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Benjamin PHILLIPS 1766 – 1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 APR 1766

Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 2 JUL 1846

Death Location: Watertown, Wilson, Tennessee, United States

Father: David Philips

Mother: Mary Thomas

Spouse(s): Lydia Cohoon

Children(s): Rhoda Phillips

Benjamin PHILLIPS was born in 1766 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of David Philips and Mary Jane Thomas. Benjamin PHILLIPS later married Lydia Cohoon, and together they raised children including Rhoda Phillips. In 1846, Benjamin PHILLIPS passed away in Watertown, Wilson, Tennessee, United States.

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Parents

David Philips
1743 – 1829
Birth Location: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
DP
Mary Thomas
1743 – 1840
Birth Location: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
MT

Spouses(s)

Lydia Cohoon
1769 – 1851
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
LC

Children(s)

Rhoda Phillips
1781 – 1866
Birth Location: Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
RP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 APR 1766
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 JUL 1846
    Event Place: Watertown, Wilson, Tennessee, United States
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