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Benjamin Franklin Knickerbocker 1806–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 May 1806

Birth Location: Gallatin, Columbia, New York, USA

Death Date: Jan 1872

Death Location: Ogle County, Illinois, USA

Father: Hugh Knickerbocker

Mother: Rachel Schram

Spouse(s): Sarah Meacham

Children(s): Francis Knickerbocker

The story of Benjamin Franklin Knickerbocker began in 1806 in Gallatin, Columbia, New York, USA. Benjamin Franklin Knickerbocker married Sarah Emeline Meacham, and had children including Francis B Knickerbocker. Benjamin Franklin Knickerbocker passed away in 1872 in Ogle County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Knickerbocker began in 1806 in Gallatin, Columbia, New York, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Knickerbocker married Sarah Emeline Meacham, and had children including Francis B Knickerbocker.
  • Benjamin Franklin Knickerbocker passed away in 1872 in Ogle County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Knickerbocker
1761–1845
Birth Location: Linlithgo, Columbia, New York
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Rachel Schram
1769–1811
Birth Location: West Camp, Ulster, New York, USA
RS

Spouses(s)

Sarah Meacham
1806–1839
Birth Location: Vermont, USA
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Children(s)

Francis Knickerbocker
1835–1914
Birth Location: Yates County, New York, United States of America
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Benjamin Knickerbocker's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Knickerbocker
1806–1872
Birth Place: Gallatin, Columbia, New York, USA
Parents
Hugh Laurens Knickerbocker
1761–1845
Linlithgo, Columbia, New York
Rachel Schram
1769–1811
West Camp, Ulster, New York, USA
Grandparents
Pieter ((Petrus)) Knickerbocker
1719–1783
Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, United States
Maryke (Marjorie) Bain
1719–1791
Dutchess, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Laurens Knickerbocker
1686–1766
Maryke Dyckman*
1688–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Harmen Knickerbocker
1648–1721
Elizabeth Bogart
1659–1723

Benjamin Knickerbocker's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin (Franklin) Knickerbocker (05 May 1806–Jan 1872) m. Sarah (Emeline) Meacham (abt 1806–06 Feb 1839)
  1. 1. Francis (B) Knickerbocker 1835–1914 m. Naomi (Elizabeth) Pixley 1837–1907
    1. 1. Irving (Washington) Knickerbocker 1880–1923 m. Elizabeth (Sarah) Curtis 1882–1958
      1. 1. Irene (Mabel) Knickerbocker 1911–2002 m. Fay (Justin) Seamark 1906–1992
        1. 1. Patricia (Anne) Seamark 1933–1984 m. Jay (Edward) Lea 1932–2019
      2. 2. Irene (Mabel) Seamark 1911–2002
      3. 3. Leo Knickerbocker 1910–1910
      4. 4. Beulah (Gertrude) Marshall 1905–1996
      5. 5. Beulah Knickerbocker 1905–1996
    2. 2. Ida (Mae) Knickerbocker 1861–1897
    3. 3. Emma (Knickerbockerel) Davis 1883–
    4. 4. Adda (Jo) Knickerbocker 1862–1938

Benjamin Knickerbocker's Timeline

2 Records

1806
05 May 1806
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Knickerbocker in Gallatin, Columbia, New York, USA
Gallatin, Columbia, New York, USA
1872
Jan 1872
Age 66
Death of Benjamin Franklin Knickerbocker in Ogle County, Illinois, USA
Ogle County, Illinois, USA

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1872
    Event Place: Ogle County, Illinois, USA
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