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John Chaney Benedict 1923–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1923

Birth Location: Kuling, Taiwan

Death Date: 4 Dec 1991

Death Location: Montross, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

Father: Paul Benedict

Mother: Florence Chaney

Spouse(s): Dorothy Gushwa, Eleanor Evans

Children(s):

The story of John Chaney Benedict began in 1923 in Kuling, Taiwan. John Chaney Benedict married Dorothy J Gushwa, Eleanor E Evans. John Chaney Benedict passed away in 1991 in Montross, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Chaney Benedict began in 1923 in Kuling, Taiwan.
  • John Chaney Benedict married Dorothy J Gushwa, Eleanor E Evans.
  • John Chaney Benedict passed away in 1991 in Montross, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA.

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Children(s)

John Benedict's Ancestors

Self
John Benedict
1923–1991
Birth Place: Kuling, Taiwan
Parents
Paul Howie Benedict
1888–1968
Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
Florence (Jeannette) Chaney
1886–1973
Chicago, Illinois
Grandparents
Frederick (A) Chaney
1852–1916
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States of America
Laura (Jeanette) Works
1850–1923
Guilford, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Works
1803–1881
Lydia Day
1818–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron Works
1777–1858
Molly Read
1779–1832

John Benedict's Timeline

2 Records

1923
7 Aug 1923
Birth of John Chaney Benedict in Kuling, Taiwan
Kuling, Taiwan
1991
4 Dec 1991
Age 68
Death of John Chaney Benedict in Montross, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Montross, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1923
    Event Place: Kuling, Taiwan
    Record Source:
    [1] California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985
    [2] Virginia, Divorce Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1991
    Event Place: Montross, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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