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William Benjamin Crowell 1770–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Union, Union, Illinois, United States

Father: Simon Crowell

Mother: Elizabeth Saunders

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The story of William Benjamin Crowell began in 1770 in Mecklenburg, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States. William Benjamin Crowell passed away in 1850 in Union, Union, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Benjamin Crowell began in 1770 in Mecklenburg, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States.
  • William Benjamin Crowell passed away in 1850 in Union, Union, Illinois, United States.

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William Crowell's Ancestors

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William Crowell
1770–1850
Birth Place: Mecklenburg, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Simon Samuel Crowell
1732–1837
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth (Betsy) Saunders
1723–1828
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Johan (Peter Grauel, Crauel or) Crowell
1714–1763
Langenselbold, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
Kadrena (Catherine) Tausend
1700–1763
Langenselbold, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
William (Jr) Saunders
1695–1775
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Esther (S.) Kinsley
1695–1748
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johann II
1655–1700
Magdalene Dietrich
1667–1701
Johannes Tausend
1680–1735
Anna Klein
1680–1749
John (Sanders)
1677–1743
Elizabeth Wood
1670–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann I
1625–1666
Catherine unknown
1625–1666
Henrich Dietrich
1620–1677
Margarethe Einen
1625–1671
Christopher Sanders
1665–1721
Mary Dolliver
1662–1685

William Crowell's Timeline

2 Records

1770
1770
Birth of William Benjamin Crowell in Mecklenburg, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Mecklenburg, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 80
Death of William Benjamin Crowell in Union, Union, Illinois, United States
Union, Union, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Union, Union, Illinois, United States

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