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Benjamin A Leigh 1842–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1842

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 13 Sep 1881

Death Location: Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Gilbert Leigh

Mother: Eliza Cotten

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Children(s):

Benjamin A Leigh was born in 1842 in Tennessee, United States, the child of Gilbert H Leigh And Eliza Cotten. Benjamin A Leigh passed away in 1881 in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin A Leigh was born in 1842 in Tennessee, United States, the child of Gilbert H Leigh And Eliza Cotten.
  • Benjamin A Leigh passed away in 1881 in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Benjamin Leigh's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Leigh
1842–1881
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States
Parents
Gilbert H Leigh
1819–1903
Tennessee, USA
Eliza Cotten
1819–1894
Davison County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Benjamin Leigh
1783–1857
Perquimans Co., North Carolina
Martha ("Patsy" Barclift) Whedbee
1785–1844
Perquimans Co., North Carolina
James (Allen Cotton) Sr
1781–1868
Hertford, Perquimans. North Carolina, USA
6 (Mary Polly Barham) 1798
1798–1863
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
7 1748
1748–1795
Priscilla Knight
1748–1843
7 1768
1768–1839
7 1772
1772–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
8 1722
1722–1787
8 1720
1720–1757
John Knight
1710–1770
Priscilla Carter
1700–1777
8 1750
1750–1782
8 1746
1746–1789
8 1720
1720–1778
Jane 1691
1734–1804

Benjamin Leigh's Timeline

7 Records

1842
15 Feb 1842
Birth of Benjamin A Leigh in Tennessee
Tennessee
1842
15 February 1842
Birth of Benjamin A Leigh
None
1842
15 Feb 1842
Birth of Benjamin A Leigh in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1870
1870
Age 28
Benjamin A Leigh resided here in Precinct 3, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
Precinct 3, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
1881
13 Sep 1881
Age 39
Death of Benjamin A Leigh in Kentucky
Kentucky
1881
13 September 1881
Age 39
Death of Benjamin A Leigh
None
1881
13 Sep 1881
Age 39
Death of Benjamin A Leigh in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1842
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 February 1842
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1842
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 3, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1881
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 September 1881
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1881
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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