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Benjamin Franklin Wills 1832–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1832

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 2 Feb 1922

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Ira Wills

Mother: Rebecca Loyd

Spouse(s): Mary Wills

Children(s): Elizabeth Wells

Benjamin Franklin Wills was born in 1832 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the child of Ira Allen Wills And Rebecca Loyd. Benjamin Franklin Wills married Mary Ann Myers Wills, and had children including Elizabeth Emma Wells. Benjamin Franklin Wills passed away in 1922 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Wills was born in 1832 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the child of Ira Allen Wills And Rebecca Loyd.
  • Benjamin Franklin Wills married Mary Ann Myers Wills, and had children including Elizabeth Emma Wells.
  • Benjamin Franklin Wills passed away in 1922 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Benjamin Wills's Ancestors

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Benjamin Wills
1832–1922
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Parents
Ira Allen Wills
1797–1874
Woodbery, N J
Rebecca Loyd
1797–1884
New Jersey
Grandparents
Josiah Wills
1763–1826
Mount Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Sarah Galilee
1772–1869
Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Grizelda Harris
1724–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Wills's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Wills (17 Jan 1832–2 Feb 1922) m. Mary (Ann Myers) Wills (Abt 1840–11/19/1909)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Emma) Wells 1863–1937 m. William Thompson 1861–1923

Benjamin Wills's Timeline

2 Records

1832
17 Jan 1832
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Wills in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1922
2 Feb 1922
Age 90
Death of Benjamin Franklin Wills in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1832
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1922
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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