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Benjamin Ellis 1741 – 1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Sep 1741

Birth Location: Kent, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1796

Death Location: Hartsville, Smith, Tennessee, United States

Father: #668 Ellis

Mother: Mary Clarke

Spouse(s): Rachel Presnell

Children(s): Benjamin Ellis

It was in 1741 that Benjamin Ellis was born in Kent, Maryland, United States, a child of #668 William Gordon Ellis and Mary Jane Clarke. Benjamin Ellis went on to marry Rachel Presnell and had children such as Benjamin Bigeman Ellis. Benjamin Ellis was deceased by 1796 in Hartsville, Smith, Tennessee, United States.

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Parents

#668 Ellis
1704 – 1761
Birth Location: Sewalls Branch, Kent, Maryland, American Colonies
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Mary Clarke
1707 – 1781
Birth Location: Kent, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Presnell
1744 – 1808
Birth Location: James River, Orange, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin Ellis
1763 – 1851
Birth Location: Richard Creek, Rowan County, North Carolina
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 19 Sep 1741
    Event Place: Kent, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1796
    Event Place: Hartsville, Smith, Tennessee, United States
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