Benjamin Eley was born Dec 1810 in Pennsylvania, United States of America. He was the son of Peter Ealy and Mary Ann Horn.[1][2]
Benjamin married Maria Staats on 12 Jan 1837 in Knox County, Ohio.[3] Throughout most, if not all, of their married life, they lived in Butler Township, Knox County, Ohio. They had many children. Benjamin was a farmer.[4]
Benjamin died of heart disease on 11 Oct 1882 in Butler Township, Knox County, Ohio.[1] He was buried in Dennis Cemetery in Knox County, Ohio.[2]
Research Notes
Birth Date: Benjamin's gravestone[2] and death record[1] give slightly different ages for him (71 years, 9 months, 28 days vs. 71 years, 10 months 4 days), so it's not clear what his calculated birth date should be, although both would be in Dec 1810.
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.2Ohio, Knox County, Death Records, 1867-1883 Volume 1: page 326-7, Benjamin Ely, 11 Oct 1882, Butler Township, Knox County, Ohio, USA; "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6NZ-CB4 : accessed 11 Jul 2022).
↑Ohio, Knox County, Marriage Records, 1808-1838: page 377, Benjamin Ely and Maria Statts, 12 Jan 1837; "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QHK-GFY : accessed 11 Jul 2022).
WikiTree profile Ealy-102 created through the import of MarshallFamily.ged on Jan 12, 2013 by Richard Marshall.
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