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Benjamin Henry 1842–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1842

Birth Location: Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States

Death Date: 2 Jan 1925

Death Location: Beaver Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States

Father: Jean Henry

Mother: Elizabeth Anderson

Spouse(s): Susanna Cole

Children(s): Donnie None

Benjamin Henry was born in 1842 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States, the child of Jean Baptiste Henry And Elizabeth Anderson. Benjamin Henry married Susanna Cole, and had children including Donnie. Benjamin Henry passed away in 1925 in Beaver Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Henry was born in 1842 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States, the child of Jean Baptiste Henry And Elizabeth Anderson.
  • Benjamin Henry married Susanna Cole, and had children including Donnie.
  • Benjamin Henry passed away in 1925 in Beaver Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States.

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Benjamin Henry's Ancestors

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Benjamin Henry
1842–1925
Birth Place: Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
Parents
Jean Baptiste Henry
1812–1888
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, United States
Elizabeth Anderson
1817–1891
St Landry, Louisiana, United States
Grandparents
John (Hombri) Henry
1785–1835
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Rebecca Poulin
1790–1840
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
James Anderson
1771–1841
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
george Henry
1760–
Sara Degermaia
1765–
George Poulin
1769–
Lucille DuMeneteau
1775–
Maria Isokson
1746–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Henry's Descendants

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Benjamin Henry (11 Apr 1842–2 Jan 1925) m. Susanna Cole (1838–1880)
  1. 1. Donnie 1865– m. D (B) Cole 1864–
    1. 1. James (E) Cole 1902–1971 m. Lula McElwee 1904–1994

Benjamin Henry's Timeline

2 Records

1842
11 Apr 1842
Birth of Benjamin Henry in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
1925
2 Jan 1925
Age 83
Death of Benjamin Henry in Beaver Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States
Beaver Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1842
    Event Place: Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Beaver Creek, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States

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