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Benjamin Harrison 1755 – 1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1755

Birth Location: Dobbs County, North Carolina

Death Date: 14 Aug 1811

Death Location: Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, USA

Father: Thomas Harrison

Mother: Sophia Short

Spouse(s): Celia Lawhorn, Charity Williams

Children(s): Sarah Harrison

The story of Benjamin Harrison began in 1755 in Dobbs County, North Carolina. Benjamin Harrison married Celia Lawhorn, Charity Williams, and had children including Sarah (Sally) Harrison. Benjamin Harrison passed away in 1811 in Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Harrison began in 1755 in Dobbs County, North Carolina.
  • Benjamin Harrison married Celia Lawhorn, Charity Williams, and had children including Sarah (Sally) Harrison.
  • Benjamin Harrison passed away in 1811 in Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Harrison
1710 – 1792
Birth Location: Somerset, England
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Sophia Short
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Celia Lawhorn
– 1784
Birth Location: –
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Charity Williams
1764 – 1854
Birth Location: , Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Harrison
1791 – 1859
Birth Location: Laurens, Georgia, United States
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Benjamin Harrison's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Harrison
1755 – 1811
Birth Place: Dobbs County, North Carolina
Parents
Thomas Harrison
1710 – 1792
Somerset, England
Sophia (Cynthia Elizabeth) Short
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Harrison's Descendants

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Benjamin Harrison (25 Oct 1755 – 14 Aug 1811) m. Celia Lawhorn ( – 8 Aug 1784) m. Charity Williams (17 Feb 1764 – 13 Jul 1854)
  1. 1. Sarah ((Sally)) Harrison (17 Mar 1791 – 4 Mar 1859) m. Daniel (Odom) Neel (18 July 1788 – 20 OCT 1853)
    1. 1. Benjamin (Harrison) Neel (5 August 1817 – 14 October 1895) m. Gilley (Crawford) Boone (08 Mar 1823 – 25 Aug 1910)
      1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Neel (11 March 1855 – 10 Aug 1912) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Worthington (9 Oct 1862 – 17 Nov 1901)
        1. 1. John (Richard Marion) Neel (abt 1881 – 27 Jun 1915) m. Sarah (Eva) Owens (22 Jul 1880 – 19 Nov 1937)

Benjamin Harrison's Timeline

2 Records

1755
25 Oct 1755
Birth of Benjamin Harrison in Dobbs County, North Carolina
Dobbs County, North Carolina
1811
14 Aug 1811
Age 56
Death of Benjamin Harrison in Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, USA
Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1755
    Event Place: Dobbs County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1811
    Event Place: Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, USA
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