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Benjamin James Whitaker 1798 – 1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Fayetteville, Fayette, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 14 Apr 1858

Death Location: Douglass, Nacogdoches Co., TX

Father: Marcus Whitaker

Mother: Catherine Boone

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Benjamin James Whitaker was born in 1798 in Fayetteville, Fayette, Kentucky, United States, the child of Marcus "Mark" Whitaker and Catherine "Katie" Boone. Benjamin James Whitaker passed away in 1858 in Douglass, Nacogdoches Co., TX.

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Biography

  • Benjamin James Whitaker was born in 1798 in Fayetteville, Fayette, Kentucky, United States, the child of Marcus "Mark" Whitaker and Catherine "Katie" Boone.
  • Benjamin James Whitaker passed away in 1858 in Douglass, Nacogdoches Co., TX.

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Benjamin Whitaker's Ancestors

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Benjamin Whitaker
1798 – 1858
Birth Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Marcus "Mark" Whitaker
1750 – 1840
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Catherine ("Katie") Boone
1760 – 1842
Hunting Creek, Rowan or Davie Co., NC
Grandparents
Marcus (Carleton Mark) Whitaker
1726 – 1780
Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Tabitha (Ann) Russ
1730 – 1771
Lexington, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
JOHN BOONE
1726 – 1803
Exeter, Berks Co., PA
Rebecca Bryan
1735 – 1822
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Whitaker
1701 – 1789
Elizabeth Carleton
1701 – 1760
Henry Russ
1697 – 1782
Ann Marrall
1701 – 1782
Benjamin Boone
1706 – 1762
Ann FARMER
1701 – 1727
Henry Bryan
1705 – 1765
Diana Phillips
1709 – 1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Whitaker
1675 – 1719
Jane Parker
1676 – 1721
Marke Carleton
1670 – 1711
Susanna Watson
1680 – 1764
George Marrall
1670 – 1722
Ester Stock
1665 – 1720
George Boone
1666 – 1744
Mary Maugridge
1669 – 1741
John Farmer
1667 – 1713
Mary Wyatt
1670 – 1740

Benjamin Whitaker's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1798
Birth of Benjamin James Whitaker in Fayetteville, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Fayetteville, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
1858
14 Apr 1858
Age 60
Death of Benjamin James Whitaker in Douglass, Nacogdoches Co., TX
Douglass, Nacogdoches Co., TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Fayette, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1858
    Event Place: Douglass, Nacogdoches Co., TX

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