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James Benton 1850–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1850

Birth Location: Gentleshaw, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: DEC 1921

Death Location: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Father: Joseph Cope

Mother: Mary Mellor

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Henry Benton

In 1850, James Benton entered the world in Gentleshaw, Staffordshire, England, born to Joseph Cope And Mary Mellor. James Benton had children including Henry D Benton. James Benton passed away in 1921 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1850, James Benton entered the world in Gentleshaw, Staffordshire, England, born to Joseph Cope And Mary Mellor.
  • James Benton had children including Henry D Benton.
  • James Benton passed away in 1921 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Benton's Ancestors

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James Benton
1850–1921
Birth Place: Gentleshaw, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Joseph Cope
1823–1846
Staffordshire, England
Mary Mellor
1826–1888
Longdon, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
John Mellor
1776–1855
Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth Craddock
1778–1853
Cannock Wood, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Mellor
1743–1811
Mary Beresford
1743–1828
Isaac Craddock
1735–1822
Hannah Turner
1735–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mellor
1698–
Sarah Merry
1699–1747
Henry Beresford
1715–
Thomas Craddock
1714–
Elizabeth Ashmore
1714–
Elizabeth Harding
1730–1766

James Benton's Descendants

1.
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James Benton (1850–DEC 1921)
  1. 1. Henry (D.) Benton 1885–1970
    1. 1. Hilda (Ethal) Benton 1911–1997

James Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1850
1850
Birth of James Benton in Gentleshaw, Staffordshire, England
Gentleshaw, Staffordshire, England
1921
DEC 1921
Age 71
Death of James Benton in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Gentleshaw, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: DEC 1921
    Event Place: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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