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Benjamin Willis 1810–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: Telfair, Laurens, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 4 May 1854

Death Location: Worth County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Willis

Mother: Margaret Raid”)

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In 1810, Benjamin Willis entered the world in Telfair, Laurens, Georgia, USA, born to Benjamin 1774 Willis And Margaret Blansett Peggy Morrison Died In Indian Raid. Benjamin Willis passed away in 1854 in Worth County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1810, Benjamin Willis entered the world in Telfair, Laurens, Georgia, USA, born to Benjamin 1774 Willis And Margaret Blansett Peggy Morrison Died In Indian Raid.
  • Benjamin Willis passed away in 1854 in Worth County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Benjamin Willis's Ancestors

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Benjamin Willis
1810–1854
Birth Place: Telfair, Laurens, Georgia, USA
Parents
Benjamin (1774) Willis
1774–1860
Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Blansett “Peggy” Morrison (“died in Indian) Raid”)
1775–1835
Scotland, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Sarah ((1749)) Spooner
1749–1790
Dartmouth, Massachusetts
John (H) Morrison
1740–1801
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Flora (Lowry) Campbell
1750–1826
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Spooner
1694–1762
Sarah Nelson
1695–1767
John Lowry
1725–1810
Mary Stevenson
1723–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Spooner
1666–1717
John Nelson
1644–1697
Patience Morton
1670–1715
William Lowry
1700–1770
Sophia Savage
1708–1802
Peter Stevenson
1700–1760
Margaret Orr
1708–1768

Benjamin Willis's Timeline

4 Records

1810
1810
Birth of Benjamin Willis in Telfair County, Georgia, United States of America
Telfair County, Georgia, United States of America
1810
1810
Birth of Benjamin Willis in Telfair, Laurens, Georgia, USA
Telfair, Laurens, Georgia, USA
1854
4 May 1854
Age 44
Death of Benjamin Willis in Ty Ty, Colquitt, Georgia, USA
Ty Ty, Colquitt, Georgia, USA
1882
4 May 1882
Age 72
Death of Benjamin Willis in United States of America
United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Telfair County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Telfair, Laurens, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1882
    Event Place: United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1854
    Event Place: Ty Ty, Colquitt, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Worth County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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