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Benjamin Shepherd 1779–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

Birth Location: Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 14 Feb 1824

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Solomon Shepherd

Mother: Margaret Shepherd

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In 1779, Benjamin Shepherd entered the world in Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Solomon Shepherd And Margaret Blackburn Shepherd. In 1783, Benjamin Shepherd resided in Adams, Pennsylvania. Benjamin Shepherd passed away in 1824 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1779, Benjamin Shepherd entered the world in Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Solomon Shepherd And Margaret Blackburn Shepherd.
  • In 1783, Benjamin Shepherd resided in Adams, Pennsylvania.
  • Benjamin Shepherd passed away in 1824 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Benjamin Shepherd's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shepherd
1779–1824
Birth Place: Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Solomon Shepherd
1739–1810
Dungannon, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Margaret (Blackburn) Shepherd
1740–1810
Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Morton Blackburn) III
1720–1767
County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Rebecca (Harlan) Blackburn
1715–1766
Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Moses* Harlan
1683–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George 9G
1649–1714
Elizabeth 9G
1660–1712

Benjamin Shepherd's Timeline

4 Records

1779
1779
Birth of Benjamin Shepherd in Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
1783
13 Oct 1783
Age 4
Benjamin Shepherd resided here in Adams, Pennsylvania
Adams, Pennsylvania
1799
28 Dec 1799
Age 20
Benjamin Shepherd was married in Washington, Pennsylvania
Washington, Pennsylvania
1824
14 Feb 1824
Age 45
Death of Benjamin Shepherd in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1799
    Event Place: Washington, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1783
    Event Place: Adams, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1824
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index

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