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Mary Elizabeth Benham 1835–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: Ensley Center, Newaygo County, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 31 Aug 1873

Death Location: Ensley, Newaygo, Michigan, United States

Father: Frederick Benham

Mother: Loraine Wheelock

Spouse(s): Benjamin Ensley

Children(s): Annette Ensley

Mary Elizabeth Benham was born in 1835 in Ensley Center, Newaygo County, Michigan, USA, the child of Frederick Benham And Loraine Wheelock. Mary Elizabeth Benham married Benjamin V Ensley, and had children including Annette Ensley. Mary Elizabeth Benham passed away in 1873 in Ensley, Newaygo, Michigan, United States.

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Biography

  • Mary Elizabeth Benham was born in 1835 in Ensley Center, Newaygo County, Michigan, USA, the child of Frederick Benham And Loraine Wheelock.
  • Mary Elizabeth Benham married Benjamin V Ensley, and had children including Annette Ensley.
  • Mary Elizabeth Benham passed away in 1873 in Ensley, Newaygo, Michigan, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frederick Benham
1811–1861
Birth Location: Genesee, Monroe, New York, United States
FB
Loraine Wheelock
1814–1884
Birth Location: Genesee County, New York, USA
LW

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Ensley
1830–1889
Birth Location: New Jersey
BE

Children(s)

Annette Ensley
1867–1918
Birth Location: Michigan
AE

Mary Benham's Ancestors

Self
Mary Benham
1835–1873
Birth Place: Ensley Center, Newaygo County, Michigan, USA
Parents
Frederick Benham
1811–1861
Genesee, Monroe, New York, United States
Loraine Wheelock
1814–1884
Genesee County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Reu ((Reuben)) Wheelock
1785–1833
Charlton City, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Rosanna Smiley
1783–1874
New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Smiley
1754–1818
Elizabeth Stanley
1754–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Benham's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Elizabeth) Benham (1835–31 Aug 1873) m. Benjamin (V.) Ensley (16 Apr 1830–12 Dec 1889)
  1. 1. Annette Ensley 1867–1918 m. James Watts 1854–1951
    1. 1. Fannie (D) Watts 1886–1970 m. Leon (George) Spees 1888–1971
      1. 1. Lyneer (Milton) Spees 1907–1997 m. Jeanne (Elizabeth) Brace 1915–2004

Mary Benham's Timeline

2 Records

1835
1835
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Benham in Ensley Center, Newaygo County, Michigan, USA
Ensley Center, Newaygo County, Michigan, USA
1873
31 Aug 1873
Age 38
Death of Mary Elizabeth Benham in Ensley, Newaygo, Michigan, United States
Ensley, Newaygo, Michigan, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Ensley Center, Newaygo County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1873
    Event Place: Ensley, Newaygo, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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