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Benjamin Franklin Metcalf 1790–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: Nelson Co, KY, USA

Death Date: 17 Jan 1857

Death Location: Grayson, Kentucky, United States

Father: Ignatius Metcalf

Mother: Elizabeth Coomes

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In 1790, Benjamin Franklin Metcalf entered the world in Nelson Co, KY, USA, born to Ignatius Metcalf And Elizabeth Betsey Coomes. Benjamin Franklin Metcalf passed away in 1857 in Grayson, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1790, Benjamin Franklin Metcalf entered the world in Nelson Co, KY, USA, born to Ignatius Metcalf And Elizabeth Betsey Coomes.
  • Benjamin Franklin Metcalf passed away in 1857 in Grayson, Kentucky, United States.

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Benjamin Metcalf's Ancestors

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Benjamin Metcalf
1790–1857
Birth Place: Nelson Co, KY, USA
Parents
Ignatius Metcalf
1750–1839
St Marys City, Maryland, Colonial America
Elizabeth ("Betsey") Coomes
1760–1819
Coomes Purchase, Charles, Maryland, Colonial America
Grandparents
John Medcalf
1730–1793
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth French
1729–1795
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Metcalf
1700–1793
Susannah Smith
1700–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Metcalf's Timeline

2 Records

1790
1790
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Metcalf in Nelson Co, KY, USA
Nelson Co, KY, USA
1857
17 Jan 1857
Age 67
Death of Benjamin Franklin Metcalf in Grayson, Kentucky, United States
Grayson, Kentucky, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Nelson Co, KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1857
    Event Place: Grayson, Kentucky, United States

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