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Bentley, Benjamin

Bentley, Benjamin[1, 2]

Male 1829 - 1865  (36 years)

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  • Name Bentley, Benjamin 
    Birth 1829  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 1829  Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 1865  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 1866  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military as a private in Co. H, 13th Kentucky Cavalry (CSA) in the Civil War 
    Person ID I4615  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2019 

    Father Bentley, Solomon,   b. Between 1793 and 1800, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1860, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Mother Yonts, Mary,   b. 1800, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 81 years) 
    Marriage 11 Mar 1819  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1898  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Baker, Mary Elizabeth Grace 
    Children 
    +1. Bentley, Mary Ann,   b. 19 Mar 1853, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1900, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 48 years)
    Family ID F98602  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Baker, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1830, Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 22 Feb 1849  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Bentley, Henry,   b. 1851, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Bentley, Mary Ann,   b. 19 Mar 1853, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1900, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 48 years)
     3. Bentley, Margaret,   b. 27 Oct 1855, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Bentley, Caroline,   b. 27 Oct 1855, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Bentley, Martha,   b. 1858, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Bentley, Jasper,   b. 1862, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1903  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1829 - Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1829 - Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Feb 1849 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1865 - Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1866 - Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S40910] Benjamin Bentley in entry for Margaret Bentley, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    2. [S40911] Ben Bently in entry for Maryan Bently, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    3. [S77] Letcher County, KY Marriage Index, Marriage Book 1, p.32.