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Benjamin Castle 1760 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Castlewoods, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1864

Death Location: Toms Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, United States

Father: Jacob Cassel\Castle

Mother: Sowega Clan

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Benjamin Castle was born in 1760 in Castlewoods, Virginia, United States, the child of Jacob the hunter 'White Tassel' Cassel\Castle and Sowega Mary Elizabeth Gliding Swan Kispokotha Warrior Clan. Benjamin Castle passed away in 1864 in Toms Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Castle was born in 1760 in Castlewoods, Virginia, United States, the child of Jacob the hunter 'White Tassel' Cassel\Castle and Sowega Mary Elizabeth Gliding Swan Kispokotha Warrior Clan.
  • Benjamin Castle passed away in 1864 in Toms Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, United States.

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Benjamin Castle's Ancestors

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Benjamin Castle
1760 – 1864
Birth Place: Castlewoods, Virginia, United States
Parents
Jacob the hunter 'White Tassel' Cassel\Castle
1717 – 1803
Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sowega (Mary Elizabeth Gliding Swan Kispokotha Warrior) Clan
1720 – 1789
Middle Ground, Pellissippi River, VA
Grandparents
Peter Cassel
1666 – 1748
Kriegsheim, Elsass-lothringen, Germany
Catherine (Elizabeth) Hobart
1676 – 1748
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rev Hobart
1645 – 1707
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Castle's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Benjamin Castle in Castlewoods, Virginia, United States
Castlewoods, Virginia, United States
1864
1864
Age 104
Death of Benjamin Castle in Toms Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, United States
Toms Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Castlewoods, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Toms Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, United States

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