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Benjamin Powell 1787 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 APR 1787

Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 24 APR 1871

Death Location: Lawrence, Tennessee, USA

Father: Richard Powell

Mother: Sarah Whitson

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Benjamin Powell was born in 1787 in Union County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Richard Powell and Sarah Phoebe Ruth Whitson. Benjamin Powell passed away in 1871 in Lawrence, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Powell was born in 1787 in Union County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Richard Powell and Sarah Phoebe Ruth Whitson.
  • Benjamin Powell passed away in 1871 in Lawrence, Tennessee, USA.

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Benjamin Powell's Ancestors

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Benjamin Powell
1787 – 1871
Birth Place: Union County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Richard Powell
1725 – 1810
Bethpage, Nassau, New York, USA
Sarah (Phoebe Ruth) Whitson
1740 – 1820
Grandparents
Richard Powell
1704 – 1774
Bethpage, Oyster Bay, New York, USA
Freelove Weeks
1706 – 1745
Matinecock, Nassau, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry (Weeks
1673 – 1744
Susanna Alling
1682 – 1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Weeks
1643 – 1699
Hannah Reddocke
1650 – 1688
Mary Gatchell
1648 – 1697

Benjamin Powell's Timeline

3 Records

1787
27 APR 1787
Birth of Benjamin Powell in Union County, South Carolina, USA
Union County, South Carolina, USA
1871
24 APR 1871
Age 84
Death of Benjamin Powell in Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
1871
APR 1871
Age 84
Burial of Benjamin Powell in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 APR 1787
    Event Place: Union County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 APR 1871
    Event Place: Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Age:
    83

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: APR 1871
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA

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