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Benjamin Washington Dunham 1785–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1785

Birth Location: Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 13 Oct 1855

Death Location: Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA

Father: Samuel Dunham

Mother: Hannah Dunham

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The story of Benjamin Washington Dunham began in 1785 in Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States. Benjamin Washington Dunham passed away in 1855 in Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Washington Dunham began in 1785 in Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States.
  • Benjamin Washington Dunham passed away in 1855 in Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA.

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Benjamin Dunham's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Dunham
1785–1855
Birth Place: Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
Parents
Samuel Dunham
1742–1824
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey
Hannah (Chenoweth) Dunham
1753–1826
Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Sr (Rev Johnathan Samuel) Dunham
1709–1748
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey
Mary (Elizabeth) Smith
1717–1784
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA or 27 Feb
William Chenoweth
1718–1785
Joppa, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Anne Polk
1717–1785
Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Dunham
1681–1715
Mary Rolph
1681–1715
Shobal Smith
1692–1768
Prudence Randolph
1696–1766
Mary Calvert
1687–1745
Rachel ^^
1696–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth (Percy)
1665–1737
Samuel Sr
1668–1754
Mary Jones
1676–1760
John II
1648–1699
Judith Stamper
1652–1699
Rachel Tower-Bates
1674–1757

Benjamin Dunham's Timeline

2 Records

1785
Jan 1785
Birth of Benjamin Washington Dunham in Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
1855
13 Oct 1855
Age 70
Death of Benjamin Washington Dunham in Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA
Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1785
    Event Place: Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1855
    Event Place: Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA

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