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Benjamin Berry Blankenship 1796–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Burnt Chimney, Franklin, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 28 Sep 1888

Death Location: Giles, Virginia, United States

Father: Zadock Blankenship

Mother: Edith Perdue

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Benjamin Berry Blankenship was born in 1796 in Burnt Chimney, Franklin, Virginia, United States, the child of Zadock Shadrack Blankenship And Edith Edey Perdue. Benjamin Berry Blankenship passed away in 1888 in Giles, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Berry Blankenship was born in 1796 in Burnt Chimney, Franklin, Virginia, United States, the child of Zadock Shadrack Blankenship And Edith Edey Perdue.
  • Benjamin Berry Blankenship passed away in 1888 in Giles, Virginia, United States.

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Benjamin Blankenship's Ancestors

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Benjamin Blankenship
1796–1888
Birth Place: Burnt Chimney, Franklin, Virginia, United States
Parents
Zadock Shadrack Blankenship
1767–1810
Franklin County, Virginia
Edith (Edey) Perdue
1767–1854
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Isham (Thomas) Blankenship
1738–1810
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Wilkinson
1738–1810
Amelia Co, Virginia, United States
William (Uriah) Perdue
1730–1820
Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Edith (Edey Mourning Hail) Powell
1730–1783
Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Wilkinson
1715–1779
Sarah Royal
1700–1782
William Perdue
1705–1789
Mary Hatchett
1700–1788
Francis Hale
1712–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
col Royal
1650–1711
John Perdieu
1685–1773
Sarah BURKE
1687–1731
Dr Haile
1675–1744
Mary Fullerton
1678–1753

Benjamin Blankenship's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of Benjamin Berry Blankenship in Burnt Chimney, Franklin, Virginia, United States
Burnt Chimney, Franklin, Virginia, United States
1888
28 Sep 1888
Age 92
Death of Benjamin Berry Blankenship in Giles, Virginia, United States
Giles, Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Burnt Chimney, Franklin, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1888
    Event Place: Giles, Virginia, United States

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