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Benjamin Franklin Chastain 1828 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1828

Birth Location: Blairsville, Union, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 29 September 1917

Death Location: Callahan, Siskiyou County, California, USA

Father: John Chastain

Mother: Martha Hudgins

Spouse(s): Amanda Patterson

Children(s): Elizabeth Chastain, Mary Chastain, Samuel Chastain, Amanda Chastain, Julius Chastain, Jeremiah Chastain, William Chastain, Henry Chastain, James Chastain, Frank Chastain

In 1828, Benjamin Franklin Chastain entered the world in Blairsville, Union, Georgia, USA, born to John Bunyan Chastain and Martha Elizabeth Hudgins. Benjamin Franklin Chastain married Amanda DeMerris Patterson, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Chastain, Mary Adeline Chastain, Samuel Patterson Chastain, Amanda Eveline Chastain, Julius Lee Chastain, Jeremiah Seymour Chastain, William Jason Chastain, Henry Johnson Chastain, James Hudgins Chastain, Frank Stoddard Chastain. Benjamin Franklin Chastain passed away in 1917 in Callahan, Siskiyou County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1828, Benjamin Franklin Chastain entered the world in Blairsville, Union, Georgia, USA, born to John Bunyan Chastain and Martha Elizabeth Hudgins.
  • Benjamin Franklin Chastain married Amanda DeMerris Patterson, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Chastain, Mary Adeline Chastain, Samuel Patterson Chastain, Amanda Eveline Chastain, Julius Lee Chastain, Jeremiah Seymour Chastain, William Jason Chastain, Henry Johnson Chastain, James Hudgins Chastain, Frank Stoddard Chastain.
  • Benjamin Franklin Chastain passed away in 1917 in Callahan, Siskiyou County, California, USA.

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Benjamin Chastain's Ancestors

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Benjamin Chastain
1828 – 1917
Birth Place: Blairsville, Union, Georgia, USA
Parents
John Bunyan Chastain
1807 – 1886
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Martha (Elizabeth) Hudgins
1810 – 1850
SC
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) CHASTAIN
1780 – 1845
Washington, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Rebeckah (S) Denton
1779 – 1872
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Denton
1734 – 1811
Margaret Moore
1736 – 1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Denton
1700 – 1774
Sarah ODell
1704 – 1777

Benjamin Chastain's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Chastain (9 Jul 1828 – 29 September 1917) m. Amanda (DeMerris) Patterson (22 Feb 1837 – 17 May 1925)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Chastain (21 Sep 1854 – 25 December 1928)
  2. 2. Mary (Adeline) Chastain (11 April 1857 – 20 Jan 1911)
  3. 3. Samuel (Patterson) Chastain (abt 1859 – )
  4. 4. Amanda (Eveline) Chastain (1861 – 1954)
  5. 5. Julius (Lee) Chastain (30 Aug 1863 – 19 Nov 1894)
  6. 6. Jeremiah (Seymour) Chastain (24 Jun 1867 – 20 July 1927)
  7. 7. William (Jason) Chastain (11 November 1869 – 12 Mar 1956)
  8. 8. Henry (Johnson) Chastain (7 May 1874 – 6 Sep 1963)
  9. 9. James (Hudgins) Chastain (22 Nov 1875 – 16 Aug 1954)
  10. 10. Frank (Stoddard) Chastain (31 July 1880 – 3 Jun 1964)

Benjamin Chastain's Timeline

2 Records

1828
9 Jul 1828
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Chastain in Blairsville, Union, Georgia, USA
Blairsville, Union, Georgia, USA
1917
29 September 1917
Age 89
Death of Benjamin Franklin Chastain in Callahan, Siskiyou County, California, USA
Callahan, Siskiyou County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1828
    Event Place: Blairsville, Union, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 September 1917
    Event Place: Callahan, Siskiyou County, California, USA

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