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Benjamin HILL 1781 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1781

Birth Location: Charfield Gloucestershire

Death Date: 24 February 1855

Death Location: Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire

Father: Benjamin Hill

Mother: Elizabeth COOK

Spouse(s): Mary STOKES

Children(s): Thomas Hill

The story of Benjamin HILL began in 1781 in Charfield Gloucestershire. Benjamin HILL married Mary STOKES, and had children including Thomas Hill. Benjamin HILL passed away in 1855 in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin HILL began in 1781 in Charfield Gloucestershire.
  • Benjamin HILL married Mary STOKES, and had children including Thomas Hill.
  • Benjamin HILL passed away in 1855 in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Hill
1753 – 1794
Birth Location: Dursley, Gloucestershire, England
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Elizabeth COOK
1756 – 1794
Birth Location: Wickwar, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary STOKES
1782 – 1853
Birth Location: Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Hill
1808 – 1895
Birth Location: Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England
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Benjamin HILL's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin HILL
1781 – 1855
Birth Place: Charfield Gloucestershire
Parents
Benjamin Hill
1753 – 1794
Dursley, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth ((Betty)) COOK
1756 – 1794
Wickwar, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Daniel Cook
1720 –
Charfield, Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Cooke
1682 – 1747
Elizabeth Crew
1690 – 1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Cook
1661 – 1718
Jane Higgs
1658 – 1721
John Crew
1664 – 1708

Benjamin HILL's Descendants

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Benjamin HILL (October 1781 – 24 February 1855) m. Mary STOKES (16 June 1782 – 28 April 1853)
  1. 1. Thomas Hill (3 Jul 1808 – 14 May 1895) m. Ann Ovens (17 Aug 1812 – 21 Mar 1890) m. Ann Ovens (17 Aug 1812 – 21 Mar 1890) m. Ann Ovens (17 Aug 1812 – 21 Mar 1890)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Hill (13 Mar 1845 – 21 Nov 1883) m. Richard (John (Dick)) Palmer (17 Mar 1847 – 26 Jun 1922) m. Richard (John (Dick)) Palmer (17 Mar 1847 – 26 Jun 1922)
      1. 1. Thomas Palmer (4 Dec 1869 – 4 Jul 1940) m. Bessie (Maria Caldwell) GIBBS (20 Nov 1862 – 17 Aug 1923)
        1. 1. Willmot (Kathleen) Palmer (11 April 1901 – 3 June 1964) m. Collett

Benjamin HILL's Timeline

2 Records

1781
October 1781
Birth of Benjamin HILL in Charfield Gloucestershire
Charfield Gloucestershire
1855
24 February 1855
Age 74
Death of Benjamin HILL in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire
Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1781
    Event Place: Charfield Gloucestershire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 February 1855
    Event Place: Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire
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