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William Benjamin Blackburn 1785 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Oct 1785

Birth Location: Bath County, Virginia

Death Date: 30 Nov 1862

Death Location: Pendleton, Kentucky, USA

Father: Zachariah Blackburn

Mother: Sarah Kennedy

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The story of William Benjamin Blackburn began in 1785 in Bath County, Virginia. William Benjamin Blackburn passed away in 1862 in Pendleton, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Benjamin Blackburn began in 1785 in Bath County, Virginia.
  • William Benjamin Blackburn passed away in 1862 in Pendleton, Kentucky, USA.

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William Blackburn's Ancestors

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William Blackburn
1785 – 1862
Birth Place: Bath County, Virginia
Parents
Zachariah Benjamin William Blackburn
1761 – 1843
Scotland, United Kingdom
Sarah (Ann "Sallie") Kennedy
1767 – 1850
Bath County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Lieut. (William Henry John) Blackburn
1749 – 1780
Middlesex, Washington, Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Black
1747 – 1827
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Lt. (Joseph) Kennedy
1742 – 1777
Augusta, Virginia
Esther (* Curran) (Kennedy)
1740 – 1800
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Blackburn
1707 – 1757
John Black
1717 – 1747
Elizabeth Black\Blackburn
1715 – 1756
Elizabeth Edmondson
1701 – 1778
Mary Kennedy
– 1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Blackburn
1660 – 1725
Elizabeth Tye
1680 – 1729
Sarah Sharpe
1677 – 1702
Jennie Williams
1725 –

William Blackburn's Timeline

2 Records

1785
5 Oct 1785
Birth of William Benjamin Blackburn in Bath County, Virginia
Bath County, Virginia
1862
30 Nov 1862
Age 77
Death of William Benjamin Blackburn in Pendleton, Kentucky, USA
Pendleton, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1785
    Event Place: Bath County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1862
    Event Place: Pendleton, Kentucky, USA

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