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Riley Fred Benjamin 1900–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 July 1900

Birth Location: Aroma Park, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 19 August 1961

Death Location: Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: LeRoy Benjamin

Mother: Julia Benjamin

Spouse(s): Helen Simmons

Children(s): Laurence Benjamin

The story of Riley Fred Benjamin began in 1900 in Aroma Park, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America. Riley Fred Benjamin married Helen Simmons, and had children including Laurence Ray Benjamin. Riley Fred Benjamin passed away in 1961 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Riley Fred Benjamin began in 1900 in Aroma Park, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America.
  • Riley Fred Benjamin married Helen Simmons, and had children including Laurence Ray Benjamin.
  • Riley Fred Benjamin passed away in 1961 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Riley Benjamin's Ancestors

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Riley Benjamin
1900–1961
Birth Place: Aroma Park, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
LeRoy R Benjamin
1869–1961
Saint Anne, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America
Julia Benjamin
1873–1965
Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
Sidney (M) Benjamin
1845–1927
Odessa, Addington, Ontario, Canada
Eliza David
1848–1915
Jarvis, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
William David
1820–1901
Jemima Mabee
1828–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zachariah David
1792–1860
Rebecca Powley
1795–1882

Riley Benjamin's Descendants

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Riley (Fred) Benjamin (20 July 1900–19 August 1961) m. Helen Simmons (7 November 1918–5 July 2015)
  1. 1. Laurence (Ray) Benjamin 1939–1987

Riley Benjamin's Timeline

2 Records

1900
20 July 1900
Birth of Riley Fred Benjamin in Aroma Park, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America
Aroma Park, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America
1961
19 August 1961
Age 61
Death of Riley Fred Benjamin in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America
Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 July 1900
    Event Place: Aroma Park, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 August 1961
    Event Place: Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America

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