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Benjamin Hanks 1735–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 15 July 1814

Death Location: Providence township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA on Family Farm

Father: William Hanks

Mother: Ruth Shipley

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Benjamin Hanks was born in 1735 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, the child of William Hanks And Ruth Shipley. Benjamin Hanks passed away in 1814 in Providence township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA on Family Farm.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Hanks was born in 1735 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, the child of William Hanks And Ruth Shipley.
  • Benjamin Hanks passed away in 1814 in Providence township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA on Family Farm.

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Benjamin Hanks's Ancestors

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Benjamin Hanks
1735–1814
Birth Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Parents
William Hanks
1707–1770
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Ruth Shipley
1715–1774
Christ Church, Queen Caroline Parish, Howard, Maryland
Grandparents
Peter Hanks
1673–1733
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Mary Beez
1686–1733
St Annes Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Robert Shipley
1678–1725
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
Elizabeth Stevens
1678–1761
Maryland, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hanks
1635–1704
Elizabeth Lee
1627–1702
William Bressy
1626–1699
Susannah Jones
1676–
Adam Shipley
1650–1698
Lois Howard
1655–1725
Dorothy
1670–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas III
1600–1674
Thomas Lee
1605–1670
Margaret Oscroft
1609–1681
HUGH BRESSIE
1600–1649
Susan Brittaine
1600–1639

Benjamin Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1735
1735
Birth of Benjamin Hanks in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1814
15 July 1814
Age 79
Death of Benjamin Hanks in Providence township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA on Family Farm
Providence township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA on Family Farm

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 July 1814
    Event Place: Providence township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA on Family Farm

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