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Benjamin Dawson 1718–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 05 Dec 1793

Death Location: Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States

Father: John III

Mother: Dorothy Atherton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Fussell

Children(s): Susannah Dawson

Benjamin Dawson was born in 1718 in Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Dawson Iii And Dorothy Atherton. Benjamin Dawson married Elizabeth Fussell, and had children including Susannah Dawson. Benjamin Dawson passed away in 1793 in Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Dawson was born in 1718 in Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Dawson Iii And Dorothy Atherton.
  • Benjamin Dawson married Elizabeth Fussell, and had children including Susannah Dawson.
  • Benjamin Dawson passed away in 1793 in Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States.

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Benjamin Dawson's Ancestors

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Benjamin Dawson
1718–1793
Birth Place: Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John Dawson III
1676–1742
London, , St Peter, England
Dorothy Atherton
1679–
London, Middlesex, , England
Grandparents
John (II) Dawson
1650–
London, , St Peter, England
Katherine Barrow
1654–
St Peter, London, England
John Atherton
1652–
Mary Fulkerson
1654–
Great-Grandparents
John Dawson
1630–
Katherine
1630–1656
Lawrence Barrow
1628–
Katherine Hooper
1630–
Ezra Atherton
1630–
Ann Willard
1630–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Dawson's Descendants

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Benjamin Dawson (1718–05 Dec 1793) m. Elizabeth Fussell (1727–08 Sep 1792)
  1. 1. Susannah Dawson 1730–1790 m. John Bledsoe 1726–1790
    1. 1. Susannah Bledsoe 1760–1829 m. William Laffoon 1754–1821
      1. 1. Cynthia Laffoon 1782–1860 m. Noah Fox 1776–1855
        1. 1. Jenny Fox 1785–1870 m. William (Martin) Castleberry 1784–1848

Benjamin Dawson's Timeline

4 Records

1718
1718
Birth of Benjamin Dawson in Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1718
1718
Birth of Benjamin Dawson in Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1793
05 Dec 1793
Age 75
Death of Benjamin Dawson in Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States
Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States
1793
05 Dec 1793
Age 75
Death of Benjamin Dawson in Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States
Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Dec 1793
    Event Place: Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Dec 1793
    Event Place: Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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