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Benjamin Howard 1768 – 1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1768

Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1848

Death Location: Pucketts Creek, Harlan, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Howard

Mother: Katherine Smithwick

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Benjamin Howard was born in 1768 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Obadiah Howard and Katherine "Kittrain" Smithwick. In 1848, Benjamin Howard passed away in Pucketts Creek, Harlan, Kentucky, USA.

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John Howard
1718 – 1771
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, USA
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Katherine Smithwick
1725 – 1774
Birth Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1768
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1848
    Event Place: Pucketts Creek, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
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