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Benjamin Franklin Cummings 1821–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 MAR 1821

Birth Location: Farmington, Kenebec County, Maine, USA

Death Date: 27 OCT 1899

Death Location: Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Father: James Cummings

Mother: Susannah Willard

Spouse(s): Catherine Hall, Mary Yearsley

Children(s): George Cummings, Benjamin Cummings, Horace Cummings, Imogene Cummings, James Cummings, William Cummings

Benjamin Franklin Cummings was born in 1821 in Farmington, Kenebec County, Maine, USA, the child of James Cummings And Susannah Willard. In 1880, Benjamin Franklin Cummings was recorded in the census in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, . Benjamin Franklin Cummings married Catherine Hall, Mary Jane Yearsley, and had children including Anna Elizabeth Cummings, Benjamin Franklin Cummings, Charlotte Mehitable Cummings, George Hall Cummings, Horace Hall Cummings, Imogene Hall Cummings, James Devalson Cummings, William Henry Cummings. Benjamin Franklin Cummings passed away in 1899 in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Cummings was born in 1821 in Farmington, Kenebec County, Maine, USA, the child of James Cummings And Susannah Willard.
  • In 1880, Benjamin Franklin Cummings was recorded in the census in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, .
  • Benjamin Franklin Cummings married Catherine Hall, Mary Jane Yearsley, and had children including Anna Elizabeth Cummings, Benjamin Franklin Cummings, Charlotte Mehitable Cummings, George Hall Cummings, Horace Hall Cummings, Imogene Hall Cummings, James Devalson Cummings, William Henry Cummings.
  • Benjamin Franklin Cummings passed away in 1899 in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.

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Benjamin Cummings's Ancestors

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Benjamin Cummings
1821–1899
Birth Place: Farmington, Kenebec County, Maine, USA
Parents
James Cummings
1780–1847
Dunstable, Middlesex County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA
Susannah Willard
1792–1847
Dunstable, Middlesex County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamin Cummings's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Cummings (3 MAR 1821–27 OCT 1899) m. Catherine Hall (9 JUL 1835–22 FEB 1898) m. Mary (Jane) Yearsley (18 FEB 1838–19 MAR 1921)
  1. 1. George (Hall) Cummings 1870–1927 m. Edith (M.) Briers 1876–1944
  2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Cummings 1855–1918
  3. 3. Horace (Hall) Cummings 1858–1937
  4. 4. Imogene (Hall) Cummings 1861–
  5. 5. James (Devalson) Cummings 1859–1926
  6. 6. William (Henry) Cummings 1866–1866

Benjamin Cummings's Timeline

4 Records

1821
3 MAR 1821
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Cummings in Farmington, Kenebec County, Maine, USA
Farmington, Kenebec County, Maine, USA
1880
1880
Age 59
Benjamin Franklin Cummings appeared in census in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, USA
1899
24 OCT 1899
Age 78
Death of Benjamin Franklin Cummings in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
1899
27 OCT 1899
Age 78
Burial of Benjamin Franklin Cummings in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 OCT 1899
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 MAR 1821
    Event Place: Farmington, Kenebec County, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 OCT 1899
    Event Place: Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation

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