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Benjamin Lyon 1754–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 23, 1754

Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: Aug 27, 1836

Death Location: Linden, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Peter Lyon

Mother: Joanna Clark

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The story of Benjamin Lyon began in 1754 in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States. Benjamin Lyon passed away in 1836 in Linden, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Lyon began in 1754 in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States.
  • Benjamin Lyon passed away in 1836 in Linden, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Benjamin Lyon's Ancestors

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Benjamin Lyon
1754–1836
Birth Place: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Peter Lyon
1722–1784
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Joanna Clark
1728–1783
New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Ebenezer Lyon
1696–1739
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Abigail Kingsland
1706–1737
Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, United States
James Clark
1708–1772
Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
Anne Wood
1713–
Scotch Plains, Union, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Lyon
1621–1707
ELIZABETH BATEMAN
1632–1703
Peter Kingsland
1685–1755
Sarah Ross
1689–1783
Richard Clark
1661–1743
Jonas Wood
1691–1745
Mary Morse
1697–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wood
1640–1723
Deborah Ketcham
1640–1737

Benjamin Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1754
May 23, 1754
Birth of Benjamin Lyon in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States
1836
Aug 27, 1836
Age 82
Death of Benjamin Lyon in Linden, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
Linden, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 23, 1754
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 27, 1836
    Event Place: Linden, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States

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