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Benjamin Dawson 1718–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 5 Dec 1793

Death Location: Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States

Father: John Dawson

Mother: Dorothy Atherton

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Benjamin Dawson was born in 1718 in Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Dawson And Dorothy Atherton. 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 And Dorothy Atherton.
  • 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
1676–1742
London, St Peter, England
Dorothy Atherton
1679–1754
London, London, England
Grandparents
Jonathan (John) Dawson
1650–1723
London, St Peter, England
Katherine ("Kate") Barrow
1653–1744
St Peter, London, England
John Atherton
1652–1679
England
Mary Fulkerson
1654–1784
England
Great-Grandparents
John Dawson
1630–1712
Katherine Dawson
1633–1656
Lawrence Barrow
1628–
Katherine Hooper
1630–
John Atherton
1625–1655
Mary Bolde
1620–1656
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Marmaduke Dawson
1605–1692
Anne HARTLEY
1608–1656
John Francis***
1605–1683
Margaret Pearson***
1612–1651
Adam Hooper
1600–
John Atherton
1600–1646
Richard Bold
1588–1635
Anne Leigh
1590–1641

Benjamin Dawson's Timeline

2 Records

1718
1718
Birth of Benjamin Dawson in Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1793
5 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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1793
    Event Place: Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States

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