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Benjamin Jefferson Day 1818 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1818

Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 Apr 1880

Death Location: Walton, Florida, United States

Father: James Day

Mother: Elizabeth Burnett

Spouse(s): Susan Sanders

Children(s): Emma Whipple

According to available records, Benjamin Jefferson Day was born in 1818 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA, the child of James Day and Elizabeth Burnett. Following those early years, Benjamin Jefferson Day married Susan Ann Sanders, and their family grew to include Emma Savannah Whipple. In the later years of life, Benjamin Jefferson Day died in 1880 in Walton, Florida, United States.

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Parents

James Day
1768 – 1819
Birth Location: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Burnett
1780 – 1820
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susan Sanders
1827 – 1903
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Emma Whipple
1867 – 1908
Birth Location: Florida
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 May 1818
    Event Place: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Apr 1880
    Event Place: Walton, Florida, United States
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