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Benjamin McFarland 1803–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1803

Birth Location: Rockingham, NC

Death Date: 1 Sep 1881

Death Location: Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN

Father: Robert McFarland

Mother: Sarah Hayes

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In 1803, Benjamin McFarland entered the world in Rockingham, NC, born to Robert Benjamin Mcfarland And Sarah Hayes. Benjamin McFarland passed away in 1881 in Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN.

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Biography

  • In 1803, Benjamin McFarland entered the world in Rockingham, NC, born to Robert Benjamin Mcfarland And Sarah Hayes.
  • Benjamin McFarland passed away in 1881 in Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN.

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Benjamin McFarland's Ancestors

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Benjamin McFarland
1803–1881
Birth Place: Rockingham, NC
Parents
Robert Benjamin McFarland
1776–1850
Gullford, NC
Sarah Hayes
1778–1856
Rockingham, NC
Grandparents
Benjamin McFarland
1750–1823
North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (A) Nelson
1755–1854
Guildford, North Carolina, USA
Lieut (James) Hays
1739–1817
Weaversville, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Browne
1738–1831
Leave, , Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Arthur McFarland
1715–1750
Elizabeth Porter
1725–1750
Robert Nelson
1719–1792
Alice Bohn
1717–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter McFarland
1680–1717
Elizabeth Johns
1680–1719
Mary Lathbury
1693–1736

Benjamin McFarland's Timeline

2 Records

1803
18 Dec 1803
Birth of Benjamin McFarland in Rockingham, NC
Rockingham, NC
1881
1 Sep 1881
Age 78
Death of Benjamin McFarland in Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN
Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1803
    Event Place: Rockingham, NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1881
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN

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