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Benjamin Franklin Farnsworth 1793–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1793

Birth Location: Bridgton, ME

Death Date: 4 June 1851

Death Location: Louisville, KY

Father: Dr Farnsworth

Mother: Elizabeth Fitch

Spouse(s): Maria Ripley

Children(s): Alexander Farnsworth, Julia Thomson

The story of Benjamin Franklin Farnsworth began in 1793 in Bridgton, ME. Benjamin Franklin Farnsworth married Maria Cates Ripley, and had children including Alexander Dobson Farnsworth, Julia Maria Thomson. Benjamin Franklin Farnsworth passed away in 1851 in Louisville, KY.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Farnsworth began in 1793 in Bridgton, ME.
  • Benjamin Franklin Farnsworth married Maria Cates Ripley, and had children including Alexander Dobson Farnsworth, Julia Maria Thomson.
  • Benjamin Franklin Farnsworth passed away in 1851 in Louisville, KY.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dr Farnsworth
1767–1817
Birth Location: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Fitch
1769–1844
Birth Location: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Maria Ripley
1792–1873
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
MR

Children(s)

Alexander Farnsworth
1832–1898
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Julia Thomson
1822–1916
Birth Location: Massachusetts
JT

Benjamin Farnsworth's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Farnsworth
1793–1851
Birth Place: Bridgton, ME
Parents
Dr Samuel Farnsworth
1767–1817
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsey") Fitch
1769–1844
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Isaac FARNSWORTH
1723–1812
Groton, Middlesex, MA
Anna Green
1725–1812
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Farnworth
1701–1744
Sarah Page
1702–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Farnsworth
1657–1733
Mary Prescott
1674–1735

Benjamin Farnsworth's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Farnsworth (17 Dec 1793–4 June 1851) m. Maria (Cates) Ripley (2 Jun 1792–1873)
  1. 1. Alexander (Dobson) Farnsworth 1832–1898 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Long 1837–1914
    1. 1. John (Alexander) Farnsworth 1862–1944
    2. 2. Herbert (Lee) Farnsworth 1867–1900
    3. 3. Robert (Hampton) Farnsworth 1876–1962
    4. 4. Louisa (Jane) Brooks 1873–1958
    5. 5. Annie Guffey 1856–1939
    6. 6. William (Edgar) Farnsworth 1871–1962 m. Mary (Idella) Stroupe 1879–1978
      1. 1. Sarah (Mabel) Beam 1903–1984
      2. 2. Olin (Jesse) Farnsworth 1916–1967
      3. 3. Furman (Blanton) Farnsworth 1907–1975
      4. 4. Horace (Lee) Farnsworth 1905–1979
      5. 5. John (Cornelius) Farnsworth 1902–1930
      6. 6. Edgar (Caldwell) Farnsworth 1900–1971 m. Vida (Candace) Mauney 1902–1967
        1. 1. Margie Hager 1925–2000
        2. 2. Cleoland (Martel) Farnsworth 1923–2003 m. Margaret (Louise) Witherspoon 1922–2014
        3. 3. William (Edgar) Farnsworth 1926–1966
    7. 7. Lola Stroup 1860–1951
  2. 2. Julia (Maria) Thomson 1822–1916

Benjamin Farnsworth's Timeline

2 Records

1793
17 Dec 1793
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Farnsworth in Bridgton, ME
Bridgton, ME
1851
4 June 1851
Age 58
Death of Benjamin Franklin Farnsworth in Louisville, KY
Louisville, KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1793
    Event Place: Bridgton, ME
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Fitch Genealogy : a record of six generations of the descendants of Deacon Zachary Fitch, of Readin

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 June 1851
    Event Place: Louisville, KY
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