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Elijah Benton 1710–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: aft 1710

Birth Location: , , Virginia, USA

Death Date: abt 1780

Death Location: , , , USA

Father: John Benton

Mother: Absilla Hunter

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Elijah Benton began in 1710 in , , Virginia, USA. Elijah Benton passed away in 1780 in , , , USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Benton began in 1710 in , , Virginia, USA.
  • Elijah Benton passed away in 1780 in , , , USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Benton
1679–1750
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
JB
Absilla Hunter
1670–1750
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
AH

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Benton's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Benton
1710–1780
Birth Place: , , Virginia, USA
Parents
John Benton
1679–1750
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Absilla (Benton) Hunter
1670–1750
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Epaphroditus Benton
1648–1679
Nansamond, Virginia, United States
Susanna (Keep) Hunter
1644–1679
York, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
JOHN Star
1585–1650
Joane Reading
1591–1658
George Hunter
1620–1660
Ann Tomlingson
1620–1669
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hunter
1593–1695
Elizabeth Harrison
1597–1691

Elijah Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1710
aft 1710
Birth of Elijah Benton in , , Virginia, USA
, , Virginia, USA
1780
abt 1780
Age 70
Death of Elijah Benton in , , , USA
, , , USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: aft 1710
    Event Place: , , Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1780
    Event Place: , , , USA
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