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John Rambo 1661 – 1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1661

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 17 October 1741

Death Location: Swedesboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: Peter Bengtsson

Mother: Brita Rambo

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John Rambo was born in 1661 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Peter Lars Bankston Bengtsson and Brita Rambo. John Rambo passed away in 1741 in Swedesboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Rambo was born in 1661 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Peter Lars Bankston Bengtsson and Brita Rambo.
  • John Rambo passed away in 1741 in Swedesboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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John Rambo's Ancestors

Self
John Rambo
1661 – 1741
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Peter Lars Bankston Bengtsson
1613 – 1693
Himmelsberg, Amnehärad, Skaraborg, SWEDEN
Brita Rambo
1630 – 1693
Väsa, Dalarnas, Dalarna/Kopparberg, Suède
Grandparents
Anders (Jonson [Arrival in 1627 to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]) Benkestok
1589 – 1662
Stockholms, Sweden
Bergetta Nilsdotter
1591 – 1634
Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Matts Hansson
1576 – 1668
Pori, Lansi-Suomen Laani, Finlande
Brita Phersdotter
1600 – 1763
Väsa, Dalarnas, Dalarna/Kopparberg, Suède
Great-Grandparents
Nils Pedersen
1545 – 1612
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Rambo's Timeline

2 Records

1661
1661
Birth of John Rambo in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1741
17 October 1741
Age 80
Death of John Rambo in Swedesboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States of America
Swedesboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 October 1741
    Event Place: Swedesboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Swedesboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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