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Absalom Bennett 1820–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1820

Birth Location: Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1903

Death Location: Virginia

Father: Lewis Bennett

Mother: Mary Towler

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Thompson

Children(s): John Bennett

Absalom Bennett was born in 1820 in Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Lewis Bennett And Mary Polly Endora Towler. Absalom Bennett married Elizabeth Thompson, and had children including John H Bennett. Absalom Bennett passed away in 1903 in Virginia.

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Biography

  • Absalom Bennett was born in 1820 in Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Lewis Bennett And Mary Polly Endora Towler.
  • Absalom Bennett married Elizabeth Thompson, and had children including John H Bennett.
  • Absalom Bennett passed away in 1903 in Virginia.

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Absalom Bennett's Ancestors

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Absalom Bennett
1820–1903
Birth Place: Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Parents
Lewis Bennett
1788–1846
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Mary ("Polly" Endora) Towler
1779–1855
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James Bennett
1746–1826
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States
Letitia Kerr
1750–1830
Pittsylvania, Virginia Royal Colony
Great-Grandparents
William Bennett
1703–1777
Hannah Goad
1725–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Goode
1700–1771
KATHERINE JENNINGS
1703–1741

Absalom Bennett's Descendants

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Absalom Bennett (May 1820–1903) m. Elizabeth Thompson (abt 1822–)
  1. 1. John (H) Bennett 1845– m. Mary (W) Arthur 1848–
    1. 1. Martha (Ellen) Bennett 1873–1910 m. William (David "Buck") Barbour 1872–1946

Absalom Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1820
May 1820
Birth of Absalom Bennett in Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
1903
1903
Age 83
Death of Absalom Bennett in Virginia
Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1820
    Event Place: Pigg River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Virginia

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