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Benjamin Franklin Knickerbocker 1806–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 May 1806

Birth Location: Saratoga, New York, USA

Death Date: 1855

Death Location: Grass Lake, Jackson, Michigan, USA

Father: Philip KNICKERBOCKER

Mother: Mary SNYDER

Spouse(s): Phoebe None, Sarah Miachian, Sarah Metchel

Children(s): Emma Knickerbocker, Mary Knickerbocker, Angenette Knickerbocker, Francis Knickerbocker, Emeline Knickerbocker, Clarisa Knickerbocker, Thomas Knickerbocker, Charlotte Knickerbocker

The story of Benjamin Franklin Knickerbocker began in 1806 in Saratoga, New York, USA. Benjamin Franklin Knickerbocker married Phoebe, Sarah Emeline Meacham Miachian, Sarah Metchel, and had children including Angenette Knickerbocker, Charlotte Lot Knickerbocker, Clarisa Knickerbocker, Emeline Knickerbocker, Emma J Knickerbocker, Francis Benjamin Frank Knickerbocker, Mary A Knickerbocker, Thomas Mechtel Knickerbocker. Benjamin Franklin Knickerbocker passed away in 1855 in Grass Lake, Jackson, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Knickerbocker began in 1806 in Saratoga, New York, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Knickerbocker married Phoebe, Sarah Emeline Meacham Miachian, Sarah Metchel, and had children including Angenette Knickerbocker, Charlotte Lot Knickerbocker, Clarisa Knickerbocker, Emeline Knickerbocker, Emma J Knickerbocker, Francis Benjamin Frank Knickerbocker, Mary A Knickerbocker, Thomas Mechtel Knickerbocker.
  • Benjamin Franklin Knickerbocker passed away in 1855 in Grass Lake, Jackson, Michigan, USA.

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Benjamin Knickerbocker's Ancestors

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Benjamin Knickerbocker
1806–1855
Birth Place: Saratoga, New York, USA
Parents
Philip KNICKERBOCKER
1776–1852
Germantown, Columbia, New York, USA
Mary (Polly) SNYDER
1782–1853
Columbia, New York, USA
Grandparents
Philip (Henry) Knickerbocker
1743–1789
Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, United States
Anna (Maria) DINGS
1749–1803
Mt Ross, , New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Pieter Knickerbocker
1719–1783
Maryke Bain
1719–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Laurens Knickerbocker
1686–1766
Maryke Dyckman*
1688–1766

Benjamin Knickerbocker's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Knickerbocker (05 May 1806–1855) m. Phoebe (abt 1821–) m. Sarah (Emeline Meacham) Miachian (abt 1799–06 Feb 1839) m. Sarah Metchel (abt 1820–)
  1. 1. Emma (J) Knickerbocker 1857–
  2. 2. Mary (A) Knickerbocker 1851–
  3. 3. Angenette Knickerbocker 1849–
  4. 4. Francis (Benjamin "Frank") Knickerbocker 1835–1914
  5. 5. Emeline Knickerbocker 1833– m. Richard Carland 1825–
  6. 6. Clarisa Knickerbocker 1837–
  7. 7. Thomas (Mechtel) Knickerbocker 1842–1926
  8. 8. Charlotte ("Lot") Knickerbocker 1842–1929

Benjamin Knickerbocker's Timeline

2 Records

1806
05 May 1806
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Knickerbocker in Saratoga, New York, USA
Saratoga, New York, USA
1855
1855
Age 49
Death of Benjamin Franklin Knickerbocker in Grass Lake, Jackson, Michigan, USA
Grass Lake, Jackson, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 May 1806
    Event Place: Saratoga, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Branch County, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Grass Lake, Jackson, Michigan, USA

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