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LeRoy R Benjamin 1869–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 October 1869

Birth Location: Saint Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 29 January 1961

Death Location: Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Sidney Benjamin

Mother: Eliza David

Spouse(s): Julia Benjamin

Children(s): Riley Benjamin

The story of LeRoy R Benjamin began in 1869 in Saint Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America. In 1950, LeRoy R Benjamin resided in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA. LeRoy R Benjamin married Julia Benjamin, and had children including Riley Fred Benjamin. LeRoy R Benjamin passed away in 1961 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of LeRoy R Benjamin began in 1869 in Saint Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America.
  • In 1950, LeRoy R Benjamin resided in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA.
  • LeRoy R Benjamin married Julia Benjamin, and had children including Riley Fred Benjamin.
  • LeRoy R Benjamin passed away in 1961 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America.

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LeRoy Benjamin's Ancestors

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LeRoy Benjamin
1869–1961
Birth Place: Saint Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Sidney M Benjamin
1845–1927
Odessa, Addington, Ontario, Canada
Eliza David
1848–1915
Jarvis, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
William David
1820–1901
Kingston Township, Ontario, Canada
Jemima Mabee
1828–1915
Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Zachariah David
1792–1860
Rebecca Powley
1795–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac David
1774–1837
Abigail Harrington
1770–1819
Johann Powley
1744–1814
Annatje VanVorst
1758–1849

LeRoy Benjamin's Descendants

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LeRoy (R) Benjamin (24 October 1869–29 January 1961) m. Julia Benjamin (14 December 1873–27 March 1965)
  1. 1. Riley (Fred) Benjamin 1900–1961 m. Helen Simmons 1918–2015
    1. 1. Laurence (Ray) Benjamin 1939–1987

LeRoy Benjamin's Timeline

3 Records

1869
24 October 1869
Birth of LeRoy R Benjamin in Saint Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America
Saint Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 81
LeRoy R Benjamin resided here in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
1961
29 January 1961
Age 92
Death of LeRoy R Benjamin in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America
Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 October 1869
    Event Place: Saint Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois; Roll: 343; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 46-19

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois; Roll: 343; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 46-19

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 January 1961
    Event Place: Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America

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