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Capt Benjamin James Monroe 1839–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 07, 1839

Birth Location: Montrose, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: Oct 05, 1862

Death Location: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Thomas (Morris?)

Mother: Eliza Adair

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Capt Benjamin James Monroe was born in 1839 in Montrose, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Thomas B Mourse Morris And Eliza Palmer Adair. Capt Benjamin James Monroe passed away in 1862 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Capt Benjamin James Monroe was born in 1839 in Montrose, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Thomas B Mourse Morris And Eliza Palmer Adair.
  • Capt Benjamin James Monroe passed away in 1862 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Capt Monroe's Ancestors

Self
Capt Monroe
1839–1862
Birth Place: Montrose, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Thomas B. Mourse (Morris?)
1791–1865
Albemarle, Virginia
Eliza (Palmer) Adair
1790–1871
Mercer, Kentucky
Grandparents
John (Lightfoot "Cherokee") Adair
1759–1840
Chester, South Carolina
Catherine Adair
1768–1854
Santee River, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1709–1783
Elizabeth Hobson
1710–1763
Henry Palmer
1740–1771
Marie-Anne BENOIST
1737–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Adair
1685–1755
Margaret Henart
1680–1750
Thomas Hobson
1666–1716
Sarah Clark-Hobson
1675–1743
Thomas Palmer
1712–1765
Catherine FARWELL
1715–1788
Jean Benoist
1722–1806
Marie-Anne BENOIST
1723–1783

Capt Monroe's Timeline

2 Records

1839
Aug 07, 1839
Birth of Capt Benjamin James Monroe in Montrose, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
Montrose, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
1862
Oct 05, 1862
Age 23
Death of Capt Benjamin James Monroe in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States of America
Marshall County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 07, 1839
    Event Place: Montrose, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 05, 1862
    Event Place: Marshall County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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