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Benjamin Hanks 1811–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Apr 1811

Birth Location: St Martinville, St Martin, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 1847

Death Location: Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

Father: Charles Hanks

Mother: Christine Hargrave

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The story of Benjamin Hanks began in 1811 in St Martinville, St Martin, Louisiana, USA. Benjamin Hanks passed away in 1847 in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Hanks began in 1811 in St Martinville, St Martin, Louisiana, USA.
  • Benjamin Hanks passed away in 1847 in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA.

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Benjamin Hanks's Ancestors

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Benjamin Hanks
1811–1847
Birth Place: St Martinville, St Martin, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Charles Haines Hanks
1771–1829
North Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia
Christine Hargrave
1782–1867
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Hanks
1725–1793
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Anna) Lee
1728–1808
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Hanks
1681–1740
Catherine Williams
1695–1780
William Lee
1704–1764
Anne Lee
1706–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hanks
1655–1704
Sarah Woodbridge
1651–1708

Benjamin Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1811
04 Apr 1811
Birth of Benjamin Hanks in St Martinville, St Martin, Louisiana, USA
St Martinville, St Martin, Louisiana, USA
1847
1847
Age 36
Death of Benjamin Hanks in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Apr 1811
    Event Place: St Martinville, St Martin, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1847
    Event Place: Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

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