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Margaret Benedict 1903–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1903

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1977

Death Location: PA

Father: Sidney Cortright

Mother: Frances Clewell

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Margaret Benedict was born in 1903 in Pennsylvania, the child of Sidney Archibald Cortright And Frances Bertha Clewell. In 1910, Margaret Benedict resided in Briar Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1920, Margaret Benedict resided in Berwick Ward 3, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA. Margaret Benedict passed away in 1977 in PA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Benedict was born in 1903 in Pennsylvania, the child of Sidney Archibald Cortright And Frances Bertha Clewell.
  • In 1910, Margaret Benedict resided in Briar Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1920, Margaret Benedict resided in Berwick Ward 3, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Margaret Benedict passed away in 1977 in PA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sidney Cortright
1879–1962
Birth Location: Nescopeck, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Frances Clewell
1879–1975
Birth Location: Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Benedict's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Benedict
1903–1977
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Sidney Archibald Cortright
1879–1962
Nescopeck, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Frances (Bertha) Clewell
1879–1975
Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Benedict's Timeline

6 Records

1903
28 Feb 1903
Birth of Margaret Benedict in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1910
1910
Age 7
Margaret Benedict resided here in Briar Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
Briar Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Margaret Benedict resided here in Berwick Ward 3, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
Berwick Ward 3, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Margaret Benedict resided here in Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania
Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 37
Margaret Benedict resided here in Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA
Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA
1977
1977
Age 74
Death of Margaret Benedict in PA
PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1903
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03587; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 47-7
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Berwick Ward 3, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1554; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 9
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Briar Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1334; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1375347

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Briar Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Briar Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1334; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1375347

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Berwick Ward 3, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Berwick Ward 3, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1554; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03587; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 47-7

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03587; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 47-7

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1977
    Event Place: PA
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