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Benjamin Harrison West 1889 – 1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Jun 1889

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 26 May 1958

Death Location: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania

Father: Thomas West

Mother: Emma Pyffer

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1889 marked the beginning of Benjamin Harrison West's life in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to parents Thomas Allen West and Emma Jane jennie Pyffer. Benjamin Harrison West passed in 1958 at Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania.

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Thomas West
1859 – 1926
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
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Emma Pyffer
1859 – 1947
Birth Location: Germantown, PA
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 04 Jun 1889
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Plymouth Ward 11, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1434; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1241434

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Plymouth Ward 11, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Plymouth Ward 11, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1434; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1241434

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 May 1958
    Event Place: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
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