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Benjamin Gillespie 1833–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1833

Birth Location: Antrim County, Ireland

Death Date: 23 Nov 1895

Death Location: Berne, Adams, Indiana, United States

Father: William Gillespie

Mother: Rachel Gillespie

Spouse(s): Mary English

Children(s): Harriett Gillespie, Gertrude Byrd, Paul Gillespie, Infant Gillespie, Infant Gillespie, Henry Gillespie, Harry Gillespie, Frances Taylor, George Gillespie, Infant Gillespie, Mary Gillespie, Robert Gillespie, William Gillespie, Rachel Gillespie, Elizabeth Leffel, Sarah Erwin, Frances Gillespie, Benjamin Gillespie

Benjamin Gillespie was born in 1833 in Antrim County, Ireland, the child of William John Gillespie And Rachel Gillespie. Benjamin Gillespie married Christanna Oburn, Mary Ellen English, and had children including Benjamin Gillespie, Elizabeth Leffel, Frances Gillespie, Frances Sina Taylor, George Gillespie, Gertrude Marinda Snyder Byrd, Harriett Ann Hattie Gillespie, Harry Wilson Gillespie, Henry Clark Gillespie, Infant Daughter Gillespie, Infant Son Gillespie, Mary Ellen Gillespie, Paul Verner Gillespie, Rachel J Gillespie, Robert Stephen Gillespie, Sarah Margaret Erwin, William J Gillespie. Benjamin Gillespie passed away in 1895 in Berne, Adams, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Gillespie was born in 1833 in Antrim County, Ireland, the child of William John Gillespie And Rachel Gillespie.
  • Benjamin Gillespie married Christanna Oburn, Mary Ellen English, and had children including Benjamin Gillespie, Elizabeth Leffel, Frances Gillespie, Frances Sina Taylor, George Gillespie, Gertrude Marinda Snyder Byrd, Harriett Ann Hattie Gillespie, Harry Wilson Gillespie, Henry Clark Gillespie, Infant Daughter Gillespie, Infant Son Gillespie, Mary Ellen Gillespie, Paul Verner Gillespie, Rachel J Gillespie, Robert Stephen Gillespie, Sarah Margaret Erwin, William J Gillespie.
  • Benjamin Gillespie passed away in 1895 in Berne, Adams, Indiana, United States.

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Benjamin Gillespie's Ancestors

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Benjamin Gillespie
1833–1895
Birth Place: Antrim County, Ireland
Parents
William John Gillespie
1800–1890
Adrain, Scotland
Rachel Gillespie
1807–1887
Ireland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Gillespie's Descendants

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Benjamin Gillespie (16 Mar 1833–23 Nov 1895) m. Mary (Ellen) English (abt 1847–)
  1. 1. Harriett (Ann "Hattie") Gillespie 1885–1969
  2. 2. Gertrude (Marinda Snyder -) Byrd 1880–1945
  3. 3. Paul (Verner) Gillespie 1889–1967
  4. 4. Infant (Daughter) Gillespie 1887–1887
  5. 5. Infant (Son) Gillespie 1887–1887
  6. 6. Henry (Clark) Gillespie 1858–1942
  7. 7. Harry (Wilson) Gillespie 1882–1930
  8. 8. Frances (Sina) Taylor 1860–1934
  9. 9. George Gillespie 1891–1892
  10. 10. Infant (Son) Gillespie 1862–1862
  11. 11. Mary (Ellen) Gillespie 1873–1881
  12. 12. Robert (Stephen) Gillespie 1872–1922
  13. 13. William (J) Gillespie 1865–1870
  14. 14. Rachel (J) Gillespie 1867–1869
  15. 15. Elizabeth Leffel 1875–1906
  16. 16. Sarah (Margaret) Erwin 1869–1941
  17. 17. Frances Gillespie 1861–
  18. 18. Benjamin Gillespie 1878–

Benjamin Gillespie's Timeline

2 Records

1833
16 Mar 1833
Birth of Benjamin Gillespie in Antrim County, Ireland
Antrim County, Ireland
1895
23 Nov 1895
Age 62
Death of Benjamin Gillespie in Berne, Adams, Indiana, United States
Berne, Adams, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1833
    Event Place: Antrim County, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1895
    Event Place: Berne, Adams, Indiana, United States

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