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William Benjamin Graham 1781 – 1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: between 1781 and April 23, 1783

Birth Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: February 1825 (41-44)

Death Location: Wayne County, Mississippi, United States

Father: James (Mcilvernock)

Mother: Margaret (Graham)

Spouse(s): Peggy Harris, Nancy Taylor

Children(s): Benjamin Graham, John Graham

In 1781, William Benjamin Graham entered the world in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to James Robert Graham (Mcilvernock) and Margaret Catherine Alexander (Graham). William Benjamin Graham married Peggy Anderson (Graham) Harris, Nancy Taylor, and had children including Benjamin Graham, John Allen Graham. William Benjamin Graham passed away in 1825 in Wayne County, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1781, William Benjamin Graham entered the world in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to James Robert Graham (Mcilvernock) and Margaret Catherine Alexander (Graham).
  • William Benjamin Graham married Peggy Anderson (Graham) Harris, Nancy Taylor, and had children including Benjamin Graham, John Allen Graham.
  • William Benjamin Graham passed away in 1825 in Wayne County, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James (Mcilvernock)
1736 – 1803
Birth Location: North Knapdale, Argyll, Scotland
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Margaret (Graham)
1743 – 1827
Birth Location: Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Peggy Harris
1780 – 1822
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Taylor
1788 – 1880
Birth Location: Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin Graham
1800 – 1875
Birth Location: North Carolina
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John Graham
1798 – 1870
Birth Location: North Carolina, Covington, Mississippi, United States
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William Graham's Ancestors

Self
William Graham
1781 – 1825
Birth Place: Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Robert Graham (Mcilvernock)
1736 – 1803
North Knapdale, Argyll, Scotland
Margaret (Catherine Alexander) (Graham)
1743 – 1827
Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (“Charles” Graham “Graeme”) “Mcilvernock”
1713 – 1793
Midlothian County, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William GRAHAM
1683 – 1786
Catherine Ballantine
1688 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Graham's Descendants

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William (Benjamin) Graham (between 1781 and April 23, 1783 – February 1825 (41-44)) m. Peggy (Anderson (Graham)) Harris (abt 1780 – abt 1822) m. Nancy Taylor (1788 – June 1880 (91-92))
  1. 1. Benjamin Graham (03 Oct 1800 – 19 Jul 1875)
  2. 2. John (Allen) Graham (1798 – 1870) m. Lucinda Norris (1804 – 1870)
    1. 1. Hugh Graham (13 Feb 1836 – 2 Aug 1900) m. Mary (Jane) Broom (20 Jun 1840 – 15 Oct 1916)
      1. 1. James (Meredith) Graham (30 Nov 1857 – 1 Jul 1925) m. Martha (Ann Bruce) DRENNAN (13 July 1853 – 13 January 1933)
        1. 1. Alexander (Meredith) Graham (5 January 1880 – 21 September 1953) m. Annabell Rayborn (17 September 1883 – 24 November 1974)

William Graham's Timeline

2 Records

1781
between 1781 and April 23, 1783
Birth of William Benjamin Graham in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
1825
February 1825 (41-44)
Age 44
Death of William Benjamin Graham in Wayne County, Mississippi, United States
Wayne County, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: between 1781 and April 23, 1783
    Event Place: Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 1825 (41-44)
    Event Place: Wayne County, Mississippi, United States
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