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Benjamin Gentry 1654–1736 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1654

Birth Location: Essex, Essex, , England

Death Date: 1736

Death Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States

Father: Samuel Younger

Mother: Margaret Draper

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The story of Benjamin Gentry began in 1654 in Essex, Essex, , England. Benjamin Gentry passed away in 1736 in Hanover, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Gentry began in 1654 in Essex, Essex, , England.
  • Benjamin Gentry passed away in 1736 in Hanover, Virginia, United States.

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Benjamin Gentry's Ancestors

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Benjamin Gentry
1654–1736
Birth Place: Essex, Essex, , England
Parents
Samuel Gentry the Younger
1627–1697
Great Dunmow, Essex, England
Margaret Draper
1633–1681
Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Grandparents
Samuel (Gentry the) Elder
1585–1652
Great Dunmow, Essex, England
Elizabeth Wade
1587–1652
Essex, England
Arthur Draper
1607–1642
Little Baddow, Essex, England
Margaret Haddon
1612–1672
Little Baddow, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Simon elder
1549–1617
Alice Finch
1553–1625
Richard Wade
1562–1620
Abraham Draper
1578–1635
William 'angsax
1586–1635
Grace 'angsax
1582–1636
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gentry
1510–1570
Agnes Gentry
1514–1570
Agnes Finch
1539–1588
Thomas Finch
1532–1588
Richard Wade
1533–1587
Agnes *
1535–1600
Grace Newhall
1558–1600

Benjamin Gentry's Timeline

2 Records

1654
1654
Birth of Benjamin Gentry in Essex, Essex, , England
Essex, Essex, , England
1736
1736
Age 82
Death of Benjamin Gentry in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Essex, Essex, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States

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