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Benjamin Cox 1722–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1722

Birth Location: Upper Providence, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 5 Jan 1795

Death Location: Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: James Cox

Mother: Margaret Potts

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Benjamin Cox was born in 1722 in Upper Providence, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of James George Cox And Margaret Potts. Benjamin Cox passed away in 1795 in Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Cox was born in 1722 in Upper Providence, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of James George Cox And Margaret Potts.
  • Benjamin Cox passed away in 1795 in Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Benjamin Cox's Ancestors

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Benjamin Cox
1722–1795
Birth Place: Upper Providence, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
James George Cox
1685–1735
Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Margaret Potts
1688–1725
Providence, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Richard (III Cox) Iii
1650–1733
Bandon, County Cork, Ireland
Lady (Mary) Bourne
1658–1715
Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Jonas Potts
1662–1754
Llangrirrig, Montgomery, Wales
MARY THOMASTON
1662–1705
Llangirrig, Montgomery, Wales
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Benjamin Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1722
18 Feb 1722
Birth of Benjamin Cox in Upper Providence, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Upper Providence, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1795
5 Jan 1795
Age 73
Death of Benjamin Cox in Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1722
    Event Place: Upper Providence, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1795
    Event Place: Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

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