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Benjamin Franklin Draper 1842–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1842

Birth Location: Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 15 Feb 1891

Death Location: Ligonier, Noble, Indiana, USA

Father: Alanson Draper

Mother: Anna Stevens

Spouse(s): Abbie Bucknam

Children(s): Charles Draper

The story of Benjamin Franklin Draper began in 1842 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA. Benjamin Franklin Draper married Abbie Prince Bucknam, and had children including Charles Thompson Draper. Benjamin Franklin Draper passed away in 1891 in Ligonier, Noble, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Draper began in 1842 in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Draper married Abbie Prince Bucknam, and had children including Charles Thompson Draper.
  • Benjamin Franklin Draper passed away in 1891 in Ligonier, Noble, Indiana, USA.

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Benjamin Draper's Ancestors

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Benjamin Draper
1842–1891
Birth Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Parents
Alanson Draper
1809–1856
Cayuga County, New York, USA
Anna (Cossitt) Stevens
1817–1855
New York, USA
Grandparents
Ranna (Cossitt) Stevens
1788–1859
Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nancy (Ann) Bigney
1791–1846
Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Peter Bigney
1767–1828
Althea Stevens
1772–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Levi Stevens
1749–1807
Anna Norton
1753–1827

Benjamin Draper's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Draper (13 Apr 1842–15 Feb 1891) m. Abbie (Prince) Bucknam (17 April 1846–5 December 1914)
  1. 1. Charles (Thompson) Draper 1884–1929 m. Minnie (Mabel) Stephens 1891–1978
    1. 1. Edna (Loraine) Draper 1923–2012

Benjamin Draper's Timeline

2 Records

1842
13 Apr 1842
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Draper in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
1891
15 Feb 1891
Age 49
Death of Benjamin Franklin Draper in Ligonier, Noble, Indiana, USA
Ligonier, Noble, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1842
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1891
    Event Place: Ligonier, Noble, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ligonier, Noble, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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