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Benjamin West 1744–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1744

Birth Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 29 Jul 1817

Death Location: Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

Father: Thomas West

Mother: Drusilla Presbury

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The story of Benjamin West began in 1744 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States. Benjamin West passed away in 1817 in Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin West began in 1744 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Benjamin West passed away in 1817 in Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States.

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Benjamin West's Ancestors

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Benjamin West
1744–1817
Birth Place: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Thomas West
1708–1790
Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Drusilla Presbury
1708–1763
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Abner WEST
1683–1756
West Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Jean West
1680–1756
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas WEST
1646–1706
Elizabeth Thomas
1652–1728
Thomas Look
1646–1724
Elizabeth Bunker
1646–1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis WEST
1606–1692
Margery Reeves
1608–1672
Nathaniel Thomas
1627–1699
Mary Appleton
1631–1682
Thomas Look
1622–1669
Sarah Miller
1624–1666
George Bunker
1620–1658
Elizabeth Godfrey
1624–1662

Benjamin West's Timeline

2 Records

1744
30 Jun 1744
Birth of Benjamin West in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
1817
29 Jul 1817
Age 73
Death of Benjamin West in Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1744
    Event Place: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1817
    Event Place: Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

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