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Benjamin Franklin Lester 1798–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 December 1798

Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1867

Death Location: Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, USA

Father: GW Jr

Mother: GW Hooper

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The story of Benjamin Franklin Lester began in 1798 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA. Benjamin Franklin Lester passed away in 1867 in Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Lester began in 1798 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Lester passed away in 1867 in Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, USA.

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Benjamin Lester's Ancestors

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Benjamin Lester
1798–1867
Birth Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Parents
GW Bryant Lester Jr
1753–1854
Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
GW (Alice Ann) Hooper
1753–1801
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
GW (Bryant Lester) Sr
1730–1795
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
GW (Sarah Hannah) Wimbush
1730–1798
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
GW (James) Hooper
–1790
GW (Elizabeth) Mitchell
1733–1803
Chertsey, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
GW Hooper
1695–1741
GW Cumberford
1698–1752
GW Mitchell
1690–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1798
9 December 1798
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Lester in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
1867
1867
Age 69
Death of Benjamin Franklin Lester in Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 December 1798
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1867
    Event Place: Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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