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Sign up freeRichard Benjamin Newkirk 1804–1857
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Birth Date: September 16, 1804
Birth Location: Washington, Bullit, Kentucky, USA
Death Date: September 24, 1857
Death Location: Marion Township, Lawrence, Indiana
Father: Benjamin Newkirk
Mother: Alsey Sparks
Children: Mary Newkirk
In 1804, Richard Benjamin Newkirk entered the world in Washington, Bullit, Kentucky, USA, born to Benjamin Franklin Newkirk And Alsey Alice Sparks. Richard Benjamin Newkirk married Amanda Carothers, Mary Ann Mills, and had children including Amanda Newkirk, Evaline Newkirk, James Monroe Newkirk, Mary Richard Newkirk, Sarah E Newkirk. Richard Benjamin Newkirk passed away in 1857 in Marion Township, Lawrence, Indiana.
Why This Is a Public Tree Person
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Reliability Score
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- B 2 criteria (Medium)
- C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Early Life
In 1804, Richard Benjamin Newkirk entered the world in Washington, Bullit, Kentucky, USA, born to Benjamin Franklin Newkirk And Alsey Alice Sparks.
Family
Richard Benjamin Newkirk married Amanda Carothers, Mary Ann Mills, and had children including Amanda Newkirk, Evaline Newkirk, James Monroe Newkirk, Mary Richard Newkirk, Sarah E Newkirk.
Later Years
Richard Benjamin Newkirk passed away in 1857 in Marion Township, Lawrence, Indiana.
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Death Records Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
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Marriage Records Indiana, Select Marriages Index
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Marriage Records Indiana Marriages to 1850
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Family Tree Ancestry Family Trees
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Marriage Records Web: Indiana, Marriage Index, 1806-1861
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