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November 8, 2025 – Bryna O’Sulllivan – Did Benjamin Graves Die at the Battle of Groton Heights?

Family lore says that Connecticut Revolutionary War veteran and East Haddam resident Benjamin Graves died at the Battle of Groton Heights. But three men named Benjamin Graves lived in East Haddam. To whom does the lore apply and did he actually die at Groton Heights? This presentation will introduce the idea of ancestral profiles to help you separate same name ancestors.

Bryna O’Sullivan is a Middletown, CT based professional genealogist and French to English genealogical translator. As proprietor of Charter Oak Genealogy, she specializes in lineage society applications.