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Benjamin Thomas Lea 1853–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1853

Birth Location: Bolivar, Louisiana, United States

Death Date: 26 Dec 1934

Death Location: Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, United States

Father: Benjamin Lea

Mother: Samantha African

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The story of Benjamin Thomas Lea began in 1853 in Bolivar, Louisiana, United States. Benjamin Thomas Lea passed away in 1934 in Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Thomas Lea began in 1853 in Bolivar, Louisiana, United States.
  • Benjamin Thomas Lea passed away in 1934 in Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, United States.

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Benjamin Lea's Ancestors

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Benjamin Lea
1853–1934
Birth Place: Bolivar, Louisiana, United States
Parents
Benjamin Lattimore Lea
1820–1890
Washington, Louisiana, United States
Samantha (Angeline Moore 1\4) African
1819–1890
Washington, Louisiana
Grandparents
John (Dickinson Moore Sr.) (S@@)
1796–1867
Bertie County, North Carolina, United States
Eudora (Lee 1\2) African
1800–1825
, , North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Laurence 5GG
1764–1817
Martha Moore)
1775–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Esquire
1732–1805
Marinah (6th-GG)
1745–1812

Benjamin Lea's Timeline

2 Records

1853
9 Oct 1853
Birth of Benjamin Thomas Lea in Bolivar, Louisiana, United States
Bolivar, Louisiana, United States
1934
26 Dec 1934
Age 81
Death of Benjamin Thomas Lea in Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, United States
Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1853
    Event Place: Bolivar, Louisiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1934
    Event Place: Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, United States

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