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Benjamin James Whitaker 1798–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 14 April 1858

Death Location: Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Mark Whitaker

Mother: Catherine Boone

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Benjamin James Whitaker was born in 1798 in Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Mark Whitaker And Catherine Boone. Benjamin James Whitaker passed away in 1858 in Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin James Whitaker was born in 1798 in Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Mark Whitaker And Catherine Boone.
  • Benjamin James Whitaker passed away in 1858 in Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States of America.

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Benjamin Whitaker's Ancestors

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Benjamin Whitaker
1798–1858
Birth Place: Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Mark Whitaker
1750–1842
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Catherine Boone
1767–1845
United States of America
Grandparents
John Boone
1727–1803
Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
Rebecca (Ann) Bryan
1738–1820
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Boone
1706–1762
Ann Farmer
1708–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Boone
1666–1744
Mary Maugridge
1669–1741

Benjamin Whitaker's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1798
Birth of Benjamin James Whitaker in Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
1858
14 April 1858
Age 60
Death of Benjamin James Whitaker in Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States of America
Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 April 1858
    Event Place: Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States of America

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