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Benjamin Hanks 1788 – 1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1788

Birth Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 12 Mar 1843

Death Location: Madison, Lake, Ohio, United States

Father: Elijah Hanks

Mother: Mary Walker

Spouse(s): Martha Knowlton, Rosanna Hale

Children(s): Azariah Hanks, Mary Hanks, Calvin Hanks, Knowlton Hanks, Marcia Hanks, Sidney Hanks, Orson Hanks, Eliza Hanks, Ephraim Hanks, Elijah Hanks, Benjamin Hanks, Martha Hanks, Otis Hanks

Benjamin Hanks was born in 1788 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA, the child of Elijah Newton "Deacon" Hanks and Mary "Polly" Walker. Benjamin Hanks married Martha Knowlton, Rosanna Hale, and had children including Azariah Hanks, Mary Ann Hanks, Calvin Azariah Hanks, Knowlton Hanks, Marcia Hanks, Sidney Alvarus Hanks, Orson Hanks, Eliza D Hanks, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, Elijah Hanks, Benjamin William Hanks, Martha Knowlton Hanks, Otis Holbrook Hanks. Benjamin Hanks passed away in 1843 in Madison, Lake, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Hanks was born in 1788 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA, the child of Elijah Newton "Deacon" Hanks and Mary "Polly" Walker.
  • Benjamin Hanks married Martha Knowlton, Rosanna Hale, and had children including Azariah Hanks, Mary Ann Hanks, Calvin Azariah Hanks, Knowlton Hanks, Marcia Hanks, Sidney Alvarus Hanks, Orson Hanks, Eliza D Hanks, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, Elijah Hanks, Benjamin William Hanks, Martha Knowlton Hanks, Otis Holbrook Hanks.
  • Benjamin Hanks passed away in 1843 in Madison, Lake, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Hanks
1761 – 1839
Birth Location: Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Walker
1763 – 1844
Birth Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha Knowlton
1794 – 1861
Birth Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Rosanna Hale
1795 – 1837
Birth Location: , , Ohio, United States
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Children(s)

Azariah Hanks
1812 –
Birth Location: –
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Mary Hanks
1812 – 1879
Birth Location: Madison, Lake, Ohio, USA
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Calvin Hanks
1813 – 1836
Birth Location: Madison, Lake, Ohio, USA
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Knowlton Hanks
1816 – 1843
Birth Location: Madison, Lake, Ohio, USA
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Marcia Hanks
1818 – 1840
Birth Location: Madison, Lake, Ohio, USA
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Sidney Hanks
1820 – 1870
Birth Location: Madison, Lake, Ohio, USA
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Orson Hanks
1822 – 1853
Birth Location: Madison, Lake, Ohio, USA
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Eliza Hanks
1824 – 1842
Birth Location: Madison, Lake, Ohio, USA
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Ephraim Hanks
1826 – 1896
Birth Location: Madison, Lake, OH
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Elijah Hanks
1828 – 1911
Birth Location: Madison, Lake, Ohio, USA
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Benjamin Hanks
1829 – 1910
Birth Location: Madison, Lake, Ohio, USA
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Martha Hanks
1831 – 1849
Birth Location: Madison, Lake, Ohio, USA
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Otis Hanks
1832 – 1866
Birth Location: Madison, Lake, Ohio, United States
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Benjamin Hanks's Ancestors

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Benjamin Hanks
1788 – 1843
Birth Place: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Elijah Newton "Deacon" Hanks
1761 – 1839
Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Mary ("Polly") Walker
1763 – 1844
Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
John ((Deacon John)) Hanks
1730 – 1815
Saquish Island In Plymouth Harbo, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Benjamin Walker
1728 – 1793
Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Mary Johnson
1730 – 1787
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Hanks
1702 – 1787
Benjamin Walker
1703 – 1787
William Johnson
1686 – 1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abigail Hanks
1678 – 1726
Elizabeth Walker
1674 – 1718
Edward Johnson
1658 – 1725

Benjamin Hanks's Descendants

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Benjamin Hanks (12 Jun 1788 – 12 Mar 1843) m. Martha Knowlton (16 Oct 1794 – 13 Jan 1861) m. Rosanna Hale (1795 – 31 May 1837)
  1. 1. Azariah Hanks (ABT 1812 – )
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Hanks (30 August 1812 – 7 December 1879)
  3. 3. Calvin (Azariah) Hanks (1813 – 4 December 1836)
  4. 4. Knowlton Hanks (2 May 1816 – 3 November 1843)
  5. 5. Marcia Hanks (1818 – 22 May 1840)
  6. 6. Sidney (Alvarus) Hanks (16 August 1820 – 1 April 1870)
  7. 7. Orson Hanks (1822 – 21 October 1853)
  8. 8. Eliza (D) Hanks (May 1824 – 17 October 1842)
  9. 9. Ephraim (Knowlton) Hanks (21 Mar 1826 – 9 Jun 1896) m. Jane (Maria) Capener (16 Oct 1840 – 7 Jan 1926) m. Harriet (Amelia) Decker (13 Mar 1826 – 31 May 1917) m. Hannah (Amelia) Hardy (9 Oct 1839 – 20 Sep 1909) m. Hannah Hardy (9 Oct 1839 – 9 June 1896) m. Thisbe (Quilley) Read (25 Apr 1845 – 23 Jul 1903)
    1. 1. William (Albert Capener) Hanks (17 Feb 1859 – 17 Aug 1912)
    2. 2. Alice (Maria) Hanks (15 Jan 1861 – 4 Oct 1924)
    3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Hanks (10 Mar 1863 – 15 May 1929)
    4. 4. Ephraim (Knowlton) Hanks (18 May 1865 – 24 Mar 1930) m. Lottie (Francis) Bagley (2 September 1867 – 16 November 1931)
      1. 1. Edward (Alma) Hanks (28 Sep 1887 – 16 October 1952)
      2. 2. Alit Payum (abt 1889 – )
      3. 3. Ephraim (Franklin) Hanks (23 Oct 1889 – 4 Mar 1956)
      4. 4. Hanks (23 Oct 1889 – 23 Oct 1889)
      5. 5. Baby Hanks (05 Apr 1890 – 05 Apr 1890)
      6. 6. Tim Payum (abt 1891 – )
      7. 7. Elmer Hanks (05 Apr 1891 – 05 APR 1891)
      8. 8. William (Delmar) Hanks (17 Feb 1893 – 07 MAY 1971)
      9. 9. George Hanks (1895-07-26 – 1895-07-26)
      10. 10. George (Agustus) Hanks (1897-07-30 – 31 JUL 1897)
      11. 11. Boy Payum (abt 1898 – )
      12. 12. Knowlton (Alvarous) Hanks (27 September 1899 – 8 Apr 1919)
      13. 13. Lottie Hanks (1902-09-07 – 8 September 1902)
      14. 14. Chloe Hanks (1 September 1903 – 10 May 1987)
      15. 15. Cloa Hanks (abt 1904 – 10 May 1987)
      16. 16. Lela Hanks (06 SEP 1908 – 20 December 1978)
      17. 17. Lela (Lea) Hanks (6 Sep 1908 – 20 DEC 1978) m. Lavon Morris (26 Aug 1902 – 15 Feb 1983)
        1. 1. Afton Morris (6 March 1931 – 24 April 2002) m. Neldon (A) Gotch (1929-01-09 – 9 Feb 2017)
        2. 2. Lottie (Ann) Morris (22 Dec 1933 – 26 Aug 1934)
        3. 3. David (H.) Morris (19 Mar 1944 – 30 Apr 1965)
    5. 5. George (Augustus) Hanks (3 Jan 1868 – 6 Jan 1929)
    6. 6. David (Capener) Hanks (5 Mar 1870 – 4 Jan 1932)
    7. 7. Louisa (Rebecca) Hanks (27 Jun 1872 – 21 Aug 1931)
    8. 8. Elvarus Hanks (abt 1875 – )
    9. 9. Jane (Ann) Taylor (23 Dec 1877 – Dec 1980)
    10. 10. Margaret (Wicks) Taylor (10 Feb 1883 – 1964)
    11. 11. Louis Hanks
    12. 12. Yodes Hanks (1836 – )
    13. 13. George (Edwin) Little (6 Aug 1844 – 27 Dec 1915)
    14. 14. Ephraim (Marcellus) Hanks (21 Jun 1849 – 22 Oct 1890)
    15. 15. Marcia (Amelia) Hanks (3 Jul 1851 – 4 Feb 1939)
    16. 16. Otis (Alvarus) Hanks (15 Sep 1853 – 13 Oct 1854)
    17. 17. Harriet (Page) Hanks (25 Feb 1856 – 18 Feb 1906)
    18. 18. Clara (Violet) Hanks (10 Jul 1859 – 15 Sep 1932)
    19. 19. Charles (Decker) Hanks (22 Dec 1860 – 13 Feb 1922)
    20. 20. Perry (Isaac) Hanks (20 Jan 1863 – 18 Oct 1892)
    21. 21. Nolter Hanks
    22. 22. William (Albert Capener) Hanks (17 Feb 1859 – 17 Aug 1912)
    23. 23. Clara (Violet) Hanks (10 Jul 1859 – 15 Sep 1932)
    24. 24. Charles (Decker) Hanks (22 Dec 1860 – 13 Feb 1922)
    25. 25. Perry (Isaac) Hanks (20 Jan 1863 – 18 Oct 1892)
    26. 26. Ella (Miriam) Hanks (02 Nov 1863 – 7 Feb 1864)
    27. 27. Ephraim (Knowlton) Hanks (18 May 1865 – 24 Mar 1930)
    28. 28. Walter (Ernest) Hanks (19 Jun 1865 – 17 Sep 1930)
    29. 29. Raymond (Elijah) Hanks (24 Aug 1866 – 3 September 1910)
    30. 30. Martha (Georgina) Hanks (20 Aug 1867 – 12 Jan 1902)
    31. 31. Amy (Alicia) Hanks (29 Jan 1870 – 1 Apr 1935)
    32. 32. Amy (Alicia) Hanks (29 Jan 1870 – 1 Apr 1935)
    33. 33. Thisbe Hanks (28 Mar 1872 – 3 Apr 1924)
    34. 34. Louisa (Rebecca) Hanks (27 Jun 1872 – 21 Aug 1931)
    35. 35. Knowlton Hanks (26 Jan 1874 – 11 Mar 1874)
    36. 36. Sidney (Alvarus) Hanks (4 Apr 1875 – 1 Apr 1949)
    37. 37. Raymond (Elijah) Hanks (24 Aug 1877 – 3 Sep 1910)
    38. 38. Lillie (Maria) Hanks (2 Aug 1879 – 2 Mar 1960)
    39. 39. Arthur (Eugene) Hanks (14 May 1882 – 25 Jan 1963)
    40. 40. Nettie (May) Hanks (8 Nov 1884 – 12 Jan 1951)
    41. 41. Clara (Ellen) Hanks (9 Aug 1888 – 30 Dec 1969)
  10. 10. Elijah Hanks (10 April 1828 – 13 February 1911)
  11. 11. Benjamin (William) Hanks (28 October 1829 – 15 July 1910)
  12. 12. Martha (Knowlton) Hanks (October 1831 – 13 March 1849)
  13. 13. Otis (Holbrook) Hanks (28 October 1832 – 11 July 1866)

Benjamin Hanks's Timeline

3 Records

1788
12 Jun 1788
Birth of Benjamin Hanks in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1788
12 Jun 1788
Birth of Benjamin Hanks in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1843
12 Mar 1843
Age 55
Death of Benjamin Hanks in Madison, Lake, Ohio, United States
Madison, Lake, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1788
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1788
    Event Place: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1843
    Event Place: Madison, Lake, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Millennium File
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