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Benjamin Franklin Elkins 1750–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1817

Death Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Joshua Jr

Mother: Mary Whitney

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Earle, Elizabeth Earle

Children(s): Elizabeth Elkins

Benjamin Franklin Elkins was born in 1750 in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joshua Elkins Jr And Mary Whitney. Benjamin Franklin Elkins married Elizabeth Betty Earle, Elizabeth Earle, and had children including Elizabeth E Elkins. Benjamin Franklin Elkins passed away in 1817 in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Elkins was born in 1750 in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA, the child of Joshua Elkins Jr And Mary Whitney.
  • Benjamin Franklin Elkins married Elizabeth Betty Earle, Elizabeth Earle, and had children including Elizabeth E Elkins.
  • Benjamin Franklin Elkins passed away in 1817 in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Jr
1730–1840
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
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Mary Whitney
1730–1825
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
MW

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Earle
1756–1790
Birth Location: Aquia Plantation, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Earle
1756–1797
Birth Location: Aquia Plantation, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Elkins
1783–1844
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
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Benjamin Elkins's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Elkins
1750–1817
Birth Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joshua Elkins Jr
1730–1840
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Mary Whitney
1730–1825
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Elkins's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Elkins (1750–1817) m. Elizabeth ("Betty") Earle (6 September 1756–1790) m. Elizabeth Earle (6 September 1756–1797)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (E) Elkins 1783–1844 m. Robert Easley 1785–1823
    1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Easley 1809–1860 m. Mary White 1815–1842 m. Cecilia (M Cotton) JOHNSON 1825–1904
      1. 1. Robert (Benjamin) Easley 1829–1894 m. Catherine Shively 1838–1883

Benjamin Elkins's Timeline

3 Records

1750
1750
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Elkins in Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
1776
1776
Age 26
Benjamin Franklin Elkins was married in Frederick
Frederick
1817
1817
Age 67
Death of Benjamin Franklin Elkins in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Frederick

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
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