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Benjamin Franklin Hess 1860–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1860

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 18 Jul 1925

Death Location: Butler, DeKalb, Indiana, USA

Father: Johannes Hess

Mother: Anna Leibensperger

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In 1860, Benjamin Franklin Hess entered the world in Pennsylvania, born to Johannes Hess And Anna Leibensperger. Benjamin Franklin Hess passed away in 1925 in Butler, DeKalb, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1860, Benjamin Franklin Hess entered the world in Pennsylvania, born to Johannes Hess And Anna Leibensperger.
  • Benjamin Franklin Hess passed away in 1925 in Butler, DeKalb, Indiana, USA.

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Benjamin Hess's Ancestors

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Benjamin Hess
1860–1925
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Johannes Hess
1717–1764
Hanau, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
Anna Leibensperger
1717–1773
Oley, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Heinrich "Henry") Hess
1682–1756
Hanau, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
Margaretha Kunkel
1695–
Florsbach, Gelnhausen, Hessen, Germany
Johann (Georg) Leibersberger
1684–1767
Ilshofen, Schwabisch Hall, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Prussia / Germany
Catherine (Barbara) Kuntz
1695–1773
Schwabisch Hall, Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Elisabeth Kunkel
1673–1737
Stephanus Leipersberger
1649–1693
Ursula Leidig
1661–1721
Johann Liebenguth
1656–1733
Margaretha Zorn
1659–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johan Kesler
1653–1720
Elizabeth (Kessler)
1650–1725
Michael (Leibensperger)
1616–1663
Ursula Zimprecht
1620–1682
Michael Leidig
1620–1679
Anna (Leidig)
1628–1692
Michael (Leibensperger)
1616–1663
Ursula Zimprecht
1620–1682
Jorg Zorn
1636–
Margaretha Golzar
1647–1735

Benjamin Hess's Timeline

2 Records

1860
4 Jan 1860
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Hess in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1925
18 Jul 1925
Age 65
Death of Benjamin Franklin Hess in Butler, DeKalb, Indiana, USA
Butler, DeKalb, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1860
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1925
    Event Place: Butler, DeKalb, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017

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