Benjamin West[1]

Male 1738 - 1820  (81 years)


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  • Name Benjamin West  [2, 3
    Born 10 Oct 1738  Springfield, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 Mar 1820  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I_958633440  Barton
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2022 

    Father John West,   b. 28 Oct 1690, Long Crandon, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1776, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Sarah Pearson,   b. 8 Feb 1696, Marple, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1756, Springfield, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married Abt 1715  Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1718  Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5979  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Shewell,   b. 1 Nov 1741, New Britain, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1817, London, London, , England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 2 Sep 1765  Trafalgar, London, , England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Raphael Lamar West,   b. 8 Apr 1766, , London, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1850, Heath, Derbyshire, , England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. Benjamin Franklin West,   b. Aug 1772, , London, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1848  (Age ~ 75 years)
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F5348  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S_2133248552] Kemtmere Hall and Beyond, The Gilpin Family and Their History, Alan James Gilpin, (Trafford Publishing), Benjamin West 1738-1820.

      He Married Elizabeth Shewell of Philadelphia, 2nd of Sep. 1767, who met him in England; there was a little romantic love adventure in this, we shall not now relate.

    2. [S_2129326839] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.

    3. [S_2129524191] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv), Source number: 288.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: FCM.
      Birth date: 1738
      Birth place: PA
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=1304713&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S_2133248552] Kemtmere Hall and Beyond, The Gilpin Family and Their History, Alan James Gilpin, (Trafford Publishing), Benjamin West 1738-1820.

      Benjamin West, the celebrated painter, was born in Springfield, Chester County, 28th Sep. 1738.


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