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Benjamin Harrison 1694 – 1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Sep 1694

Birth Location: Wakefield, Surrey, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 12 Jul 1745

Death Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

Father: William Harrison

Mother: Hannah Harrison

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The story of Benjamin Harrison began in 1694 in Wakefield, Surrey, Virginia, United States. Benjamin Harrison passed away in 1745 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Harrison began in 1694 in Wakefield, Surrey, Virginia, United States.
  • Benjamin Harrison passed away in 1745 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States.

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Benjamin Harrison's Ancestors

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Benjamin Harrison
1694 – 1745
Birth Place: Wakefield, Surrey, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Harrison
1645 – 1712
Skimono Hundred, York, Virginia, United States
Hannah Harrison
1651 – 1698
Indian Hills, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin (I Harrison; Clerk of the Virginia Governor's Council; Virginia House of Burgesses) (Thomas)
1594 – 1648
Gobions Manor, St Giles, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Mary Stringer of) Stourton
1615 – 1688
Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Harrison
1567 – 1620
Elizabeth Bernard
1566 – 1643
William Stringer
1575 – 1624
Lady Scrope
1579 – 1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1530 – 1593
Janet McLachlan
1534 – 1572
Lord Bolton
1534 – 1592
Margaret Howard
1543 – 1592

Benjamin Harrison's Timeline

2 Records

1694
11 Sep 1694
Birth of Benjamin Harrison in Wakefield, Surrey, Virginia, United States
Wakefield, Surrey, Virginia, United States
1745
12 Jul 1745
Age 51
Death of Benjamin Harrison in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1694
    Event Place: Wakefield, Surrey, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1745
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

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