Benjamin
Franklin
Wilbour
III
Born in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Brother of
Louise Retan Wilbour and Ernest Warren Wilbour
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 76
in Providence, Newport, Rhode Island
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Dec 2014
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Biography
Author, Genealogist; Benjamin Franklin Wilbour III dedicated his life to the local history and genealogy of Little Compton. His book Little Compton Families may be the only town-wide genealogy in existence.
Mr. Wilbour grew up on the Benjamin Franklin Wilbour place in Little Compton. He attended Dean Academy in Franklin, Massachusetts for four years and graduated there.
His life work was genealogy, particularly on the Wilbour family.
Sources
- Wilbour, Benjamin Franklin; Little Compton Families, Volume I and Volume II. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company, Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1967.
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