Benjamin Flesher

Brief Life History of Benjamin

When Benjamin Flesher was born on 2 January 1790, in Highland, Virginia, United States, his father, Henry Fleisher, was 32 and his mother, Susan Catherine Peninger, was 32. He married Sarah R. Hull on 12 November 1812, in Pendleton, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 9 June 1863, in Monterey, Highland, Virginia, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Blue Grass, Highland, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Flesher
1790–1863
Sarah R. Hull
1792–1878
Marriage: 12 November 1812
Henry J. Fleisher
1814–1871
Esther Fleisher
1816–1842
Adam Hull Fleisher
1818–1889
Catharine Fleisher
1820–1893
Elizabeth Fleisher
1823–1891
Sarah Jane Fleisher
1825–1897
Margaret Fleisher
1827–1895
Susan Fleisher
1831–1870
Narcissa Fleisher
1833–1833

Sources (19)

  • Benjamine Fleisher, "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
  • Benjamin Flisher, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Benjamin Fleisher, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1791 · The Bill of Rights

After the Constitution was made, some objections were raised by Anti-Federalists. So, in response ten amendments were discussed and voted on to become The Bill of Rights. These rights were made to clarify and guarantee certain freedoms of residents of the country.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a butcher, from Middle English fles(c)her, flesho(u)r ‘butcher’, an agent derivative of flesh ‘meat’, or from Middle English fleshheuer, fleshewer ‘butcher’, a compound of flesh ‘meat’ + heuer ‘cutter’. This surname has sometimes been confused with Fletcher .

Americanized form of German Fleischer .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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