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Sarah Rolfe Benson 1741 – 1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1741

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 25 May 1804

Death Location: Emmaville, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Benson

Mother: Ann Green

Spouse(s): William Hanks

Children(s): Mary Hanks

In 1741, Sarah Rolfe Benson entered the world in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, born to William Thomas Benson and Ann Green. Sarah Rolfe Benson married William Hanks, and had children including Mary Hanks. Sarah Rolfe Benson passed away in 1804 in Emmaville, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1741, Sarah Rolfe Benson entered the world in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, born to William Thomas Benson and Ann Green.
  • Sarah Rolfe Benson married William Hanks, and had children including Mary Hanks.
  • Sarah Rolfe Benson passed away in 1804 in Emmaville, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Benson
1715 – 1783
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
WB
Ann Green
1719 – 1808
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
AG

Spouses(s)

William Hanks
1739 – 1814
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
WH

Children(s)

Mary Hanks
1778 – 1830
Birth Location: Bristol, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
MH

Sarah Benson's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Benson
1741 – 1804
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Parents
William Thomas Benson
1715 – 1783
Maryland, USA
Ann Green
1719 – 1808
Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Benson's Descendants

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Sarah (Rolfe) Benson (1741 – 25 May 1804) m. William Hanks (27 Apr 1739 – 15 Jul 1814)
  1. 1. Mary Hanks (1778 – 1830) m. Samuel Jackson (1777 – 7 Jan 1834)
    1. 1. Fleetwood Jackson (1796 – 1832) m. Rebecca Sipes (1803 – 19 Jul 1850)
      1. 1. Minerva (Jane) Jackson m. Henry (W) Deshong (31 Dec 1814 – 22 Aug 1889)
        1. 1. Mary Deshong (18 Jan 1858 – 5 May 1926) m. William Johnson (6 Oct 1854 – 28 Nov 1913)

Sarah Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1741
1741
Birth of Sarah Rolfe Benson in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
1804
25 May 1804
Age 63
Death of Sarah Rolfe Benson in Emmaville, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Emmaville, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1804
    Event Place: Emmaville, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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