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Benjamin Messer 1761 – 1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1761

Birth Location: Edgefield, South Carolina

Death Date: Dec 1817

Death Location: Edgefield, South Carolina

Father: James Sr.

Mother: Agnes Taylor

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Benjamin Messer began in 1761 in Edgefield, South Carolina. Benjamin Messer passed away in 1817 in Edgefield, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Messer began in 1761 in Edgefield, South Carolina.
  • Benjamin Messer passed away in 1817 in Edgefield, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr.
1735 – 1784
Birth Location: Edgefield South, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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Agnes Taylor
1735 – 1784
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Messer's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Messer
1761 – 1817
Birth Place: Edgefield, South Carolina
Parents
James Franklin Messer Sr.
1735 – 1784
Edgefield South, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Agnes Taylor
1735 – 1784
Orange, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1761
1761
Birth of Benjamin Messer in Edgefield, South Carolina
Edgefield, South Carolina
1817
Dec 1817
Age 56
Death of Benjamin Messer in Edgefield, South Carolina
Edgefield, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Edgefield, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1817
    Event Place: Edgefield, South Carolina
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