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Josiah Edwin Benton 1840–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Nov 1840

Birth Location: St. Landry, LA

Death Date: 9 Jun 1863

Death Location: Vicksburg, MS

Father: Robert Benton

Mother: Eleanor Seals

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Children(s):

In 1840, Josiah Edwin Benton entered the world in St. Landry, LA, born to Robert Foster Benton And Eleanor Rhoda Seals. Josiah Edwin Benton passed away in 1863 in Vicksburg, MS.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Josiah Edwin Benton entered the world in St. Landry, LA, born to Robert Foster Benton And Eleanor Rhoda Seals.
  • Josiah Edwin Benton passed away in 1863 in Vicksburg, MS.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Benton
1809–1873
Birth Location: near the Line of Demarcation in Louisiana or Mississsippi
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Eleanor Seals
1816–1844
Birth Location: Feliciana, LA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josiah Benton's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Benton
1840–1863
Birth Place: St. Landry, LA
Parents
Robert Foster Benton
1809–1873
near the Line of Demarcation in Louisiana or Mississsippi
Eleanor (Rhoda) Seals
1816–1844
Feliciana, LA
Grandparents
John (Foster) Benton
1780–1834
North or South Carolina
Hannah CATER
1775–1829
of Wake County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1840
25 Nov 1840
Birth of Josiah Edwin Benton in St. Landry, LA
St. Landry, LA
1863
9 Jun 1863
Age 23
Death of Josiah Edwin Benton in Vicksburg, MS
Vicksburg, MS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1840
    Event Place: St. Landry, LA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1863
    Event Place: Vicksburg, MS
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