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Benjamin Cox 1757 – 1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1757

Birth Location: Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1829

Death Location: Buckskin Creek, Shelby, Kentucky, USA

Father: David Cox

Mother: Margaret Bruce

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Children(s):

In 1757, Benjamin Cox entered the world in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA, born to David Heaven Cox and Margaret Bruce. Benjamin Cox passed away in 1829 in Buckskin Creek, Shelby, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1757, Benjamin Cox entered the world in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA, born to David Heaven Cox and Margaret Bruce.
  • Benjamin Cox passed away in 1829 in Buckskin Creek, Shelby, Kentucky, USA.

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Benjamin Cox's Ancestors

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Benjamin Cox
1757 – 1829
Birth Place: Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
David Heaven Cox
1745 – 1820
Coxs Fort, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Margaret Bruce
1751 – 1808
Montgomery, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Colonel (Isaac Bingham II Cox 4th) PGGF
1716 – 1783
Cocks Island, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Susanna Tomlinson
1720 – 1799
Oldtown, Allegany, Maryland, United States
James (Robert) Bruce
1720 – 1799
Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Ann) McMahon
1727 – 1804
Spotsylvania, Frederick, Virginia, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1690 – 1748
Sarah Parrell
1690 – 1748
William McMahon
1690 – 1749
Elizabeth Blair
1681 – 1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bruce
1660 – 1725
Mary Christian
1665 – 1725
Hugh Parrell
1668 – 1748
Ann Calvert
1674 – 1746
William McMahan
1669 – 1690
Virginia Sommers
1671 – 1740
Robert Blair
1653 – 1690
Janet Paterson
1654 – 1690

Benjamin Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1757
1757
Birth of Benjamin Cox in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
1829
1829
Age 72
Death of Benjamin Cox in Buckskin Creek, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
Buckskin Creek, Shelby, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Buckskin Creek, Shelby, Kentucky, USA

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