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Bessie Benjamin 1871 – 1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1871

Birth Location: Shirenewton, Monmouthshire, Wales

Death Date: 23 Mar 1960

Death Location: Corning, Adams, Iowa, United States

Father: william Benjamin

Mother: Eliza Drinkwater

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The story of Bessie Benjamin began in 1871 in Shirenewton, Monmouthshire, Wales. Bessie Benjamin passed away in 1960 in Corning, Adams, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Benjamin began in 1871 in Shirenewton, Monmouthshire, Wales.
  • Bessie Benjamin passed away in 1960 in Corning, Adams, Iowa, United States.

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Bessie Benjamin's Ancestors

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Bessie Benjamin
1871 – 1960
Birth Place: Shirenewton, Monmouthshire, Wales
Parents
william Benjamin
1825 – 1906
Shirenewton, Monmouthshire, Wales
Eliza Drinkwater
1838 –
Peckham Rye, Surrey, England
Grandparents
William Drinkwater
1796 – 1864
Stanmore, Middlesex, England
Diana Whear
1807 – 1863
Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Benjamin's Timeline

2 Records

1871
17 May 1871
Birth of Bessie Benjamin in Shirenewton, Monmouthshire, Wales
Shirenewton, Monmouthshire, Wales
1960
23 Mar 1960
Age 89
Death of Bessie Benjamin in Corning, Adams, Iowa, United States
Corning, Adams, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1871
    Event Place: Shirenewton, Monmouthshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1960
    Event Place: Corning, Adams, Iowa, United States

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