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Josiah Bennett 1786–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1786

Birth Location: Wilkes Barr, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 25 May 1857

Death Location: Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Ishmael Bennett

Mother: Abigail Bennett

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The story of Josiah Bennett began in 1786 in Wilkes Barr, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA. Josiah Bennett passed away in 1857 in Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Bennett began in 1786 in Wilkes Barr, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Josiah Bennett passed away in 1857 in Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Josiah Bennett's Ancestors

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Josiah Bennett
1786–1857
Birth Place: Wilkes Barr, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Ishmael Bennett
1730–1821
Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island
Abigail Bennett
1751–1839
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Moses Beers
1730–1798
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Abigail Nash
1725–1804
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Beers
1700–1784
Elizabeth Abbott
1695–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Abbott
1659–1724
Elizabeth Ballard
1666–1706

Josiah Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1786
5 May 1786
Birth of Josiah Bennett in Wilkes Barr, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Wilkes Barr, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1857
25 May 1857
Age 71
Death of Josiah Bennett in Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1786
    Event Place: Wilkes Barr, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1857
    Event Place: Hanover, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

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