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Richard BENSON 1705–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1705

Birth Location: Whicham, Cumberland, Eng

Death Date: May 1791

Death Location: Whicham, Cumberland, Eng

Father: James 7GGF

Mother: Elizabeth 7GGM

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Richard BENSON was born in 1705 in Whicham, Cumberland, Eng, the child of James Benson 7Ggf And Elizabeth Myres 7Ggm. Richard BENSON passed away in 1791 in Whicham, Cumberland, Eng.

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Biography

  • Richard BENSON was born in 1705 in Whicham, Cumberland, Eng, the child of James Benson 7Ggf And Elizabeth Myres 7Ggm.
  • Richard BENSON passed away in 1791 in Whicham, Cumberland, Eng.

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Richard BENSON's Ancestors

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Richard BENSON
1705–1791
Birth Place: Whicham, Cumberland, Eng
Parents
James BENSON 7GGF
1668–1715
Millom, Whicham, Cumberland, England
Elizabeth (MYRES) 7GGM
1669–1752
Millom, Whicham, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Stephen (BENSON) 8GGF
1635–1673
Millom, Whicham, Cumberland, Eng
Elizabeth (TROUGHTON) 8GGM
1638–1680
Whicham, Cumberland, Eng
John (MYRES) 8GGF
1642–1701
Millom, Whicham, Cumberland, England
Joyce (MUNCASTER) 8GGM
1640–
CUMBERLAND, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
Jeffrey 9GGF
1603–1653
Ellen 9GGM
1603–
James 9GGF
1612–
Margaret 9Ggf
1616–
William 9GGF
1587–
Elizabeth 9GGM
1602–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeffrey 10GGF
1577–
William 10GGF
1543–
Thomas 10GGF
1582–

Richard BENSON's Timeline

2 Records

1705
23 Jan 1705
Birth of Richard BENSON in Whicham, Cumberland, Eng
Whicham, Cumberland, Eng
1791
May 1791
Age 86
Death of Richard BENSON in Whicham, Cumberland, Eng
Whicham, Cumberland, Eng

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1705
    Event Place: Whicham, Cumberland, Eng

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1791
    Event Place: Whicham, Cumberland, Eng

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