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Col Benjamin Jenkins Johnson 1817–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1817

Birth Location: St Helens Parish, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 21 Jul 1861

Death Location: South Carolina, United States

Father: William Johnsn

Mother: Elizabeth Whaley

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In 1817, Col Benjamin Jenkins Johnson entered the world in St Helens Parish, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, born to William Johnsn And Elizabeth Whaley. Col Benjamin Jenkins Johnson passed away in 1861 in South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1817, Col Benjamin Jenkins Johnson entered the world in St Helens Parish, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, born to William Johnsn And Elizabeth Whaley.
  • Col Benjamin Jenkins Johnson passed away in 1861 in South Carolina, United States.

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Col Johnson's Ancestors

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Col Johnson
1817–1861
Birth Place: St Helens Parish, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Parents
William Johnsn
1781–1850
South Carolina
Elizabeth Whaley
1784–1838
Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
(Rev () John Johnson) DNA4
1741–1802
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Rebecca Johnson
1741–1834
Dorchester, Colony, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Johnson
1714–
Lady Griffith
1715–
Robert Howard
1725–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Griffith
1690–

Col Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1817
18 Mar 1817
Birth of Col Benjamin Jenkins Johnson in St Helens Parish, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
St Helens Parish, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
1861
21 Jul 1861
Age 44
Death of Col Benjamin Jenkins Johnson in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1817
    Event Place: St Helens Parish, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1861
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States

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