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Benjamin Rector 1748–1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 January 1748

Birth Location: Germantown, Fauquier, Virginia Colony

Death Date: 2 April 1808

Death Location: Rectortown, Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Father: John Rector

Mother: Catherine Taylor

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In 1748, Benjamin Rector entered the world in Germantown, Fauquier, Virginia Colony, born to John Johannes Rector And Catherine Taylor. Benjamin Rector passed away in 1808 in Rectortown, Fauquier, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1748, Benjamin Rector entered the world in Germantown, Fauquier, Virginia Colony, born to John Johannes Rector And Catherine Taylor.
  • Benjamin Rector passed away in 1808 in Rectortown, Fauquier, Virginia, United States.

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Benjamin Rector's Ancestors

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Benjamin Rector
1748–1808
Birth Place: Germantown, Fauquier, Virginia Colony
Parents
John Johannes Rector
1711–1773
Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Catherine Taylor
1707–1791
Grandparents
Hans (Jacob) Richter
1674–1729
Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Anna (Elizabeth "Els") Fischbach
1685–1762
Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Fischbach
1661–1715
Maria Heimbach
1662–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Rector's Timeline

2 Records

1748
24 January 1748
Birth of Benjamin Rector in Germantown, Fauquier, Virginia Colony
Germantown, Fauquier, Virginia Colony
1808
2 April 1808
Age 60
Death of Benjamin Rector in Rectortown, Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Rectortown, Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 January 1748
    Event Place: Germantown, Fauquier, Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 April 1808
    Event Place: Rectortown, Fauquier, Virginia, United States

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