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Benjamin Hester 1760–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1831

Death Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States

Father: James Hester

Mother: Francis Cook

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Benjamin Hester was born in 1760 in Granville, North Carolina, United States, the child of James Hester And Francis Cook. Benjamin Hester passed away in 1831 in Granville, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Hester was born in 1760 in Granville, North Carolina, United States, the child of James Hester And Francis Cook.
  • Benjamin Hester passed away in 1831 in Granville, North Carolina, United States.

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Benjamin Hester's Ancestors

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Benjamin Hester
1760–1831
Birth Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States
Parents
James Hester
1716–1786
New Kent, VA, USA
Francis Cook
1711–1769
Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Robert
1686–1748
St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Rachel McAllister
1686–1748
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Abraham Cook
1690–1748
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Sarah McAllister
1695–1748
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Francis Hester
1650–1720
Elizabeth Garland
1659–1706
Andrew McAllister
1665–1704
Hannah Roberts
1660–1704
Abraham Cooke
1669–1748
Martha Cleaton
1650–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Oxom
1598–1672
Joyce Beale
1598–1668

Benjamin Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Benjamin Hester in Granville, North Carolina, United States
Granville, North Carolina, United States
1831
1831
Age 71
Death of Benjamin Hester in Granville, North Carolina, United States
Granville, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States

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