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Benjamin Sears 1824–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 OCT 1824

Birth Location: Meredith, Delaware, New York, USA

Death Date: 20 MAY 1917

Death Location: Bucyrus, Crawford, OH

Father: Elkanah Sears

Mother: Desire Phelps

Spouse(s): Melissa Mirrick

Children(s):

The story of Benjamin Sears began in 1824 in Meredith, Delaware, New York, USA. Benjamin Sears married Melissa Mindea Mirrick. Benjamin Sears passed away in 1917 in Bucyrus, Crawford, OH.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Sears began in 1824 in Meredith, Delaware, New York, USA.
  • Benjamin Sears married Melissa Mindea Mirrick.
  • Benjamin Sears passed away in 1917 in Bucyrus, Crawford, OH.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Sears's Ancestors

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Benjamin Sears
1824–1917
Birth Place: Meredith, Delaware, New York, USA
Parents
Elkanah Sears
1795–1886
Freehold, Greene, New York, USA
Desire Phelps
1794–1872
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Obadiah Phelps
1759–1799
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Arminda Phelps
1765–1853
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Phelps
1730–1814
Desire Dewey
1734–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Phelps
1703–1769
Anna Hosford
1705–1773

Benjamin Sears's Timeline

2 Records

1824
11 OCT 1824
Birth of Benjamin Sears in Meredith, Delaware, New York, USA
Meredith, Delaware, New York, USA
1917
20 MAY 1917
Age 93
Death of Benjamin Sears in Bucyrus, Crawford, OH
Bucyrus, Crawford, OH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 OCT 1824
    Event Place: Meredith, Delaware, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 MAY 1917
    Event Place: Bucyrus, Crawford, OH

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