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Richard Benton 1768–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Oct 1768

Birth Location: , Caswell, North Carolina Colony

Death Date: 1849

Death Location: , Wright, Missouri, USA

Father: James Benton

Mother: Nancy Cate

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The story of Richard Benton began in 1768 in , Caswell, North Carolina Colony. Richard Benton passed away in 1849 in , Wright, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Benton began in 1768 in , Caswell, North Carolina Colony.
  • Richard Benton passed away in 1849 in , Wright, Missouri, USA.

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Richard Benton's Ancestors

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Richard Benton
1768–1849
Birth Place: , Caswell, North Carolina Colony
Parents
James Morris Benton
1740–1825
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina Colony
Nancy Cate
1740–1778
, , North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
EPAPHRODITIS ((TITUS) BENTON) 8THGG
1700–1780
Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
Pheribee Savage
1700–1745
Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
John (Robert Ezra) Cates
1716–1798
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Polly Mount
1720–
United States
Great-Grandparents
Absilla Benton
1670–1750
John Benton
1679–1750
Thomas Savage
1669–1728
Alicia Harmonson
1671–1728
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Epaphroditus Benton
1648–1679
Susanna Hunter
1644–1679

Richard Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1768
04 Oct 1768
Birth of Richard Benton in , Caswell, North Carolina Colony
, Caswell, North Carolina Colony
1849
1849
Age 81
Death of Richard Benton in , Wright, Missouri, USA
, Wright, Missouri, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Oct 1768
    Event Place: , Caswell, North Carolina Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: , Wright, Missouri, USA

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