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Benjamin Franklin Bright 1845–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1845

Birth Location: , Rush, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 17 Apr 1896

Death Location: Villa Ridge, Franklin, Missouri, USA

Father: Benjamin Bright

Mother: ANNA (BRIGHT)

Spouse(s): Isabella Gardner

Children(s): Eliza Bright

The story of Benjamin Franklin Bright began in 1845 in , Rush, Indiana, USA. Benjamin Franklin Bright married Isabella Gardner, and had children including Eliza Jane Jennie Bright. Benjamin Franklin Bright passed away in 1896 in Villa Ridge, Franklin, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Bright began in 1845 in , Rush, Indiana, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Bright married Isabella Gardner, and had children including Eliza Jane Jennie Bright.
  • Benjamin Franklin Bright passed away in 1896 in Villa Ridge, Franklin, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Bright
1811–1891
Birth Location: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
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ANNA (BRIGHT)
1809–1872
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Gardner
1845–1932
Birth Location: Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Eliza Bright
1868–1939
Birth Location: Effingham, Effingham, Illinois, USA
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Benjamin Bright's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Bright
1845–1896
Birth Place: , Rush, Indiana, USA
Parents
Benjamin Christian Bright
1811–1891
Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
ANNA (JEWERS HARRELL) (BRIGHT)
1809–1872
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James (Simon) Bright
1764–1820
Dobbs, North Carolina, USA
Robert Harrell
1801–1820
Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Bright's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Bright (6 Jan 1845–17 Apr 1896) m. Isabella Gardner (22 December 1845–27 August 1932)
  1. 1. Eliza (Jane (Jennie)) Bright 1868–1939 m. James (Harvey) Reynolds 1871–1944
    1. 1. Dwight (Enoch) Reynolds 1897–1958 m. Hazel (Golden) Griffith 1898–1959
      1. 1. Lee Reynolds 1919– m. Alberta Reynolds 1920– m. Alberta (Frances) Wiley 1920–
        1. 1. Dwight Reynolds –2009 m. Nancy (carol) Feurestahler 1938–2017

Benjamin Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1845
6 Jan 1845
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Bright in , Rush, Indiana, USA
, Rush, Indiana, USA
1896
17 Apr 1896
Age 51
Death of Benjamin Franklin Bright in Villa Ridge, Franklin, Missouri, USA
Villa Ridge, Franklin, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1845
    Event Place: , Rush, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1896
    Event Place: Villa Ridge, Franklin, Missouri, USA
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