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Benjamin Palmer 1739 – 1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aft. 1739

Birth Location: York County, Virginia

Death Date: Bef. 26 May 1782

Death Location: York County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Palmer

Mother: Elizabeth Tyler

Spouse(s): Charlotte *

Children(s): Ann *, Elizabeth Palmer, William Palmer, Mary Harrison, Charlotte Hooper, Robert Palmer

According to available records, Benjamin Palmer was born in 1739 in York County, Virginia, the child of John Palmer and Elizabeth Lowe Tyler. Following those early years, Benjamin Palmer married Charlotte Ballard Palmer *, and their family grew to include Ann Palmer Chisman *, Elizabeth Palmer, William Palmer, Mary "Polly" Palmer Harrison, Charlotte Ballard Palmer Burns Hooper and Robert Palmer. In the later years of life, Benjamin Palmer died in 1782 in York County, Virginia, USA.

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Parents

John Palmer
1700 – 1761
Birth Location: York, Virginia, USA
JP
Elizabeth Tyler
Birth Location: –
ET

Spouses(s)

Charlotte *
1722 – 1787
Birth Location: York, Virginia, USA
C*

Children(s)

Ann *
1770 – 1857
Birth Location: Martinsburg, Berkeley, Virginia/West Virginia, USA
A*
Elizabeth Palmer
1774 – 1798
Birth Location: Virginia
EP
William Palmer
1777 – 1850
Birth Location: Virginia
WP
Mary Harrison
1778 –
Birth Location: Virginia
MH
Charlotte Hooper
1780 – 1843
Birth Location: York County, Virginia
CH
Robert Palmer
Birth Location: –
RP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Bet. 1735–1737
    Event Place: York, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Aft. 1739
    Event Place: York County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Bet. 1782–1787
    Event Place: York, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Bef. 26 May 1782
    Event Place: York County, Virginia, USA

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