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Benjamin Gilman Willson (1796 - 1885)

Benjamin Gilman Willson
Born in Fort Erie, Upper Canadamap
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Died at about age 89 in Troy, Harwich, Kent, Ontario, Canadamap
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Biography

Benjamin Willson served in the 1st Regiment of Middlesex Militia, Canada in the War of 1812
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There is a thorough description of his military sevice in the War of 1812 from The War of 1812 Veterens, Graveside Project [1]


Benjamin was born in 1796. He is the son of Gilman Willson and Hannah Sipes.

He married Elizabeth Kitchen in 1818. They had 10 children

He died in 1885.

Disambiguation

There were three Benjamin Willson's who were first cousins, Grandsons of Benjamin Willson UEL Born in 1762. These were:

  1. Benjamin Willson (1786-1862) Son of Crowell, married Sarah Strong,
  2. Benjamin Willson (abt.1781-) Son of John
  3. Benjamin Gilman Willson (1796-1885) Son of Gilman, married Elizabeth Kitchen. (This Record)

Sources

  1. War of 1812 Graveside Project, entry for Benjamin Gilman Willson.




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