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Elijah W Bennett 1855 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1855

Birth Location: Giles, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 2 Aug 1944

Death Location: Hugo, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States

Father: Elisha Bennett

Mother: Mary Wright

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In 1855, Elijah W Bennett entered the world in Giles, Tennessee, United States, born to Elisha Bennett and Mary Polly Wright. Elijah W Bennett passed away in 1944 in Hugo, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1855, Elijah W Bennett entered the world in Giles, Tennessee, United States, born to Elisha Bennett and Mary Polly Wright.
  • Elijah W Bennett passed away in 1944 in Hugo, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States.

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Elijah Bennett's Ancestors

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Elijah Bennett
1855 – 1944
Birth Place: Giles, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Elisha Bennett
1800 – 1856
Georgia, United States
Mary (Polly) Wright
1810 – 1863
Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
William Bennett
1777 – 1838
Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
Lydia Bennett
1757 – 1822
Albemarle Parrish, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Bennett
1745 – 1826
Sarah Wheatley
1741 – 1826
Peter Knight
1739 – 1811
Elizabeth STOKES
1740 – 1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bennett
1703 – 1777
Hannah Goad
1725 – 1773
Samuel Wheatley
1705 – 1780
Mary Grimes
1705 – 1750
Samuel Richardson
1715 – 1742
Elizabeth Jordan
1690 – 1755
Sylvanus Stokes
1720 – 1766

Elijah Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1855
1855
Birth of Elijah W Bennett in Giles, Tennessee, United States
Giles, Tennessee, United States
1944
2 Aug 1944
Age 89
Death of Elijah W Bennett in Hugo, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States
Hugo, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Giles, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1944
    Event Place: Hugo, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States

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