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Benjamin Franklin Laird 1850–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1850

Birth Location: Vermont, Fulton, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 30 Nov 1919

Death Location: Eskridge, Wabaunsee, Kansas, USA

Father: Johnston Laird

Mother: Mary Russell

Spouse(s): Rachel Vanatta

Children(s): Jennie Laird

Benjamin Franklin Laird was born in 1850 in Vermont, Fulton, Illinois, USA, the child of Johnston Lapsley Laird And Mary Isabel Russell. Benjamin Franklin Laird married Rachel Anna Vanatta, and had children including Jennie Laird. Benjamin Franklin Laird passed away in 1919 in Eskridge, Wabaunsee, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Laird was born in 1850 in Vermont, Fulton, Illinois, USA, the child of Johnston Lapsley Laird And Mary Isabel Russell.
  • Benjamin Franklin Laird married Rachel Anna Vanatta, and had children including Jennie Laird.
  • Benjamin Franklin Laird passed away in 1919 in Eskridge, Wabaunsee, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johnston Laird
1807–1868
Birth Location: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Russell
1814–1889
Birth Location: Mill Creek now Belle Valley, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Vanatta
1853–1931
Birth Location: Logan, Ohio, United States
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Children(s)

Jennie Laird
1879–1960
Birth Location: Scribner, Dodge County, Nebraska, United States of America
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Benjamin Laird's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Laird
1850–1919
Birth Place: Vermont, Fulton, Illinois, USA
Parents
Johnston Lapsley Laird
1807–1868
Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Isabel) Russell
1814–1889
Mill Creek now Belle Valley, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Laird
1782–1833
Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Ann) Lapsley
1786–1852
Belfast, Down, , Ireland
Hamlin Russell
1781–1852
Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
Sarah (Norcross) (Russell)
1789–1831
Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jane Laird
1760–1796
William Lapsley
1760–1830
Margaret Campbell
1764–1842
Nathaniel Russell
1741–1810
Elizabeth Russell
1741–1819
Agnes Fleming*
1755–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col Veteran)
1741–1813
Mary Patton
1742–1820
James Lapslie
1740–
Elizabeth KNOX
1736–1778
James Campbell
1736–1819
Daniel Russel
1702–1764
Lydia Russell
1707–1750
Ephraim Willard
1707–1766

Benjamin Laird's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Laird (30 Jun 1850–30 Nov 1919) m. Rachel (Anna) Vanatta (29 March 1853–22 October 1931)
  1. 1. Jennie Laird 1879–1960 m. Alonzo (Everett) Peoples 1868–1958
    1. 1. Alonzo (Everett) Peoples 1902–1958 m. Laura (Ethel) Miller 1901–1985
      1. 1. Marion (Everett) Peoples 1929–1997 m. Edna (Juanita Dawson) (Steuer) 1933–2013

Benjamin Laird's Timeline

4 Records

1850
30 Jun 1850
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Laird in Vermont, Fulton, Illinois, USA
Vermont, Fulton, Illinois, USA
1863
4 Oct 1863
Age 13
Benjamin Franklin Laird was married in , Massac, Illinois, USA
, Massac, Illinois, USA
1874
1 Jan 1874
Age 24
Benjamin Franklin Laird was married in Sidney, Fremont, Iowa, USA
Sidney, Fremont, Iowa, USA
1919
30 Nov 1919
Age 69
Death of Benjamin Franklin Laird in Eskridge, Wabaunsee, Kansas, USA
Eskridge, Wabaunsee, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1850
    Event Place: Vermont, Fulton, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1863
    Event Place: , Massac, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1874
    Event Place: Sidney, Fremont, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1919
    Event Place: Eskridge, Wabaunsee, Kansas, USA
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