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Benjamin William Hanks 1779–1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jun 1779

Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 28 Oct 1822

Death Location: Brush Creek, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: William II

Mother: Sarah Benson

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Benjamin William Hanks was born in 1779 in Loudoun, Virginia, United States, the child of William Bedford Hanks Ii And Sarah Rolfe Benson. Benjamin William Hanks passed away in 1822 in Brush Creek, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin William Hanks was born in 1779 in Loudoun, Virginia, United States, the child of William Bedford Hanks Ii And Sarah Rolfe Benson.
  • Benjamin William Hanks passed away in 1822 in Brush Creek, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Benjamin Hanks's Ancestors

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Benjamin Hanks
1779–1822
Birth Place: Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Bedford Hanks II
1739–1814
St. Anne's, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Sarah (Rolfe) Benson
1739–1804
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
William Hanks
1707–1770
Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Ruth Shipley
1715–1774
Christ Church, Queen Caroline Parish, Howard, Maryland
William (Thomas) Benson
1715–1783
Anne Green
1719–1808
Great-Grandparents
Peter Hanks
1673–1733
Mary Bressie
1670–1733
Robert Shipley
1681–1725
Elizabeth Stevens
1678–1748
John Benson
1690–1722
Anna Collins
1698–1755
Henry ff
1682–1719
Anne Saunders
1683–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hanks
1630–1674
Elizabeth Lee
1630–1702
William Bressie
1640–1701
Susannah Bressie
1643–1701
Adam SHIPLEY
1647–1698
Christopher Benson
1655–1704
Frances Hardcastle
1663–1712
Sarah Wightman
1671–1712
Elizabeth Lobb
1663–1698
John Saunders
1650–1702
Mary Howard
1666–1700

Benjamin Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1779
14 Jun 1779
Birth of Benjamin William Hanks in Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Loudoun, Virginia, United States
1822
28 Oct 1822
Age 43
Death of Benjamin William Hanks in Brush Creek, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Brush Creek, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1779
    Event Place: Loudoun, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1822
    Event Place: Brush Creek, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

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