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Jeffrey BENSON 1709–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1709

Birth Location: Myreside, Whicham Parish, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 11 OCT 1787

Death Location: Whicham, Cumberland, England

Father: James 7GGF

Mother: Elizabeth 7GGM

Spouse(s): Anne 6GGM

Children(s): James 5GGF, John BENSON, Stephen BENSON, Thomas BENSON, William BENSON

Jeffrey BENSON was born in 1709 in Myreside, Whicham Parish, Cumberland, England, the child of James Benson 7Ggf And Elizabeth Myres 7Ggm. Jeffrey BENSON married Anne Newby 6Ggm, and had children including James Benson 5Ggf, John Benson, Stephen Benson, Thomas Benson, William Benson. Jeffrey BENSON passed away in 1787 in Whicham, Cumberland, England.

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Biography

  • Jeffrey BENSON was born in 1709 in Myreside, Whicham Parish, Cumberland, England, the child of James Benson 7Ggf And Elizabeth Myres 7Ggm.
  • Jeffrey BENSON married Anne Newby 6Ggm, and had children including James Benson 5Ggf, John Benson, Stephen Benson, Thomas Benson, William Benson.
  • Jeffrey BENSON passed away in 1787 in Whicham, Cumberland, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jeffrey BENSON's Ancestors

Self
Jeffrey BENSON
1709–1787
Birth Place: Myreside, Whicham Parish, Cumberland, England
Parents
James BENSON 7GGF
1668–1715
Millom, Whicham, Cumberland, England
Elizabeth (MYRES) 7GGM
1669–1752
Millom, Whicham, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Stephen (BENSON) 8GGF
1635–1673
Millom, Whicham, Cumberland, Eng
Elizabeth (TROUGHTON) 8GGM
1638–1680
Whicham, Cumberland, Eng
John (MYRES) 8GGF
1642–1701
Millom, Whicham, Cumberland, England
Joyce (MUNCASTER) 8GGM
1640–
CUMBERLAND, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
Jeffrey 9GGF
1603–1653
Ellen 9GGM
1603–
James 9GGF
1612–
Margaret 9Ggf
1616–
William 9GGF
1587–
Elizabeth 9GGM
1602–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeffrey 10GGF
1577–
William 10GGF
1543–
Thomas 10GGF
1582–

Jeffrey BENSON's Descendants

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Jeffrey BENSON (14 Nov 1709–11 OCT 1787) m. Anne (NEWBY) 6GGM (ABT 1728–)
  1. 1. James (BENSON) 5GGF 1763– m. Ann (SMITH) 5GGM 1763–
    1. 1. Thomas (BENSON) 4GGF 1784–1859 m. Maria (WALKER) 4GGM 1787–1863
      1. 1. Sarah (Maria) BENSON 1835–1913 m. Charles JOHN 1832–
        1. 1. James JOHN 1876–
        2. 2. Thomas (W) JOHN 1853–
        3. 3. Charles JOHN 1859–
        4. 4. Arabella JOHN 1861–
        5. 5. Edward JOHN 1863–
        6. 6. Annie JOHN 1869–
        7. 7. Ada JOHN 1872–
      2. 2. George BENSON 1822–
      3. 3. Thomas BENSON 1826–1896
      4. 4. Thomas (W) BENSON 1838–
      5. 5. Frances BENSON 1820–1896
      6. 6. Francis (BENSON) 3GGF 1832–1879 m. Sarah (Ann METCALFE) 3GGM 1844–1907
        1. 1. Edmund (Tomlinson) BENSON 1870–1954
        2. 2. Mary BENSON 1873–
        3. 3. Frances (Elizabeth) BENSON 1879–
        4. 4. Margaret (Ann BENSON) 2GGM 1875– m. James (Henry BARNICOTT) 2GGF 1865–1947
        5. 5. Thomas (William) BENSON 1868–1876
        6. 6. Isabella BENSON 1877–
      7. 7. Elizabeth BENSON 1824–
      8. 8. Ellen BENSON 1821– m. John BENSON 1817–
        1. 1. Mary BENSON 1852–
        2. 2. Louisa BENSON 1857–
        3. 3. Jane BENSON 1847–
        4. 4. George BENSON 1859–
        5. 5. Elizabeth BENSON 1863–
      9. 9. Margaret BENSON 1828–1905 m. Major SCHOLFIELD 1827–
        1. 1. Mary (A) SCHOLFIELD 1852–
        2. 2. David SCHOLFIELD 1858–
        3. 3. James SCHOLFIELD 1860–
  2. 2. John BENSON 1756–
  3. 3. Stephen BENSON 1758–
  4. 4. Thomas BENSON 1760–
  5. 5. William BENSON 1765–

Jeffrey BENSON's Timeline

4 Records

1709
14 Nov 1709
Birth of Jeffrey BENSON in Whicham, Cumberland, England
Whicham, Cumberland, England
1709
14 Nov 1709
Birth of Jeffrey BENSON in Myreside, Whicham Parish, Cumberland, England
Myreside, Whicham Parish, Cumberland, England
1787
1787
Age 78
Death of Jeffrey BENSON in Whicham, Cumberland, England
Whicham, Cumberland, England
1787
11 OCT 1787
Age 78
Death of Jeffrey BENSON in Whicham, Cumberland, England
Whicham, Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1709
    Event Place: Whicham, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1709
    Event Place: Myreside, Whicham Parish, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Whicham, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 OCT 1787
    Event Place: Whicham, Cumberland, England

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