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Benjamin M WHITTINGTON 1826–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1826

Birth Location: Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 23 Oct 1874

Death Location: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States

Father: John Westley)

Mother: Elizabeth (Whittington)

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Benjamin M WHITTINGTON was born in 1826 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Whittington Killed By Bushwackers Middle Name Possibly Westley And Elizabeth Betsey Rankin Whittington. Benjamin M WHITTINGTON passed away in 1874 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin M WHITTINGTON was born in 1826 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Whittington Killed By Bushwackers Middle Name Possibly Westley And Elizabeth Betsey Rankin Whittington.
  • Benjamin M WHITTINGTON passed away in 1874 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States.

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Benjamin WHITTINGTON's Ancestors

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Benjamin WHITTINGTON
1826–1874
Birth Place: Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John WHITTINGTON "killed by bushwackers" (middle name possibly Westley)
1799–1870
Clark Co., Kentucky
Elizabeth (Betsey RANKIN) (Whittington)
1803–1850
Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin (WHITTINGTON) Jr
1775–1830
Tuckahoe, Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
Mary (Elizabeth Carroll WHITTINGTON) (Whittington)
1776–1835
Tuckahoe, Caroline, Maryland, United States
Samuel RANKIN
1758–1834
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Jane (Isabelle PETTEY) (Rankin)
1764–1846
Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sr
1755–1800
Sarah Read
1754–1821
William III
1740–1819
1740–1835
Thomas RANKIN
1724–1810
Isabel (Rankin)
1724–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Whittington
1732–1773
Elizabeth PEARSON
1734–1785
REID REED
1730–
Southey WHITTINGTON
1684–1773
Mary (Whittington)
1700–1775
James POLK
1719–1771
Mary (Polk)
1723–1744
John RANKIN
1690–1749
John CLENDENIN
1704–1797
Janet (Clendenin)
1705–1797

Benjamin WHITTINGTON's Timeline

2 Records

1826
1826
Birth of Benjamin M WHITTINGTON in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
1874
23 Oct 1874
Age 48
Death of Benjamin M WHITTINGTON in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1874
    Event Place: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States

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