Benjamin Alden was born circa 1680 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Kingdom of England to David Alden (1645-1719) and Mary Southworth (c1650-1719) and died 14 April 1741 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Kingdom of Great Britain of unspecified causes. He married Hannah Brewster (1688-1763) 1708 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Mary Alden (1709-1789) | 1 January 1709 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts | 4 April 1789 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States | John Wadsworth (1706-1799) |
| Sarah Alden (1712-1741) | |||
| Elizabeth Alden (1714-1771) | |||
| David Alden (1717-1782) | 14 February 1717 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts | 14 May 1782 Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine | Elizabeth Thorndike (1731-1804) |
| Ichabod Alden (1719-1741) | |||
| Bezaliel Alden (1722-1799) | |||
| Wrestling Alden (1724-1813) | |||
| Abiathar Alden (1731-1801) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Henry Southworth Alden (1671-1730) | 1671 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts | 18 February 1730 Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | Elizabeth Collier (1668-1689) Deborah Kibbe (1675-1708) Deborah Streeter (1685-1719) |
| Elizabeth Alden (-1771) | |||
| Priscilla Alden (1676-1736) | |||
| Benjamin Alden (1681-1741) | 1680 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Kingdom of England | 14 April 1741 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Kingdom of Great Britain | Hannah Brewster (1688-1763) |
| Else Alden (1685-1774) | |||
| Samuel Alden (1688-1781) | 22 December 1688 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States (Kingdom of England) | 24 February 1781 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States (Kingdom of Great Britain) | Sarah Sprague (1701-1773) |