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Dr. Alexander Willis Bentley 1811–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: May 1868

Death Location: Petersburg, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

Father: Peter Independence

Mother: Elizabeth DESCENDANT)

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In 1811, Dr. Alexander Willis Bentley entered the world in Virginia, United States, born to Peter Efford Bentley Us War For Independence And Elizabeth Gay Bentley Pocahontas Descendant. Dr. Alexander Willis Bentley passed away in 1868 in Petersburg, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1811, Dr. Alexander Willis Bentley entered the world in Virginia, United States, born to Peter Efford Bentley Us War For Independence And Elizabeth Gay Bentley Pocahontas Descendant.
  • Dr. Alexander Willis Bentley passed away in 1868 in Petersburg, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States.

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Dr. Bentley's Ancestors

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Dr. Bentley
1811–1868
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
Peter Efford Bentley, US War for Independence
1759–1837
Goochland, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Gay (Bentley) (POCAHONTAS) DESCENDANT)
1773–1840
Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Gay) Jr
1731–1815
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Frances (Trent, 1st) wife
1753–1780
Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Dr 1745
1705–1749
Elizabeth Bolling
1709–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry II
1663–1737
Jane Lawrence
1664–1737
1676–1729
Mary Kennon
1679–1727

Dr. Bentley's Timeline

2 Records

1811
1811
Birth of Dr. Alexander Willis Bentley in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1868
May 1868
Age 57
Death of Dr. Alexander Willis Bentley in Petersburg, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Petersburg, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1868
    Event Place: Petersburg, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

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