Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Kingsley was born on 1 September 1790, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Ebenezer Kingsley, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Chaplin, was 23. He died on 4 August 1792, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 1, and was buried in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (3)
- Benjamin Kingsley, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Benjamin Kingsley, "Find A Grave Index"
- Benjamin Kingsley, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"
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1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1791 · Whiskey Rebellion Occurs
The Whiskey Rebellion was a protest against taxes on whiskey by farmers and distillers. People were tarred and feathered. They attacked Bower Hill and headed towards Pittsburgh. The militia was sent in to try and stop it. It finally ended with a repeal of the tax.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the places called Kingsley, in Cheshire, Hampshire, and Staffordshire. The placenames derive from Old English cing ‘king’ (genitive cinges) + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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