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Benjamin Berryman Taliaferro , Major 1799–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Aug 1799

Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Jul 1888

Death Location: Nelson County, Virginia, USA

Father: Dr. Jr

Mother: Lucy Loving

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In 1799, Benjamin Berryman Taliaferro , Major entered the world in Amherst, Virginia, USA, born to Dr Charles Peter Taliaferro Jr And Lucy Mary Loving. Benjamin Berryman Taliaferro , Major passed away in 1888 in Nelson County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1799, Benjamin Berryman Taliaferro , Major entered the world in Amherst, Virginia, USA, born to Dr Charles Peter Taliaferro Jr And Lucy Mary Loving.
  • Benjamin Berryman Taliaferro , Major passed away in 1888 in Nelson County, Virginia, USA.

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Benjamin Major's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Major
1799–1888
Birth Place: Amherst, Virginia, USA
Parents
Dr. Charles Peter Taliaferro Jr
1761–1824
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, Colonial America
Lucy (Mary) Loving
1765–1836
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Charles Taliaferro
1735–1798
Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Isabelle (McCulloch) ^^^
1738–1794
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Captain (William Samuel) Loving
1739–1804
Goochland, VA, USA
Elizabeth (Beverly "Betty") Hargrove
1739–1808
Goochland, VA
Great-Grandparents
John Taliaferro
1699–1763
Agatha Hay
1702–1763
John "Fiddler"
1705–1769
Susannah Lomax
1710–1769
Benjamin Hargrove
1701–1755
Susannah Beverley
1704–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Taliaferro
1654–1710
Elizabeth Catlett
1663–1716
James Loving
1675–1755
Hannah Seaton
1683–1779
John Lomax
1674–1729
Elizabeth Wormeley
1682–1740

Benjamin Major's Timeline

3 Records

1799
17 Aug 1799
Birth of Benjamin Berryman Taliaferro , Major in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1799
17 Aug 1799
Birth of Benjamin Berryman Taliaferro , Major in Amherst, Virginia, USA
Amherst, Virginia, USA
1888
16 Jul 1888
Age 89
Death of Benjamin Berryman Taliaferro , Major in Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Nelson County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1799
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1799
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1888
    Event Place: Nelson County, Virginia, USA

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