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Benjamin Franklin Kelsey 1809–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 JUL 1809

Birth Location: Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont, USA

Death Date: 7 JAN 1874

Death Location: Perry, Illinois, USA

Father: Nathan Kelsey

Mother: Eunice Churchill

Spouse(s): Marietta Kimball

Children(s): Herman Kelsey, Charles Kelsey, Frank Kelsey, Nathan Kelsey, Lucy Kelsey, Mary Kelsey, George Kelsey

In 1809, Benjamin Franklin Kelsey entered the world in Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont, USA, born to Nathan Post Kelsey And Eunice Churchill. Benjamin Franklin Kelsey married Marietta Kimball, and had children including Charles Henry Kelsey, Frank Kelsey, George Allen Kelsey, Herman Elias Kelsey, Lucy Thankful Kelsey, Mary Eliza Kelsey, Nathan Exum Kelsey. Benjamin Franklin Kelsey passed away in 1874 in Perry, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1809, Benjamin Franklin Kelsey entered the world in Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont, USA, born to Nathan Post Kelsey And Eunice Churchill.
  • Benjamin Franklin Kelsey married Marietta Kimball, and had children including Charles Henry Kelsey, Frank Kelsey, George Allen Kelsey, Herman Elias Kelsey, Lucy Thankful Kelsey, Mary Eliza Kelsey, Nathan Exum Kelsey.
  • Benjamin Franklin Kelsey passed away in 1874 in Perry, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan Kelsey
1781–1861
Birth Location: Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
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Eunice Churchill
1779–1827
Birth Location: Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont
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Spouses(s)

Marietta Kimball
1817–1859
Birth Location: Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont, USA
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Children(s)

Herman Kelsey
1839–1914
Birth Location: Marysville, Union, Ohio, USA
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Charles Kelsey
1848–1928
Birth Location: Marysville, Union, Ohio, USA
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Frank Kelsey
1851–1925
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Nathan Kelsey
1858–1905
Birth Location: Marysville, Union, Ohio, USA
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Lucy Kelsey
1856–1939
Birth Location: Marysville, Union, Ohio, USA
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Mary Kelsey
1853–1912
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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George Kelsey
1846–1933
Birth Location: Marysville, Union, Ohio, USA
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Benjamin Kelsey's Ancestors

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Benjamin Kelsey
1809–1874
Birth Place: Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont, USA
Parents
Nathan Post Kelsey
1781–1861
Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
Eunice Churchill
1779–1827
Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont
Grandparents
Giles Kelsey
1745–1824
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Buell
1755–1824
Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Kelsey
1711–1752
Ruth Wilcox
1711–
Aaron Buell
1730–1807
Hannah Post
1734–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Kelsey
1682–1729
Concurrence Hayden
1685–1753
Daniel Buell
1698–1782
Elizabeth Post
1695–1779

Benjamin Kelsey's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Kelsey (29 JUL 1809–7 JAN 1874) m. Marietta Kimball (19 FEB 1817–16 FEB 1859)
  1. 1. Herman (Elias) Kelsey 1839–1914 m. Hannah (Purilla) Wade 1841–1925
    1. 1. Eva (Irene) Kelsey 1871–1935 m. Eugene (Selleck) Metcalf 1860–1929
    2. 2. Heman (William) Kelsey 1863–1864
    3. 3. Harrison (Wade) Kelsey 1866–1944
    4. 4. Mary (Etta) Kelsey 1868–1942 m. Henry (Theodore) Husk 1865–1918
      1. 1. Bernice (Irene) Husk 1891–1981 m. John (Clyde) Graham 1888–1940
        1. 1. Orval (Fred) Graham 1912–
        2. 2. Alvin Graham 1918–1945
        3. 3. Dorothy (Mae) Graham 1923– m. James (Joseph) Olson 1918–1992
        4. 4. Eugene (Maxwell) Graham 1931–2002
      2. 2. Frank (Eugene) Husk 1899–1936 m. Anna Phillips 1904–1968
      3. 3. Luella Husk 1895–1976
      4. 4. Heman (Henry) Husk 1897–1974 m. Mary (Jane) Stukas 1911–1950 m. Minnie (Mae) Barton 1897–1928
        1. 1. Leonard Husk 1918–1918
        2. 2. Willard (Alvin) Husk 1940–1992
        3. 3. Henry (Richard) Husk 1917–1989 m. Lela (Faye) Bruner 1922–2005
        4. 4. Harold (Wilbur) Husk 1927–1998
        5. 5. Viola (Maxwell) Husk 1919–2005 m. Glenn (Earl) Trout 1915–
        6. 6. Ronald (Claire) Husk 1935–2001
        7. 7. Heman (Eugene) Husk 1924–2003
        8. 8. Clarence Husk 1915–1915
        9. 9. Mary (Etta) Husk 1941–1943
      5. 5. Flora (Mae) Husk 1890–1971 m. Claude Lake –1920
      6. 6. Inez Husk 1893–1894
    5. 5. Bela Kelsey 1861–1877
  2. 2. Charles (Henry) Kelsey 1848–1928
  3. 3. Frank Kelsey 1851–1925
  4. 4. Nathan (Exum) Kelsey 1858–1905
  5. 5. Lucy (Thankful) Kelsey 1856–1939
  6. 6. Mary (Eliza) Kelsey 1853–1912
  7. 7. George (Allen) Kelsey 1846–1933

Benjamin Kelsey's Timeline

2 Records

1809
29 JUL 1809
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Kelsey in Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont, USA
Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont, USA
1874
7 JAN 1874
Age 65
Death of Benjamin Franklin Kelsey in Perry, Illinois, USA
Perry, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 JUL 1809
    Event Place: Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 JAN 1874
    Event Place: Perry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees
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