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Benjamin Porter Paxton 1801–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1801

Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Death Date: abt 1870

Death Location: Vermillion Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: William Paxton

Mother: Jane Grigsby

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In 1801, Benjamin Porter Paxton entered the world in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, born to William Paxton And Jane Ashley Grigsby. Benjamin Porter Paxton passed away in 1870 in Vermillion Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1801, Benjamin Porter Paxton entered the world in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, born to William Paxton And Jane Ashley Grigsby.
  • Benjamin Porter Paxton passed away in 1870 in Vermillion Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Benjamin Paxton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Paxton
1801–1870
Birth Place: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Paxton
1757–1838
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Jane (Ashley) Grigsby
1769–1832
Culpepper, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
THOMAS (Alexander) Paxton
1761–1844
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Pheobe) Alexander
1694–1773
County Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Captain (John) Grigsby
1720–1794
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Porter
1734–1807
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1700–1762
Elizabeth McClung
1724–1756
John McClung
1645–1733
Sarah Gaylord
1652–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
THOMAS Paxton
1761–1844
Elizabeth Alexander
1694–1773
John Alexander
1645–1733
Sarah Gaylord
1652–1732

Benjamin Paxton's Timeline

2 Records

1801
2 Aug 1801
Birth of Benjamin Porter Paxton in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
1870
abt 1870
Age 69
Death of Benjamin Porter Paxton in Vermillion Parish, Louisiana, USA
Vermillion Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1801
    Event Place: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1870
    Event Place: Vermillion Parish, Louisiana, USA

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