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Benjamin Franklin Poe 1837–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 April 1837

Birth Location: Bracken County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 25 Jun 1916

Death Location: Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Thomas Poe

Mother: Sophia Poe

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The story of Benjamin Franklin Poe began in 1837 in Bracken County, Kentucky, USA. Benjamin Franklin Poe passed away in 1916 in Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Poe began in 1837 in Bracken County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Poe passed away in 1916 in Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Benjamin Poe's Ancestors

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Benjamin Poe
1837–1916
Birth Place: Bracken County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Thomas Poe
1813–1889
Bracken, Kentucky, USA
Sophia (Fronk) Poe
1818–1872
Brown County, Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
Joseph (B) Poe
1784–1866
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Rebecca Poe
1787–1826
Plumstead, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Henry (John) Fronk
1788–1856
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Myers
1787–1852
Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Poe
1754–1838
Barbara -Poe
1757–1864
Thomas Prob*
1762–1798
Matilda Porter
1766–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward (Sargeant)
1732–1816
Martha Brittain
1732–1770
Walter Roe
1717–1808

Benjamin Poe's Timeline

4 Records

1837
31 January 1837
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Poe in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States of America
Bracken County, Kentucky, United States of America
1837
10 April 1837
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Poe in Bracken County, Kentucky, USA
Bracken County, Kentucky, USA
1908
15 March 1908
Age 71
Death of Benjamin Franklin Poe in Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America
Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America
1916
25 Jun 1916
Age 79
Death of Benjamin Franklin Poe in Lucus, Effingham County, Illinois, USA
Lucus, Effingham County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 January 1837
    Event Place: Bracken County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 April 1837
    Event Place: Bracken County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 March 1908
    Event Place: Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1916
    Event Place: Lucus, Effingham County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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