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Benjamin Franklin DeWitt 1810–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 MAY 1810

Birth Location: Fayette Co., Oh., USA

Death Date: 1 SEP 1872

Death Location: Cooperstown, Brown Co., Il., USA

Father: Henry DeWitt

Mother: Abigail Davis

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Taylor

Children(s): Sylvestor DeWitt, Annice DeWitt, Phylena DeWitt, Jane DeWitt, Americus DeWitt, Edward DeWitt, Hellen DeWitt, John DeWitt, Lee DeWitt, George DeWitt, Joseph DeWitt, Andrew DeWitt, Benjamin DeWitt

The story of Benjamin Franklin DeWitt began in 1810 in Fayette Co., Oh., USA. Benjamin Franklin DeWitt married Elizabeth Taylor, and had children including Americus Dewitt, Andrew J Dewitt, Annice Dewitt, Benjamin Franklin Dewitt, Edward Dewitt, George W Dewitt, Hellen Marr Dewitt, Jane Dewitt, John Franklin Dewitt, Joseph P Dewitt, Lee Ann Dewitt, Phylena Dewitt, Sylvestor Dewitt. Benjamin Franklin DeWitt passed away in 1872 in Cooperstown, Brown Co., Il., USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin DeWitt began in 1810 in Fayette Co., Oh., USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin DeWitt married Elizabeth Taylor, and had children including Americus Dewitt, Andrew J Dewitt, Annice Dewitt, Benjamin Franklin Dewitt, Edward Dewitt, George W Dewitt, Hellen Marr Dewitt, Jane Dewitt, John Franklin Dewitt, Joseph P Dewitt, Lee Ann Dewitt, Phylena Dewitt, Sylvestor Dewitt.
  • Benjamin Franklin DeWitt passed away in 1872 in Cooperstown, Brown Co., Il., USA.

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Benjamin DeWitt's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin DeWitt
1810–1872
Birth Place: Fayette Co., Oh., USA
Parents
Henry DeWitt
1782–1836
Clark Co., Ky., USA
Abigail Davis
1791–1858
Oh., USA
Grandparents
Peter DeWitt
1753–1834
Somerville, Sussex Co., N.J., USA
Jane Bray
1752–1843
Frederick, Md., USA
Great-Grandparents
Paulus DeWITT
1727–
Catherine DEPUY
1731–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Paulus DeWITT
1697–1774
Catherine JOHNSON
1706–1774
Johannas DEPUY
1705–1785
Sarah STEENBERGEN
1705–

Benjamin DeWitt's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) DeWitt (18 MAY 1810–1 SEP 1872) m. Elizabeth Taylor (25 MAR 1818–26 JAN 1891)
  1. 1. Sylvestor DeWitt 1840–1890
  2. 2. Annice DeWitt 1841–
  3. 3. Phylena DeWitt 1843–1899
  4. 4. Jane DeWitt 1845–1886
  5. 5. Americus DeWitt 1846–1847
  6. 6. Edward DeWitt 1848–1870
  7. 7. Hellen (Marr) DeWitt 1850–1908
  8. 8. John (Franklin) DeWitt 1852–
  9. 9. Lee (Ann) DeWitt 1854–1922
  10. 10. George (W.) DeWitt 1855–1909
  11. 11. Joseph (P.) DeWitt 1858–1912
  12. 12. Andrew (J.) DeWitt 1861–1891
  13. 13. Benjamin (Franklin) DeWitt 1862–1935 m. Mariah (Elizabeth) Lear 1859–1931
    1. 1. Ethel (May) DeWitt 1881–1967
    2. 2. Laura (Edith) DeWitt 1883–1884
    3. 3. Clarence (Edward) DeWitt 1884–1923
    4. 4. James (Monroe) DeWitt 1886–1950
    5. 5. John (Franklin) DeWitt 1888–1898
    6. 6. Eugene (L.) DeWitt 1890–1954
    7. 7. Nellie (Jane) DeWitt 1892–1974
    8. 8. Homer DeWitt 1894–1977 m. Dorothy (Anna) Hund 1899–1934
      1. 1. Russell (E.) DeWitt 1925–2013 m. Margaret (F.) Bower 1925–2015
    9. 9. Owen DeWitt 1897–1977
    10. 10. Daisy DeWitt 1899–1986
    11. 11. Cledia DeWitt 1901–1905
    12. 12. Herman DeWitt 1904–

Benjamin DeWitt's Timeline

2 Records

1810
18 MAY 1810
Birth of Benjamin Franklin DeWitt in Fayette Co., Oh., USA
Fayette Co., Oh., USA
1872
1 SEP 1872
Age 62
Death of Benjamin Franklin DeWitt in Cooperstown, Brown Co., Il., USA
Cooperstown, Brown Co., Il., USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 MAY 1810
    Event Place: Fayette Co., Oh., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 SEP 1872
    Event Place: Cooperstown, Brown Co., Il., USA

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