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Benjamin Whitehead 1741–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1741

Birth Location: Long Island, New York, USA

Death Date: May 1816

Death Location: Prince William Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Nathaniel Jr

Mother: Abigail Turney

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Benjamin Whitehead was born in 1741 in Long Island, New York, USA, the child of Nathaniel Whitehead Jr And Abigail Turney. Benjamin Whitehead passed away in 1816 in Prince William Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Whitehead was born in 1741 in Long Island, New York, USA, the child of Nathaniel Whitehead Jr And Abigail Turney.
  • Benjamin Whitehead passed away in 1816 in Prince William Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada.

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Benjamin Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Whitehead
1741–1816
Birth Place: Long Island, New York, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Whitehead Jr
1714–1777
Elizabethtown, Essex Co., New Jersey, USA
Abigail Turney
1712–1755
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Isaac (Nathaniel) Whitehead
1690–1762
Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Bulkley
1694–1730
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Thomas (B) Turney
1678–1761
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Abigail (Rix) Willes
1688–1795
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Reverend Whitehead
1652–1724
Mary Browne
1628–1689
Capt. Welles
1656–1731
Abigail Burr
1660–1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Whitehead's Timeline

4 Records

1741
1741
Birth of Benjamin Whitehead in Long Island, New York, USA
Long Island, New York, USA
1742
1742
Age 1
Birth of Benjamin Whitehead in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1780
1780
Age 39
Death of Benjamin Whitehead
None
1816
May 1816
Age 75
Death of Benjamin Whitehead in Prince William Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Prince William Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: Long Island, New York, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1780

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1816
    Event Place: Prince William Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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