRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in Faceted Application of Subject TerminologyRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Benjamin Singleton (1788–1853) was a free settler, miller, and explorer of Australia in the early period of British colonisation. He was born in England on 7 August 1788 and arrived in the Colony of New South Wales on 14 February 1792 in the Pitt, a convict ship. His father, William, had been sentenced to transportation for seven years, and had brought his wife and two sons with him. An older son, James, arrived as a free settler in 1808.

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Given name: Benjamin
Sex or gender: male
Family name: Singleton

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