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Benjamin Messer 1800–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1800

Birth Location: Wythe, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky

Father: John Messer

Mother: Margaret Dillard

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In 1800, Benjamin Messer entered the world in Wythe, Virginia, United States, born to John James Messer And Margaret Agnes Dillard. Benjamin Messer passed away in 1860 in Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1800, Benjamin Messer entered the world in Wythe, Virginia, United States, born to John James Messer And Margaret Agnes Dillard.
  • Benjamin Messer passed away in 1860 in Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky.

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Benjamin Messer's Ancestors

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Benjamin Messer
1800–1860
Birth Place: Wythe, Virginia, United States
Parents
John James Messer
1755–1815
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Margaret (Agnes) Dillard
1755–1802
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Franklin) Messer
1735–1784
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
James (Augustus) Cain
1739–1836
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Elizabeth (“Betsy”) Custer
1751–1818
Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Keene\Caanee\Caine\Cain
1714–1787
Catharina Mann
1717–1785
Arnold Kuster
1720–1759
Bridget Strauder
1722–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Keene\Caan\Caine\Cain
1685–1750
Margaret McBooy
1685–1745
Johann Mann
1689–1772
Maria GOSS
1690–1769

Benjamin Messer's Timeline

2 Records

1800
1800
Birth of Benjamin Messer in Wythe, Virginia, United States
Wythe, Virginia, United States
1860
1860
Age 60
Death of Benjamin Messer in Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky
Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Wythe, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Stinking Creek, Knox, Kentucky

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