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John Franklin 1748 – 1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1748

Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 04 MAR 1823

Death Location: , Barren, Kentucky, USA

Father: Henry Franklin

Mother: Margaret Hensley

Spouse(s): Margaret Dawson

Children(s): James Franklin

John Franklin was born in 1748 in Amherst, Virginia, United States, the child of Henry M Long - Franklin and Margaret Hensley. John Franklin married Margaret Pamelia Dawson, and had children including James Franklin. John Franklin passed away in 1823 in , Barren, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • John Franklin was born in 1748 in Amherst, Virginia, United States, the child of Henry M Long - Franklin and Margaret Hensley.
  • John Franklin married Margaret Pamelia Dawson, and had children including James Franklin.
  • John Franklin passed away in 1823 in , Barren, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Franklin
1715 – 1792
Birth Location: Essex, Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Hensley
1720 – 1788
Birth Location: Essex or Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Dawson
1752 – 1834
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

James Franklin
1766 – 1834
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia
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John Franklin's Ancestors

Self
John Franklin
1748 – 1823
Birth Place: Amherst, Virginia, United States
Parents
Henry M Long - Franklin
1715 – 1792
Essex, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Margaret Hensley
1720 – 1788
Essex or Amherst, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Henry Long
1686 – 1764
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Ann (Unknown (Franklin?)) Long
1690 – 1728
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Franklin's Descendants

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John Franklin (25 Dec 1748 – 04 MAR 1823) m. Margaret (Pamelia) Dawson (1752 – 1834)
  1. 1. James Franklin (1766 – 1834) m. Jane ("Jenny") Finney (1775 – )
    1. 1. Martin Franklin (1794 – abt 1870) m. Melinda (Jane Bradley) (Franklin) (1793 – before 1870)
      1. 1. Harvey Franklin (Abt. 1831 – May 26, 1926) m. Elizabeth (1840 – )
        1. 1. Martha (J "Mattie") Franklin (12 Aug 1858 – 18 Feb 1922) m. Samuel Donohoo (Nov 17, 1852 – 14 Dec 1914)

John Franklin's Timeline

3 Records

1748
25 Dec 1748
Birth of John Franklin in Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Virginia, United States
1763
1763
Age 15
John Franklin was married in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia
1823
04 MAR 1823
Age 75
Death of John Franklin in , Barren, Kentucky, USA
, Barren, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1748
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1763
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 MAR 1823
    Event Place: , Barren, Kentucky, USA
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