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Benjamin Franklin Fry 1842–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1842

Birth Location: Greene County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 5 Apr 1919

Death Location: Greene, Indiana, United States

Father: Jacob Fry

Mother: Abigail Williams

Spouse(s): Samantha Mitchell, Lucy McCart

Children(s): James Nicholas, Dora Fry, Laura Fry, Stillborn Fry, David Fry, Daniel Fry, Mary Fry, Sarah Fry, Thomas Fry, Margaret Fry

In 1842, Benjamin Franklin Fry entered the world in Greene County, Indiana, USA, born to Jacob Fry And Abigail Williams. Benjamin Franklin Fry married Lucy Jane Mccart, Samantha Frances Mitchell, and had children including Daniel Seymour Fry, David T Fry, Dora Lara Fry, James Nicholas, Laura Mae Fry, Margaret L Fry, Mary Ann Dovie Fry, Sarah Elizabeth Fry, Stillborn Fry, Thomas Everett Fry. Benjamin Franklin Fry passed away in 1919 in Greene, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1842, Benjamin Franklin Fry entered the world in Greene County, Indiana, USA, born to Jacob Fry And Abigail Williams.
  • Benjamin Franklin Fry married Lucy Jane Mccart, Samantha Frances Mitchell, and had children including Daniel Seymour Fry, David T Fry, Dora Lara Fry, James Nicholas, Laura Mae Fry, Margaret L Fry, Mary Ann Dovie Fry, Sarah Elizabeth Fry, Stillborn Fry, Thomas Everett Fry.
  • Benjamin Franklin Fry passed away in 1919 in Greene, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Fry
1797–1827
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, United States
JF
Abigail Williams
1808–1880
Birth Location: Sullivan County, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Samantha Mitchell
1854–1934
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
SM
Lucy McCart
1845–1887
Birth Location: Orange County, Indiana, USA
LM

Children(s)

James Nicholas
1885–
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
JN
Dora Fry
1892–1950
Birth Location: Sullivan, Greene, Indiana, USA
DF
Laura Fry
1895–1982
Birth Location: Greene County, Indiana, United States of America
LF
Stillborn Fry
1887–1887
Birth Location: Marco, Greene County, Indiana, USA
SF
David Fry
1874–1875
Birth Location: Greene County, Indiana, USA
DF
Daniel Fry
1868–1943
Birth Location: Greene County, Indiana, USA
DF
Mary Fry
1867–
Birth Location: Marco, Greene, Indiana, United States
MF
Sarah Fry
1872–1926
Birth Location: Marco, Greene County, Indiana, USA
SF
Thomas Fry
1877–1952
Birth Location: Marco, Greene County, Indiana, USA
TF
Margaret Fry
1880–1934
Birth Location: Marco, Greene County, Indiana, USA
MF

Benjamin Fry's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Fry
1842–1919
Birth Place: Greene County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Jacob Fry
1797–1827
Shelby, Kentucky, United States
Abigail Williams
1808–1880
Sullivan County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
John (Fry) Sr
1766–1838
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (S) Shook
1777–1846
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Franklin (Frances) Williams
1765–1812
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States
Abagail (Padgett (Purcell,) Hazelton,)
1777–1850
New York
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Fry
1726–1770
Susanna Frey
1724–1805
John Williams
1730–
Mary Tippit
1730–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Frey
1693–1770
Anna Merckle\Markley
1697–1752
Jean Bertolet
1686–1757
Susanna DeHarcourt
1690–1755

Benjamin Fry's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Fry (3 Jan 1842–5 Apr 1919) m. Samantha (Frances) Mitchell (11 Dec 1854–26 Feb 1934) m. Lucy (Jane) McCart (25 Dec 1845–26 Feb 1887)
  1. 1. James Nicholas 1885–
  2. 2. Dora (Lara) Fry 1892–1950
  3. 3. Laura (Mae) Fry 1895–1982
  4. 4. Stillborn Fry 1887–1887
  5. 5. David (T) Fry 1874–1875
  6. 6. Daniel (Seymour) Fry 1868–1943
  7. 7. Mary (Ann (Dovie)) Fry 1867–
  8. 8. Sarah (Elizabeth) Fry 1872–1926
  9. 9. Thomas (Everett) Fry 1877–1952
  10. 10. Margaret (L) Fry 1880–1934

Benjamin Fry's Timeline

2 Records

1842
3 Jan 1842
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Fry in Greene County, Indiana, USA
Greene County, Indiana, USA
1919
5 Apr 1919
Age 77
Death of Benjamin Franklin Fry in Greene, Indiana, United States
Greene, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1842
    Event Place: Greene County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1919
    Event Place: Greene, Indiana, United States
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