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Benjamin B Gentry 1786–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1786

Birth Location: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1854

Death Location: Laurel Bloomery, Johnson, Tennessee, United States

Father: Joseph Gentry

Mother: Winifred Oliver

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Benjamin B Gentry was born in 1786 in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States, the child of Joseph Gentry And Winifred Oliver. Benjamin B Gentry passed away in 1854 in Laurel Bloomery, Johnson, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin B Gentry was born in 1786 in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States, the child of Joseph Gentry And Winifred Oliver.
  • Benjamin B Gentry passed away in 1854 in Laurel Bloomery, Johnson, Tennessee, United States.

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Benjamin Gentry's Ancestors

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Benjamin Gentry
1786–1854
Birth Place: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Joseph Gentry
1748–1834
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Winifred Oliver
1745–1820
Raliegh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Gentry
1712–1788
St Pauls, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Susannah Gentry
1710–
St Pauls, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Gentry
1685–1766
Agnes Shelton
1685–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas I
1655–1736
Lucy Cornelius
1660–1754
William Shelton
1661–1734
Hannah Armistead
1679–1748

Benjamin Gentry's Timeline

2 Records

1786
1786
Birth of Benjamin B Gentry in Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States
Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States
1854
1854
Age 68
Death of Benjamin B Gentry in Laurel Bloomery, Johnson, Tennessee, United States
Laurel Bloomery, Johnson, Tennessee, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Laurel Bloomery, Johnson, Tennessee, United States

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