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Benjamin Willis 1698 – 1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1698

Birth Location: Thornburg, Chester, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 4 Oct 1756

Death Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania

Father: John Willis

Mother: Esther (Willis)

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The story of Benjamin Willis began in 1698 in Thornburg, Chester, Pennsylvania. Benjamin Willis passed away in 1756 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Willis began in 1698 in Thornburg, Chester, Pennsylvania.
  • Benjamin Willis passed away in 1756 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania.

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Benjamin Willis's Ancestors

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Benjamin Willis
1698 – 1756
Birth Place: Thornburg, Chester, Pennsylvania
Parents
John Willis
1668 – 1745
London, London, England
Esther (Mae Brinton) (Willis)
1675 – 1714
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Henry Willis
1628 – 1714
Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Thomas (Brinton) Quaker
1607 – 1689
Sedgeley, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Willens
1605 – 1675
Katherine Woodford
1604 – 1642
John Sedgeley
1562 – 1660
Ellin Mason
1581 – 1642
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry (Willett)
1573 – 1641
Elizabeth Rawlins
1575 – 1641
Richard Rowland
1555 – 1628
Joyce Lyttell
1561 – 1630
Thomas Brinton
1536 – 1587
Ellin Wood
1539 – 1612

Benjamin Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1698
1698
Birth of Benjamin Willis in Thornburg, Chester, Pennsylvania
Thornburg, Chester, Pennsylvania
1756
4 Oct 1756
Age 58
Death of Benjamin Willis in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Thornburg, Chester, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1756
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania

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