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Benjamin West 1729–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1729

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

Death Date: 1824

Death Location: Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA

Father: John West

Mother: Frances Osburn

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In 1729, Benjamin West entered the world in , Prince George's, Maryland, USA, born to John West And Frances Osburn. Benjamin West passed away in 1824 in Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1729, Benjamin West entered the world in , Prince George's, Maryland, USA, born to John West And Frances Osburn.
  • Benjamin West passed away in 1824 in Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA.

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Benjamin West's Ancestors

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Benjamin West
1729–1824
Birth Place: , Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Parents
John West
1705–1766
Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Frances Osburn
1709–1769
Grandparents
Joseph West
1662–1731
Little Hunting Creek, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Mears
1674–1744
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
James Osborne
1674–1716
, Warwickshire, , England
Ann Carter
1675–1775
Stratford, , , England
Great-Grandparents
William West
1644–1702
Rebecca Braswell
1647–1694
William Meares
1649–1730
Elizabeth Webb
1657–1711
John Osborne
1631–1687
Rebecca Hand
1634–1704
Giles Carter
1634–1701
Hannah Crews
1638–1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William IV
1616–1696
Robert Braswell
1613–1667
Thomas Mears
1603–1674
KATHERINE (P9XGM)
1605–1660
Edmund Webb
1631–1685
Elizabeth
1635–1685
James Crewes
1610–1677

Benjamin West's Timeline

2 Records

1729
17 Feb 1729
Birth of Benjamin West in , Prince George's, Maryland, USA
, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
1824
1824
Age 95
Death of Benjamin West in Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA
Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1729
    Event Place: , Prince George's, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA

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