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Benjamin Franklin Willett (1833 - 1910)

Benjamin Franklin Willett
Born in Waverly, Union, Kentucky, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 1870 in Union, Kentucky, USAmap
Father of , , , and
Died at age 77 in Corydon, Henderson, Kentucky, USAmap
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Contents

Biography

Listed in [1] with a confirmed DOB but date of death is listed as 15 May 1810 with second marriage in 1883 and four additional children born thereafter.


Name

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name: Benjamin Franklin /Willett/[2][3]
Name: B. F. /Willett/[4]

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using Benjamin Franklin /Willett/.

Birth

Birth:
Date: 30 MAR 1833
Place: Waverly, Union, Kentucky, USA[5]
Birth:
Date: 1833
Place: Kentucky, USA[6]
Birth:
Date: 1834
Place: Kentucky, USA[7][8]
Birth:
Date: 1833
Place: Kentucky, USA[9]
Birth:
Date: 1833
Place: Kentucky, USA[10]
Birth:
Date: 1833
Place: Kentucky, USA[11]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 30 MAR 1833

Death

Death:
Date: 15 MAY 1881
Place: Corydon, Henderson, Kentucky, USA[12]

Residence

Residence:
Date: 1880
Place: Waverly, Union, Kentucky, USA[13]
Residence:
Date: 1860
Place: Union, Kentucky, USA[14]
Residence:
Date: 1910
Place: Henderson, Kentucky, USA[15]
Residence:
Date: 1850
Place: Union, Kentucky, USA[16]
Residence:
Date: 1870
Place: Wallers Precinct, Union, Kentucky, United States[17]
Residence:
Date: 1880
Place: Waverly, Union, Kentucky, USA[18]

Marriage

Husband: Benjamin Franklin Willett
Wife: Melissa Idell Byrne
Child: Mattie Willett
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Mary E Willett
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Ida Willett
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Della Willett
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Paul Willett
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Marriage:
Date: 1870
Place: Union, Kentucky, USA[19]
Husband: Richard Willett
Wife: Theresa Hill
Child: Catherine Ellen Willett
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Frances N Willett
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Louis C Willett
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: John Baptist Willett
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Mary Elizabeth Willett
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: G R Willett
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: K E Willett
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: A S Willett
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: T M Willett
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Richard D Willett
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Benjamin Franklin Willett
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Marriage:
Date: 22 JUN 1821[20]
Marriage:
Date: 09 JUN 1821
Place: Kentucky, USA[21]

Sources

  • Source: S137 Title: Daughters of the American Revolution NOTEDaughters of the American Revolution. Database. http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research.
  • Source: S144 Title: Thomas Hill and Rebecca Miles; Ancestors and Descendents
  • Source: S71 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1910 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R1
  • Repository: R1 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
  • Source: S75 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009; Repository: #R1
  • Source: S76 Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R1 NOTETenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  • Source: S77 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009; Repository: #R1
  • Source: S80 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009; Repository: #R1
  1. ↑ Edward Willett: Colonial Maryland pewterer, county clerk, plantation owner : his ancestors and descendants Hardcover – 1999 by Mary Louise Donnelly [1]
  2. ↑ Source: #S137
  3. ↑ Source: #S144
  4. ↑ Source: #S76 Page: Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Waverly, Union, Kentucky; Roll: 444; Family History Film: 1254444; Page: 646A; Enumeration District: 37; Image: 0276. Data: Text: Record for Melissa Willett
  5. ↑ Source: #S137
  6. ↑ Source: #S76 Page: Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Waverly, Union, Kentucky; Roll: 444; Family History Film: 1254444; Page: 646A; Enumeration District: 37; Image: 0276. Data: Text: Record for Melissa Willett
  7. ↑ Source: #S75 Page: Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: , Union, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: 358; Image: 36. Data: Text: Record for B F Willett
  8. ↑ Source: #S80 Page: Database online. Year: 1870; Census Place: Wallers Precinct, Union, Kentucky; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Data: Text: Record for Ben F Willett
  9. ↑ Source: #S71 Page: Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: District 7, Henderson, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . Data: Text: Record for B F Willet
  10. ↑ Source: #S76 Page: Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Waverly, Union, Kentucky; Roll: 444; Family History Film: 1254444; Page: 646A; Enumeration District: 37; Image: 0276. Data: Text: Record for B. F. Willett
  11. ↑ Source: #S77 Page: Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Union, Kentucky; Roll: M432_220; Page: 502A; Image: . Data: Text: Record for B F Willet
  12. ↑ Source: #S137
  13. ↑ Source: #S76 Page: Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Waverly, Union, Kentucky; Roll: 444; Family History Film: 1254444; Page: 646A; Enumeration District: 37; Image: 0276. Data: Text: Record for Melissa Willett
  14. ↑ Source: #S75 Page: Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: , Union, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: 358; Image: 36. Data: Text: Record for B F Willett
  15. ↑ Source: #S71 Page: Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: District 7, Henderson, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . Data: Text: Record for B F Willet
  16. ↑ Source: #S77 Page: Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Union, Kentucky; Roll: M432_220; Page: 502A; Image: . Data: Text: Record for B F Willet
  17. ↑ Source: #S80 Page: Database online. Year: 1870; Census Place: Wallers Precinct, Union, Kentucky; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Data: Text: Record for Ben F Willett
  18. ↑ Source: #S76 Page: Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Waverly, Union, Kentucky; Roll: 444; Family History Film: 1254444; Page: 646A; Enumeration District: 37; Image: 0276. Data: Text: Record for B. F. Willett
  19. ↑ Source: #S137
  20. ↑ Source: #S144
  21. ↑ Source: #S115 Data: Text: Record for Tresey Richard Hill Willett

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jonathan Byrne for creating WikiTree profile Willett-306 through the import of Albert Byrne's relatives.ged on Dec 1, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Jonathan and others.






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