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Benjamin Long 1794 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1794

Birth Location: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Sep 1871

Death Location: , Ashe, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Long

Mother: Catherine Surface

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Benjamin Long was born in 1794 in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA, the child of William Long and Catherine Surface. Benjamin Long passed away in 1871 in , Ashe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Long was born in 1794 in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA, the child of William Long and Catherine Surface.
  • Benjamin Long passed away in 1871 in , Ashe, North Carolina, USA.

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Benjamin Long's Ancestors

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Benjamin Long
1794 – 1871
Birth Place: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Long
1755 – 1821
,Augusta,Virginia,USA
Catherine Surface
1770 – 1828
Lowhill, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Philip Long
1725 –
, , , Germany
Margaret Lewis
1726 – 1797
, Augusta, Virginia, USA
John (Ulrick) Surface
1735 – 1805
Coblenz, , Rhine River, Germany
Mary Sider
1737 – 1837
NorthHampton, Lehigh, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
John Lewis
1678 – 1762
Margaret Lynn
1693 – 1773
Johan Zerfass
1709 – 1784
Elizabeth Zerfass
1713 –
George Seiders
1700 – 1770
Wife Sider
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew LEWIS
1648 –
Mary Calhoun
1652 – 1700
William Lynn
1655 – 1729
Margaret Patton
1667 – 1727
Bernhardt Zerfuss
– 1730
Margaretha Zerfuss
Seider

Benjamin Long's Timeline

2 Records

1794
1794
Birth of Benjamin Long in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
1871
12 Sep 1871
Age 77
Death of Benjamin Long in , Ashe, North Carolina, USA
, Ashe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1871
    Event Place: , Ashe, North Carolina, USA

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