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Catherine Greaves Benson 1655–1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1655

Birth Location: South, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Aft. 1690

Death Location: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States

Father: William Greaves

Mother: Janet Scott

Spouse(s): Hugh Benson

Children(s): Mary Benson

Catherine Greaves Benson was born in 1655 in South, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Greaves And Janet Scott. Catherine Greaves Benson married Hugh Benson, and had children including Mary Benson. Catherine Greaves Benson passed away in 1690 in St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • Catherine Greaves Benson was born in 1655 in South, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Greaves And Janet Scott.
  • Catherine Greaves Benson married Hugh Benson, and had children including Mary Benson.
  • Catherine Greaves Benson passed away in 1690 in St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Greaves
1629–1662
Birth Location: Norton, Derbyshire, England
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Janet Scott
–1655
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Hugh Benson
1653–1739
Birth Location: York, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Mary Benson
1675–1755
Birth Location: Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, USA
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Catherine Benson's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Benson
1655–1690
Birth Place: South, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Greaves
1629–1662
Norton, Derbyshire, England
Janet Scott
–1655
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Benson's Descendants

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Catherine (Greaves) Benson (1655–Aft. 1690) m. Hugh Benson (04 Sep 1653–1739)
  1. 1. Mary Benson 1675–1755 m. Bowling Speake 1674–1755
    1. 1. Thomas Speake 1698–1755 m. Jane Smoot 1714–1760
      1. 1. Charles (Beckworth) Speake 1741–1794 m. Jane Connor 1742–1789
        1. 1. James (W. Speaks \ SPEAKES **DNA) Connection** 1789–1845 m. Sarah (Anne) Gheen 1809–1895

Catherine Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1655
1655
Birth of Catherine Greaves Benson in South, Yorkshire, England
South, Yorkshire, England
1690
Aft. 1690
Age 35
Death of Catherine Greaves Benson in St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: South, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1690
    Event Place: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
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