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Benjamin Franklin Peters 1836–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 1836

Birth Location: Fairfield County, Ohio, United States of America

Death Date: 21 July 1914

Death Location: Greenup, Cumberland County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: John Peters

Mother: Margaret Roby

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Benjamin Franklin Peters was born in 1836 in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States of America, the child of John Jacob Peters And Margaret Jane Roby. In 1850, Benjamin Franklin Peters resided in Walnut, Fairfield, Ohio, USA. Benjamin Franklin Peters passed away in 1914 in Greenup, Cumberland County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Peters was born in 1836 in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States of America, the child of John Jacob Peters And Margaret Jane Roby.
  • In 1850, Benjamin Franklin Peters resided in Walnut, Fairfield, Ohio, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Peters passed away in 1914 in Greenup, Cumberland County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Benjamin Peters's Ancestors

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Benjamin Peters
1836–1914
Birth Place: Fairfield County, Ohio, United States of America
Parents
John Jacob Peters
1805–1853
Virginia, United States of America
Margaret (Jane) Roby
1813–1864
Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
Samuel Peters
1780–1851
Loudoun County, Virginia, United States of America
Permelia Peters
1784–1867
Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Peters's Timeline

3 Records

1836
September 1836
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Peters in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States of America
Fairfield County, Ohio, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 14
Benjamin Franklin Peters resided here in Walnut, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Walnut, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
1914
21 July 1914
Age 78
Death of Benjamin Franklin Peters in Cumberland County, Illinois, United States of America
Cumberland County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 1836
    Event Place: Fairfield County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Walnut, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 July 1914
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenup, Cumberland County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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