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Theodore Kean Benton 1847–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1847

Birth Location: Livingston Parish, LA

Death Date: 10 Dec 1864

Death Location: Elmira Prison New York

Father: Robert Benton

Mother: Sarah Denham

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Theodore Kean Benton was born in 1847 in Livingston Parish, LA, the child of Robert Foster Benton And Sarah Denham. Theodore Kean Benton passed away in 1864 in Elmira Prison New York.

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Biography

  • Theodore Kean Benton was born in 1847 in Livingston Parish, LA, the child of Robert Foster Benton And Sarah Denham.
  • Theodore Kean Benton passed away in 1864 in Elmira Prison New York.

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Theodore Benton's Ancestors

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Theodore Benton
1847–1864
Birth Place: Livingston Parish, LA
Parents
Robert Foster Benton
1809–1873
near the Line of Demarcation in Louisiana or Mississsippi
Sarah Denham
1820–1874
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Grandparents
John (Foster) Benton
1780–1834
North or South Carolina
Hannah CATER
1775–1829
of Wake County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Theodore Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1847
1 Mar 1847
Birth of Theodore Kean Benton in Livingston Parish, LA
Livingston Parish, LA
1864
10 Dec 1864
Age 17
Death of Theodore Kean Benton in Elmira Prison New York
Elmira Prison New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1847
    Event Place: Livingston Parish, LA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1864
    Event Place: Elmira Prison New York

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