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Elijah Moses Bennett 1839 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1839

Birth Location: Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: Aft. 16 Jan 1920

Death Location: Preston County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Moses Bennett

Mother: Susannah Bennett

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Children(s):

The story of Elijah Moses Bennett began in 1839 in Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA. In 1850, Elijah Moses Bennett resided in Dry Run, Pendleton, Virginia, USA. Elijah Moses Bennett passed away in 1920 in Preston County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Moses Bennett began in 1839 in Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, Elijah Moses Bennett resided in Dry Run, Pendleton, Virginia, USA.
  • Elijah Moses Bennett passed away in 1920 in Preston County, West Virginia, USA.

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Elijah Bennett's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Bennett
1839 – 1920
Birth Place: Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Moses Bennett
1819 – 1857
Big Mill Run, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
Susannah ('Susan') Bennett
1822 – 1895
Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (A.) Bennett
1775 – 1852
North Fork, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Phoebe Cunningham
1775 – 1850
Pendleton Co, WV
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Bennett's Timeline

4 Records

1839
Jul 1839
Birth of Elijah Moses Bennett in Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 11
Elijah Moses Bennett resided here in Dry Run, Pendleton, Virginia, USA
Dry Run, Pendleton, Virginia, USA
1919
1919
Age 80
Death of Elijah Moses Bennett in Preston County, West Virginia, USA
Preston County, West Virginia, USA
1920
Aft. 16 Jan 1920
Age 81
Death of Elijah Moses Bennett in Preston County, West Virginia, USA
Preston County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1839
    Event Place: Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Dry Run, Pendleton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Preston County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 16 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Preston County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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