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Benjamin Franklin DeWitt 1862–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 JUN 1862

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

Death Date: 20 NOV 1935

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

Father: Benjamin DeWitt

Mother: Elizabeth Taylor

Spouse(s): Mariah Lear

Children(s): Ethel DeWitt, Laura DeWitt, Clarence DeWitt, James DeWitt, John DeWitt, Eugene DeWitt, Nellie DeWitt, Homer DeWitt, Owen DeWitt, Daisy DeWitt, Cledia DeWitt, Herman DeWitt

In 1862, Benjamin Franklin DeWitt entered the world in Cooperstown, Brown Co., Il., USA, born to Benjamin Franklin Dewitt And Elizabeth Taylor. Benjamin Franklin DeWitt married Mariah Elizabeth Lear, and had children including Clarence Edward Dewitt, Cledia Dewitt, Daisy Dewitt, Ethel May Dewitt, Eugene L Dewitt, Herman Dewitt, Homer Dewitt, James Monroe Dewitt, John Franklin Dewitt, Laura Edith Dewitt, Nellie Jane Dewitt, Owen Dewitt. Benjamin Franklin DeWitt passed away in 1935 in Versailles, Brown Co., Il., USA.

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Biography

  • In 1862, Benjamin Franklin DeWitt entered the world in Cooperstown, Brown Co., Il., USA, born to Benjamin Franklin Dewitt And Elizabeth Taylor.
  • Benjamin Franklin DeWitt married Mariah Elizabeth Lear, and had children including Clarence Edward Dewitt, Cledia Dewitt, Daisy Dewitt, Ethel May Dewitt, Eugene L Dewitt, Herman Dewitt, Homer Dewitt, James Monroe Dewitt, John Franklin Dewitt, Laura Edith Dewitt, Nellie Jane Dewitt, Owen Dewitt.
  • Benjamin Franklin DeWitt passed away in 1935 in Versailles, Brown Co., Il., USA.

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Benjamin DeWitt's Ancestors

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Benjamin DeWitt
1862–1935
Birth Place: Cooperstown, Brown Co., Il., USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin DeWitt
1810–1872
Fayette Co., Oh., USA
Elizabeth Taylor
1818–1891
LaFayette Co., Oh., USA
Grandparents
Henry DeWitt
1782–1836
Clark Co., Ky., USA
Abigail Davis
1791–1858
Oh., USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter DeWitt
1753–1834
Jane Bray
1752–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Paulus DeWITT
1727–
Catherine DEPUY
1731–1811

Benjamin DeWitt's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) DeWitt (21 JUN 1862–20 NOV 1935) m. Mariah (Elizabeth) Lear (9 JUN 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

1862
21 JUN 1862
Birth of Benjamin Franklin DeWitt in Cooperstown, Brown Co., Il., USA
Cooperstown, Brown Co., Il., USA
1935
20 NOV 1935
Age 73
Death of Benjamin Franklin DeWitt in Versailles, Brown Co., Il., USA
Versailles, Brown Co., Il., USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 JUN 1862
    Event Place: Cooperstown, Brown Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 NOV 1935
    Event Place: Versailles, Brown Co., Il., USA

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