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Benjamin Long 1794–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1794

Birth Location: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 12 September 1871

Death Location: Salem, Morgan County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William Long

Mother: Catherine Surface

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Benjamin Long was born in 1794 in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States, the child of William Capt Long And Catherine Caty Surface. Benjamin Long passed away in 1871 in Salem, Morgan County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Long was born in 1794 in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States, the child of William Capt Long And Catherine Caty Surface.
  • Benjamin Long passed away in 1871 in Salem, Morgan County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Benjamin Long's Ancestors

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Benjamin Long
1794–1871
Birth Place: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Capt. Long
1755–1821
Augusta County, Virginia
Catherine ("Caty") Surface
1760–1828
became Rockingham Co in 1778, Colony, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Stephen (William) Long
1720–1760
Ireland
Margaret (Lynn) Lewis
1726–1797
Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Johannes (Ulrich Zerfas) Surface
1735–1805
Coblentz, Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Mary Seiders
1735–1787
NorthHampton, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Long
1689–1758
Mary Durrett
1701–1727
John Lewis
1678–1762
Margaret Lynn
1693–1773
Johan Zerfass
1709–1784
Elizabeth Klopp
1713–1789
George Seiders
1700–1770
Elisabetha Mayer
1709–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Long
1668–1721
Bernhardt ZERFESS
1685–1730
Margaretha Brueckner
1689–1739
Anna Lutz
1690–1766

Benjamin Long's Timeline

2 Records

1794
1794
Birth of Benjamin Long in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States
Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States
1871
12 September 1871
Age 77
Death of Benjamin Long in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States of America
Morgan County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 September 1871
    Event Place: Morgan County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salem, Morgan County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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