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Benjamin Cowell 1678–1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1678

Birth Location: Margate, Kent

Death Date: ABT 1745

Death Location: Gloucester, England ?

Father: John Cowell

Mother: Sarah Kempe

Spouse(s): Sarah Martin

Children(s):

Benjamin Cowell was born in 1678 in Margate, Kent, the child of John Cowell And Sarah Kempe. Benjamin Cowell married Sarah Martin. Benjamin Cowell passed away in 1745 in Gloucester, England ?.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Cowell was born in 1678 in Margate, Kent, the child of John Cowell And Sarah Kempe.
  • Benjamin Cowell married Sarah Martin.
  • Benjamin Cowell passed away in 1745 in Gloucester, England ?.

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Benjamin Cowell's Ancestors

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Benjamin Cowell
1678–1745
Birth Place: Margate, Kent
Parents
John Cowell
1647–1698
Margate, Kent
Sarah Kempe
1654–1707
Harbledown
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Benjamin Cowell's Timeline

3 Records

1678
1678
Birth of Benjamin Cowell in Margate, Kent
Margate, Kent
1678
28 MAR 1678
Benjamin Cowell was baptized in St John in Thanet, Kent, England
St John in Thanet, Kent, England
1745
ABT 1745
Age 67
Death of Benjamin Cowell in Gloucester, England ?
Gloucester, England ?

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Margate, Kent

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 MAR 1678
    Event Place: St John in Thanet, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gloucester
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 739

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1745
    Event Place: Gloucester, England ?
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 739

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