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Eleanor Key 1752–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1752

Birth Location: Fairfax,,Virginia,USA

Death Date: 1799

Death Location: Spartanburg,,South Carolina,USA

Father: James Key

Mother: Judith Keith

Spouse(s): William Benson

Children(s): Nancy Benson

Eleanor Key was born in 1752 in Fairfax,,Virginia,USA, the child of James Key And Judith Keith. Eleanor Key married William Henry Benson, and had children including Nancy Benson. Eleanor Key passed away in 1799 in Spartanburg,,South Carolina,USA.

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Biography

  • Eleanor Key was born in 1752 in Fairfax,,Virginia,USA, the child of James Key And Judith Keith.
  • Eleanor Key married William Henry Benson, and had children including Nancy Benson.
  • Eleanor Key passed away in 1799 in Spartanburg,,South Carolina,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Key
1730–1817
Birth Location: ,,Maryland,USA
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Judith Keith
1738–1826
Birth Location: Hamilton Parish,Fauquier,Virginia,USA
JK

Spouses(s)

William Benson
1745–1796
Birth Location: Fairfax,,Virginia,USA
WB

Children(s)

Nancy Benson
1780–1864
Birth Location: Spartanburg,Spartanburg,South Carolina,USA
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Eleanor Key's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Key
1752–1799
Birth Place: Fairfax,,Virginia,USA
Parents
James Key
1730–1817
,,Maryland,USA
Judith Keith
1738–1826
Hamilton Parish,Fauquier,Virginia,USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor Key's Descendants

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Eleanor Key (1752–1799) m. William (Henry) Benson (1745–1796-07-24)
  1. 1. Nancy Benson 1780–1864 m. Eaton Walker 1752–1819 m. Alfred (Eaton) Walker 1757–1818
    1. 1. Alexander Walker 1805–1885
      1. 1. Alfred (Eaton) Walker 1757–1818 m. Nancy Benson 1780–1864
    2. 2. Mary (Polly) Walker 1796–1863 m. John (F) Risinger 1794–1872
      1. 1. David (C) Risinger 1824–1864 m. Nancey (G.) Risinger 1832–1905
        1. 1. Columica Risinger 1852–
        2. 2. William (J) Risinger 1856–1926 m. Ella Taylor 1860–1879 m. Letha 1863–1937

Eleanor Key's Timeline

2 Records

1752
1752
Birth of Eleanor Key in Fairfax,,Virginia,USA
Fairfax,,Virginia,USA
1799
1799
Age 47
Death of Eleanor Key in Spartanburg,,South Carolina,USA
Spartanburg,,South Carolina,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1752
    Event Place: Fairfax,,Virginia,USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Spartanburg,,South Carolina,USA
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