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Benjamin Atkinson 1824–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 April 1824

Birth Location: Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 9 February 1896

Death Location: Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Joseph Atkinson

Mother: Elizabeth Purdy

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The story of Benjamin Atkinson began in 1824 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Benjamin Atkinson passed away in 1896 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Atkinson began in 1824 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Benjamin Atkinson passed away in 1896 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Benjamin Atkinson's Ancestors

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Benjamin Atkinson
1824–1896
Birth Place: Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Joseph Atkinson
1798–1886
Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth Purdy
1804–1900
Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Robert (Clyde) Atkinson
1765–1811
Annesley, Nottinghamshire, England
Hannah Atkinson
1765–1864
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph Purdy
1775–1875
Catskill, Greene, New York, USA
Mary Lycett
1775–1829
St Mary's Bay, Digby, Nova Scotia
Great-Grandparents
Robert Atkinson
1736–
Catherine Bolton
1733–
Gideon (Loyalist)
1745–1811
Sarah *
1745–1815
Still Purdy
1728–1828
Elizabeth Horton
1733–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Nickerson
1730–1794
Jerusha (DNA)
1739–1852
Benjamin Berse
1710–1755
Elizabeth Godfrey
1717–1742

Benjamin Atkinson's Timeline

2 Records

1824
17 April 1824
Birth of Benjamin Atkinson in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
1896
9 February 1896
Age 72
Death of Benjamin Atkinson in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 April 1824
    Event Place: Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 February 1896
    Event Place: Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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