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Benjamin Whitaker 1796–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1796

Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 2 Jul 1873

Death Location: Independence, Polk, Oregon, United States

Father: Richard Whitaker

Mother: Rachel Bentley

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Benjamin Whitaker was born in 1796 in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States, the child of Richard Whitaker And Rachel Bentley. Benjamin Whitaker passed away in 1873 in Independence, Polk, Oregon, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Whitaker was born in 1796 in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States, the child of Richard Whitaker And Rachel Bentley.
  • Benjamin Whitaker passed away in 1873 in Independence, Polk, Oregon, United States.

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Benjamin Whitaker's Ancestors

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Benjamin Whitaker
1796–1873
Birth Place: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Richard Whitaker
1752–1838
Maryland colony
Rachel Bentley
1756–1810
Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Richard Whitaker
1720–1794
Warwick, Colony of Virginia
ELIZABETH ("Nettie" "Betty" CARY; (Two Cary sisters married two Whitaker) brothers)
1725–1800
Windmill Point, Warwick, Virginia, United States
Thomas (Bentley) Jr.
1725–1789
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Hannah) Beasley
1714–1795
Wilkes, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bentley
1699–1783
Sarah Scott
1681–1789
Robert Beasley
1678–1719
Mary Bentley
1662–1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents
+++Robirt Line
1651–1715
Ellina Carver
1654–1724
John Scott
1646–1717
Priscillam Fawcet
1653–1719
Robert Sr.
1630–1693
SARAH LOADMAN
1643–1688
Richard Bentley
1642–1687
Lydia Mann*
1640–1697

Benjamin Whitaker's Timeline

2 Records

1796
Aug 1796
Birth of Benjamin Whitaker in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
1873
2 Jul 1873
Age 77
Death of Benjamin Whitaker in Independence, Polk, Oregon, United States
Independence, Polk, Oregon, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1796
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1873
    Event Place: Independence, Polk, Oregon, United States

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