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Benjamin J. Farrar 1836–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1836

Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1912

Death Location: Charlotte County, Virginia, USA

Father: Garland Farrar

Mother: Mary Shepherd

Spouse(s): Pocahontas Megginson

Children(s): William Sr., Benjamin Farrar

Benjamin J. Farrar was born in 1836 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA, the child of Garland Farrar And Mary Ann Lilly Shepherd. Benjamin J. Farrar married Pocahontas Virginia Megginson, and had children including Benjamin Joseph Farrar, William Matthew Farrar Sr. Benjamin J. Farrar passed away in 1912 in Charlotte County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin J. Farrar was born in 1836 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA, the child of Garland Farrar And Mary Ann Lilly Shepherd.
  • Benjamin J. Farrar married Pocahontas Virginia Megginson, and had children including Benjamin Joseph Farrar, William Matthew Farrar Sr.
  • Benjamin J. Farrar passed away in 1912 in Charlotte County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Garland Farrar
1797–1882
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Mary Shepherd
1797–1874
Birth Location: Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Pocahontas Megginson
1842–1918
Birth Location: Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

William Sr.
1867–1951
Birth Location: Milton, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA
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Benjamin Farrar
1877–1930
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Benjamin Farrar's Ancestors

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Benjamin Farrar
1836–1912
Birth Place: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Parents
Garland Farrar
1797–1882
Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann Lilly) Shepherd
1797–1874
Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Matthew Farrar
1760–1844
Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Martha Murrell
1758–1844
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Perrin Farrar
1720–1785
Sarah Lacy
1737–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Farrar
1691–1770
Sarah Perrin
1691–1725

Benjamin Farrar's Descendants

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Benjamin (J.) Farrar (1836–1912) m. Pocahontas (Virginia) Megginson (29 Aug 1842–8 Jul 1918)
  1. 1. William (Matthew Farrar) Sr. 1867–1951 m. Elizabeth (Lake) Watson 1869–1936
    1. 1. Benjamin (Randolph) Farrar 1898–1948 m. Clement Ostermann 1908–1962 m. Margaret (Louise) Rankin 1899–1986
      1. 1. Alice (Ostermann) Farrar 1935–2015 m. James (Robert) Collier 1927–2004
      2. 2. Margaret (Lewis) Dominick 1924–1995
      3. 3. Dorothy (Jeanne) Farrar 1928–2023
    2. 2. Catherine (V.) Farrar 1897–1962
    3. 3. William (Matthew Farrar) Jr. 1894–1962 m. Elizabeth (Carter) Righter 1906–1987
      1. 1. William (Ward) Farrar 1930–2015 m. Gretchen (Wetmore) Watkins 1926–1998
      2. 2. Mary Farrar 1929–2014 m. Sergio Bonotto 1925–2018
      3. 3. Katharine (Ann) Farrar 1932–1974
    4. 4. Anna (Virginia) Farrar 1895–1967 m. Henry (King) Duff 1881–1948
  2. 2. Benjamin (Joseph) Farrar 1877–1930

Benjamin Farrar's Timeline

2 Records

1836
1836
Birth of Benjamin J. Farrar in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
1912
1912
Age 76
Death of Benjamin J. Farrar in Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1912
    Event Place: Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
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