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Benjamin Foster Pelton 1789–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 OCT 1789

Birth Location: New Rochelle, Westchester County, NY

Death Date: 7 OCT 1842

Death Location: Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY

Father: Benjamin Pelton

Mother: Jane Griffiths

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In 1789, Benjamin Foster Pelton entered the world in New Rochelle, Westchester County, NY, born to Benjamin Pelton And Jane Griffiths. Benjamin Foster Pelton passed away in 1842 in Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY.

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Biography

  • In 1789, Benjamin Foster Pelton entered the world in New Rochelle, Westchester County, NY, born to Benjamin Pelton And Jane Griffiths.
  • Benjamin Foster Pelton passed away in 1842 in Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY.

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Benjamin Pelton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Pelton
1789–1842
Birth Place: New Rochelle, Westchester County, NY
Parents
Benjamin Pelton
1752–1830
Hampstead, Nassau County, NY
Jane Griffiths
1756–1798
New York City, New York County, NY
Grandparents
Phillip Pelton
1720–1772
Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States
Mary Cheeseman
1720–1761
Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States
Cadwallader Griffiths
1719–1759
North Wales, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Hannah Foster
1728–
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Pelton
1698–1775
Keziah Hopewell
1700–1780
Richard CHEESEMAN
1674–1743
Hannah STRINGHAM
1676–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Pelton
1646–1712
Mary Smith
1630–1698
Thomas CHEESEMAN
1640–1736
Mary VALENTINE
1659–1710

Benjamin Pelton's Timeline

2 Records

1789
15 OCT 1789
Birth of Benjamin Foster Pelton in New Rochelle, Westchester County, NY
New Rochelle, Westchester County, NY
1842
7 OCT 1842
Age 53
Death of Benjamin Foster Pelton in Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY
Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 OCT 1789
    Event Place: New Rochelle, Westchester County, NY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 OCT 1842
    Event Place: Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY

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