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Benjamin West 1707–1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1707

Birth Location: Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 27 Jun 1745

Death Location: Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA

Father: Joseph West

Mother: Rebecca (MEERS)-WEST

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The story of Benjamin West began in 1707 in Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA. Benjamin West passed away in 1745 in Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin West began in 1707 in Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA.
  • Benjamin West passed away in 1745 in Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA.

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Benjamin West's Ancestors

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Benjamin West
1707–1745
Birth Place: Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Parents
Joseph P. West
1662–1731
Prince George's, Maryland
Rebecca (Mears) (MEERS)-WEST
1674–1744
, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
WILLIAM WEST
1645–1708
Isle Of Wight, Norfolk, Virginia, Colonial America
Rebecca Bracewell
1644–1707
Isle of Wight, Norfolk, Virginia
William (Meares) (Meers)
1649–1730
, Talbot, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth Webb
1657–1711
Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
William West
1634–1708
Lady Crendon)
1620–1684
Reverend Sr.
1611–1668
Rebecca Izarde
1614–1668
Edmund Webb
1631–1685
Elizabeth Church
1633–1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Nicholas
1596–1668
Richard Church
1608–1668
Ann Marsh
1600–1674

Benjamin West's Timeline

2 Records

1707
1707
Birth of Benjamin West in Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
1745
27 Jun 1745
Age 38
Death of Benjamin West in Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1745
    Event Place: Bladensburg, Prince George's, Maryland, USA

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