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Walter John Benton 1656–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 August 1656

Birth Location: Rugeley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 October 1727

Death Location: Hednesford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Benton

Mother: Joann Richards

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Walter John Benton was born in 1656 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Benton And Joann Anne Kettle Richards. Walter John Benton passed away in 1727 in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Walter John Benton was born in 1656 in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Benton And Joann Anne Kettle Richards.
  • Walter John Benton passed away in 1727 in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Walter Benton's Ancestors

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Walter Benton
1656–1727
Birth Place: Rugeley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Benton
1634–
Epping Parish, Essex Co, England
Joann (Anne Kettle) Richards
1632–1702
Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
John BENTON
1595–1662
Epping, Essex, , England
Elizabeth Ander
1595–1663
Epping, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Sr
1565–1623
Mary (Southernwood)
1567–1642
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Benton
1539–1605
Joane Halloway
1546–1599
Andrew Benton
1548–1604
Maria Day
1550–1642

Walter Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1656
16 August 1656
Birth of Walter John Benton in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Rugeley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1727
9 October 1727
Age 71
Death of Walter John Benton in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Hednesford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 August 1656
    Event Place: Rugeley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 October 1727
    Event Place: Hednesford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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