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Benjamin Lanier 1776–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1776

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: McNairy, Tennessee, United States

Father: Lemuel Lanier

Mother: Elizabeth Peebles

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The story of Benjamin Lanier began in 1776 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States. Benjamin Lanier passed away in 1860 in McNairy, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Lanier began in 1776 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States.
  • Benjamin Lanier passed away in 1860 in McNairy, Tennessee, United States.

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Benjamin Lanier's Ancestors

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Benjamin Lanier
1776–1860
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Parents
Lemuel Lanier
1722–1786
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Molly) Peebles
1746–1829
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Jehu Peebles
1705–1765
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Mary Burton
1710–1803
Brunswick, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Peebles
1683–1726
Ann Maybury
1683–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Peebles
1635–1695
Elizabeth BUSBY
1660–1723
Francis Maybury
1650–1714
Elizabeth Gilliam
1655–1715

Benjamin Lanier's Timeline

2 Records

1776
1776
Birth of Benjamin Lanier in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
1860
1860
Age 84
Death of Benjamin Lanier in McNairy, Tennessee, United States
McNairy, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: McNairy, Tennessee, United States

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