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Benjamin Van Buren Preston 1840–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1840

Birth Location: Harford County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1923

Death Location: Aberdeen, Harford, Maryland, USA

Father: Thomas Preston

Mother: Jemima Barton

Spouse(s): Julia Lay, Roberta Gilbert

Children(s): Sylvester Preston, Edward Preston, John Preston, Elanora Preston, Louise Preston, Bessie Preston, Ethel Preston, Grover Preston

In 1840, Benjamin Van Buren Preston entered the world in Harford County, Maryland, USA, born to Thomas W Preston And Jemima Barton. Benjamin Van Buren Preston married Julia Lay, Roberta J Gilbert, and had children including Bessie Preston, Edward Preston, Elanora Preston, Ethel Preston, Grover Cleveland Preston, John H Preston, Louise V Preston, Sylvester Preston. Benjamin Van Buren Preston passed away in 1923 in Aberdeen, Harford, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Benjamin Van Buren Preston entered the world in Harford County, Maryland, USA, born to Thomas W Preston And Jemima Barton.
  • Benjamin Van Buren Preston married Julia Lay, Roberta J Gilbert, and had children including Bessie Preston, Edward Preston, Elanora Preston, Ethel Preston, Grover Cleveland Preston, John H Preston, Louise V Preston, Sylvester Preston.
  • Benjamin Van Buren Preston passed away in 1923 in Aberdeen, Harford, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Preston's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Preston
1840–1923
Birth Place: Harford County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Thomas W Preston
1799–1863
Harford, County, Maryland, USA
Jemima Barton
1797–1874
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Preston
1755–1830
Harford County, Maryland, USA
Rachel (Joanna) Larcom
1765–1835
Harford County, Maryland, United States of America
William (Hitchcock) Barton
1748–1822
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Susannah Sharp
1768–1802
Harford CO, , Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Preston
1731–1774
John Barton
1715–1776
Ann Hitchcock
1723–1792
Thomas Sharp
1727–1802
Susannah Wilson
1735–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas III
1673–1770
Elizabeth Deaver
1703–1743
Thomas Barton
1686–1730
Abigail Blinn
1688–1746
William Hitchcock
1675–1737
Anne Jones
1700–1741
Thomas Sharp
1689–1749
Isabella Wallace
1690–1779
Joseph Wilson
1702–1762
Hannah Farmer
1707–1779

Benjamin Preston's Descendants

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Benjamin (Van Buren) Preston (May 1840–1923) m. Julia Lay (Abt. 1846–9 Nov 1886) m. Roberta (J) Gilbert (Dec 1865–1936)
  1. 1. Sylvester Preston 1866–1946
  2. 2. Edward Preston 1869–
  3. 3. John (H) Preston 1871–
  4. 4. Elanora Preston 1872–
  5. 5. Louise (V) Preston 1873–1947 m. Harold (W) Smith 1878–
    1. 1. Alice (T) Smith 1904– m. Walter (W) Severs 1906–
    2. 2. Thomas (A) Smith 1906–
  6. 6. Bessie Preston 1878–1910
  7. 7. Ethel Preston 1880–
  8. 8. Grover (Cleveland) Preston 1885–1958

Benjamin Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1840
May 1840
Birth of Benjamin Van Buren Preston in Harford County, Maryland, USA
Harford County, Maryland, USA
1923
1923
Age 83
Death of Benjamin Van Buren Preston in Harford County, Maryland, USA
Harford County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1840
    Event Place: Harford County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1923
    Event Place: Harford County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Harford, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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