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Benjamin Chance 1784 – 1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1784

Birth Location: Burke County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 1838

Death Location: Copiah Mississippi, USA

Father: Philemon Chance

Mother: Louisa Day

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Children(s): Mary ‍‍‍🧬🎭

Benjamin Chance was born in 1784 in Burke County, Georgia, USA, the child of Philemon Tilghman Chance and Louisa Day. Benjamin Chance had children including Mary Jane Chance ‍‍‍ ‍‍‍🧬🎭. Benjamin Chance passed away in 1838 in Copiah Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Chance was born in 1784 in Burke County, Georgia, USA, the child of Philemon Tilghman Chance and Louisa Day.
  • Benjamin Chance had children including Mary Jane Chance ‍‍‍ ‍‍‍🧬🎭.
  • Benjamin Chance passed away in 1838 in Copiah Mississippi, USA.

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Benjamin Chance's Ancestors

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Benjamin Chance
1784 – 1838
Birth Place: Burke County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Philemon Tilghman Chance
1750 – 1816
Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Louisa Day
1775 – 1825
Moore County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Vincent) Chance
1706 – 1767
St. Peters Parish Talbot County Maryland
Dreadiel Day
1750 – 1820
Jamaica (St. Catherine's Parish)
Ann (Dennis) (Day)
1755 – 1824
Forrabury, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
John Dennis
1731 – 1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Chance's Descendants

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Benjamin Chance (1784 – 1838)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane Chance ‍‍‍) ‍‍‍🧬🎭 (18 May 1835 – 22 Sep 1913) m. Jeremiah (R.) Palmer (1832 – 1 May 1889)
    1. 1. William (C.) Palmer (1854 – 28 Nov 1937)
      1. 1. Daisy Palmer (5 Apr 1902 – 28 October 1976) m. Richard (Otis) Curtis (27 Sep 1895 – 10 Mar 1975)
        1. 1. Alice (Carolyn) Curtis (31 May 1921 – 19 October 2007)
        2. 2. Virginia Curtis (23 Mar 1922 – 21 Aug 2016) m. Elbert (Everner (twin)) Facundus (6 Mar 1917 – 28 Sep 1988)
        3. 3. Irma (Lucille) Curtis (7 May 1924 – 15 Jan 1928)
        4. 4. William (Elbert) Curtis (22 Nov 1926 – 1989)
        5. 5. Sybil (Christine) Curtis (17 Sep 1929 – 2006)
        6. 6. R. (Carlton) Curtis (15 Aug 1935 – 10 May 1989)

Benjamin Chance's Timeline

2 Records

1784
1784
Birth of Benjamin Chance in Burke County, Georgia, USA
Burke County, Georgia, USA
1838
1838
Age 54
Death of Benjamin Chance in Copiah Mississippi, USA
Copiah Mississippi, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Burke County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Copiah Mississippi, USA

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