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Martha Benson 1811–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: bef 1846

Death Location: Tennessee

Father: William Benson

Mother: Catherine Shell

Spouse(s): Eliphus Holt

Children(s):

Martha Benson was born in 1811 in Kentucky, USA, the child of William Frederich Benson And Catherine Shell. Martha Benson married Eliphus Holt. Martha Benson passed away in 1846 in Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Martha Benson was born in 1811 in Kentucky, USA, the child of William Frederich Benson And Catherine Shell.
  • Martha Benson married Eliphus Holt.
  • Martha Benson passed away in 1846 in Tennessee.

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Martha Benson's Ancestors

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Martha Benson
1811–1846
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Frederich Benson
1795–1881
Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Catherine Shell
1798–1870
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Spencer (yDNA I-M253) Benson
1753–1836
Lewes, Sussex, DE
Comfort Short
1758–1795
Lewes, Sussex Co, Delaware now Worchester Co, Maryland, USA
John Shell
1779–1862
Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Brillhart
1774–
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Benston
1725–1775
Tabitha Kennedy
1727–1788
Willis ***
1700–1768
Elizabeth ***
1700–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Jr
1679–1742
Phoebe Price
1679–1738
Thomas Wingate
1672–1710
Jane Elliott
1675–1710

Martha Benson's Timeline

3 Records

1811
1811
Birth of Martha Benson in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1831
26 Dec 1831
Age 20
Martha Benson was married in Rhea County, Tennessee, USA
Rhea County, Tennessee, USA
1846
bef 1846
Age 35
Death of Martha Benson in Tennessee
Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1831
    Event Place: Rhea County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1846
    Event Place: Tennessee

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