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Benjamin Childrey Childress 1740–1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Varina Parish, Henrico County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Bet 18 Jan 1775 and 2 Oct 1775

Death Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Father: John ChildRESS

Mother: Elizabeth Cowherd

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In 1740, Benjamin Childrey Childress entered the world in Varina Parish, Henrico County, Virginia, USA, born to John Royall Childress And Elizabeth Frances Cowherd. Benjamin Childrey Childress passed away in 1775 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Benjamin Childrey Childress entered the world in Varina Parish, Henrico County, Virginia, USA, born to John Royall Childress And Elizabeth Frances Cowherd.
  • Benjamin Childrey Childress passed away in 1775 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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Benjamin Childress's Ancestors

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Benjamin Childress
1740–1775
Birth Place: Varina Parish, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Royall ChildRESS
1702–1763
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Frances) Cowherd
1704–
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
THOMAS CHILDRESS
1675–1734
Varina, Henrico, Virginia, USA
MARY CANNON
1680–
Great-Grandparents
PHILEMON SR
1655–1717
Mary Evans
1656–1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Sr
1622–1679
Jane Howard
1622–1681

Benjamin Childress's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Benjamin Childrey Childress in Varina Parish, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Varina Parish, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
1775
Bet 18 Jan 1775 and 2 Oct 1775
Age 35
Death of Benjamin Childrey Childress in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Varina Parish, Henrico County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet 18 Jan 1775 and 2 Oct 1775
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

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