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Clarissa James 1770–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: April 1850

Death Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Benson

Mother: Elizabeth Berry

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Children(s):

In 1770, Clarissa James entered the world in Virginia, born to William Prue Benson And Elizabeth Berry. Clarissa James passed away in 1850 in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1770, Clarissa James entered the world in Virginia, born to William Prue Benson And Elizabeth Berry.
  • Clarissa James passed away in 1850 in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Clarissa James's Ancestors

Self
Clarissa James
1770–1850
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
William Prue Benson
1725–1799
King George, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Berry
1729–1813
Orange, VA
Grandparents
Enoch Berry
1708–1763
Hanover Parish, King George, Virginia, USA
Dulcebella ("Dully") Bunbury
1705–1763
Hanover Parish, King George County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Berry
1650–1721
Margaret Daughty
1675–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Berry
1628–1677
Ann Sanders
1628–1677

Clarissa James's Timeline

2 Records

1770
1770
Birth of Clarissa James in Virginia
Virginia
1850
April 1850
Age 80
Death of Clarissa James in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; U.S. Census Mortality Schedules, South Carolina, 1850-1880; Archive Roll Number: 3; Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1850
    Event Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; U.S. Census Mortality Schedules, South Carolina, 1850-1880; Archive Roll Number: 3; Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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