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Richard Blankenship 1760–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Bedford Co., VA

Death Date: 1846

Death Location: Mercer, West Virginia, United States

Father: Peter Blankenship

Mother: Cicley Liggon

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The story of Richard Blankenship began in 1760 in Bedford Co., VA. Richard Blankenship passed away in 1846 in Mercer, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Blankenship began in 1760 in Bedford Co., VA.
  • Richard Blankenship passed away in 1846 in Mercer, West Virginia, United States.

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Richard Blankenship's Ancestors

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Richard Blankenship
1760–1846
Birth Place: Bedford Co., VA
Parents
Peter Blankenship
1725–1793
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Cicley Liggon
1743–1825
Franklin, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Richard Blankenship
1691–1768
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Lodewick
1702–
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Liggon
1710–
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Blankenship
1662–1714
Martha Hudson
1660–1734
Liggon
1690–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Blankenship's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Richard Blankenship in Bedford Co., VA
Bedford Co., VA
1846
1846
Age 86
Death of Richard Blankenship in Mercer, West Virginia, United States
Mercer, West Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Bedford Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Mercer, West Virginia, United States

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