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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): Ephraim Hanks, Mary Hanks, Knowlton Hanks, Marcia Hanks, Sidney Hanks, Calvin Hanks, Benjamin Hanks, Elijah Hanks, Eliza Hanks, Martha Hanks, Orson Hanks, Otis Hanks, Azariah 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, Benjamin William Hanks, Calvin Azariah Hanks, Elijah Hanks, Eliza D Hanks, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, Knowlton Hanks, Marcia Hanks, Martha Knowlton Hanks, Mary Ann Hanks, Orson Hanks, Otis Holbrook Hanks, Sidney Alvarus 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, Benjamin William Hanks, Calvin Azariah Hanks, Elijah Hanks, Eliza D Hanks, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks, Knowlton Hanks, Marcia Hanks, Martha Knowlton Hanks, Mary Ann Hanks, Orson Hanks, Otis Holbrook Hanks, Sidney Alvarus 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
MW

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)

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

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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