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Benjamin Harrison Day 1842–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Aug 1842

Birth Location: Ohio, USA

Death Date: 23 Mar 1923

Death Location: Indiana, USA

Father: William Day

Mother: Lucretia Pritchard

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Jay

Children(s): MARY DAY, ETHEL DAY, JAMES DAY

In 1842, Benjamin Harrison Day entered the world in Ohio, USA, born to William Kent Day And Lucretia Pritchard. Benjamin Harrison Day married Elizabeth Jay, and had children including Ethel Margaret Maggie Day, James William Day, Mary Louise Day. Benjamin Harrison Day passed away in 1923 in Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1842, Benjamin Harrison Day entered the world in Ohio, USA, born to William Kent Day And Lucretia Pritchard.
  • Benjamin Harrison Day married Elizabeth Jay, and had children including Ethel Margaret Maggie Day, James William Day, Mary Louise Day.
  • Benjamin Harrison Day passed away in 1923 in Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Day
1817–1889
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Lucretia Pritchard
1817–1901
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Jay
1845–1912
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
EJ

Children(s)

MARY DAY
1865–1898
Birth Location: Ohio
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ETHEL DAY
1885–1954
Birth Location: Delaware, Indiana, United States
ED
JAMES DAY
1875–1931
Birth Location: Muncie, Delaware, Indiana M1894
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Benjamin Day's Ancestors

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Benjamin Day
1842–1923
Birth Place: Ohio, USA
Parents
William Kent Day
1817–1889
Kentucky, United States
Lucretia Pritchard
1817–1901
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Mary (Polly) Fee
1783–1823
Bracken County, Kentucky, USA
Zachariah (Pritchard) ⛓️‍💥
1789–
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Susannah White
1795–1885
Fauquier County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Day's Descendants

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Benjamin (Harrison) Day (15 Aug 1842–23 Mar 1923) m. Elizabeth Jay (26 Feb 1845–27 Jun 1912)
  1. 1. MARY (Louise) DAY 1865–1898
  2. 2. ETHEL (MARGARET (MAGGIE)) DAY 1885–1954 m. William (Walter) Coulter 1884–1968
    1. 1. Reba (Charlene) Coulter 1913–1999
    2. 2. Robert (Harrison Revere) Coulter 1908–1947 m. Dorothy (Emmaline) Falby 1903–1989
      1. 1. Dorothy (Jane Coulter (Shelton)) (Monroe) 1934–1995
      2. 2. Ethel (Opal Jeannine "GG" Coulter) (Garrett) 1929–2010
      3. 3. Phyllis (Joan) Coulter 1931–1935
      4. 4. Robert (William Coulter) III 1927–2017
    3. 3. Mary (Marjorie Masell Coulter) (Duckworth) 1906–1991
    4. 4. Wilma Coulter 1916–1916
    5. 5. William (Russell Coulter) ⛓️‍💥 1920–1948 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Schaffer 1920–1997
      1. 1. Phillip (L.) Coulter 1941–1991
      2. 2. Phyllis (Jean) Buck 1939–2023
    6. 6. Lloyd (Edwin Walter) Coulter 1910–1967
  3. 3. JAMES (WILLIAM) DAY 1875–1931

Benjamin Day's Timeline

2 Records

1842
15 Aug 1842
Birth of Benjamin Harrison Day in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA
1923
23 Mar 1923
Age 81
Death of Benjamin Harrison Day in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1842
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current Record

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1923
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current Record
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