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Benjamin B Hess 1831–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1831

Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 30 Oct 1871

Death Location: Willow Street, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Henry Hess

Mother: Elizabeth Herr

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Benjamin B Hess was born in 1831 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Henry Hess And Elizabeth Herr. Benjamin B Hess passed away in 1871 in Willow Street, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin B Hess was born in 1831 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Henry Hess And Elizabeth Herr.
  • Benjamin B Hess passed away in 1871 in Willow Street, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Benjamin Hess's Ancestors

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Benjamin Hess
1831–1871
Birth Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Henry Hess
1804–1869
Ohio
Elizabeth Herr
1810–1877
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Hess's Timeline

2 Records

1831
21 Dec 1831
Birth of Benjamin B Hess in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
1871
30 Oct 1871
Age 40
Death of Benjamin B Hess in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1831
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogical record of Reverend Hans Herr and his direct lineal descendants : from his birth A D 16
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1871
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Willow Street, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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