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Benjamin Franklin Newkirk 1810–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1810

Birth Location: Estill County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: Jun 1876

Death Location: Greenfield, Orange, Indiana, USA

Father: Christopher Newkirk

Mother: Elizabeth Powell

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Benjamin Franklin Newkirk was born in 1810 in Estill County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Christopher Cornelius Newkirk And Elizabeth Betsy Powell. Benjamin Franklin Newkirk passed away in 1876 in Greenfield, Orange, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Newkirk was born in 1810 in Estill County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Christopher Cornelius Newkirk And Elizabeth Betsy Powell.
  • Benjamin Franklin Newkirk passed away in 1876 in Greenfield, Orange, Indiana, USA.

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Benjamin Newkirk's Ancestors

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Benjamin Newkirk
1810–1876
Birth Place: Estill County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Christopher Cornelius Newkirk
1774–1839
Berkeley, Virginia, British Colonial America
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Powell
1770–1845
Orange, Colony
Grandparents
Elias (Vallier Van) Newkirk
1722–1821
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Sarah (E) Lounsberry
1726–1800
Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, USA
Thomas (Payne) Powell
1730–1809
Culpepper, Orange, Virginia, United States
Ann (Anderson) Bush
1740–1840
Orange, Culpepper, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Richard Lounsberry
1700–1761
Phillip Sr.
1710–1772
Mary Bryan
1709–1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Newkirk's Timeline

2 Records

1810
14 Feb 1810
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Newkirk in Estill County, Kentucky, USA
Estill County, Kentucky, USA
1876
Jun 1876
Age 66
Death of Benjamin Franklin Newkirk in Greenfield, Orange, Indiana, USA
Greenfield, Orange, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1810
    Event Place: Estill County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1876
    Event Place: Greenfield, Orange, Indiana, USA

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