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Benjamin Ford Carter 1787–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 July 1787

Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 9 May 1855

Death Location: Cynthiana, Posey County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Joseph III

Mother: Magdalene Chastain

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The story of Benjamin Ford Carter began in 1787 in Virginia, United States of America. Benjamin Ford Carter passed away in 1855 in Cynthiana, Posey County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Ford Carter began in 1787 in Virginia, United States of America.
  • Benjamin Ford Carter passed away in 1855 in Cynthiana, Posey County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Benjamin Carter's Ancestors

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Benjamin Carter
1787–1855
Birth Place: Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Jacob Carter III
1757–1846
New Canton, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Magdalene (Salle) Chastain
1761–1837
Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Robert Scott
1668–
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Judith Chastain
1731–1814
St. George Parish, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Scott
1611–1690
Elizabeth Fuller
1626–1690
Pierre Jr
1707–1775
Mildred Chastain
1709–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Carter's Timeline

2 Records

1787
31 July 1787
Birth of Benjamin Ford Carter in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America
1855
9 May 1855
Age 68
Death of Benjamin Ford Carter in Posey County, Indiana, United States of America
Posey County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 July 1787
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1855
    Event Place: Posey County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cynthiana, Posey County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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