Benoni McClure

1788–24 August 1852 (Age 64)
Kentucky, United States

The Life Summary of Benoni

When Benoni McClure was born in 1788, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Col Joseph Charles McClure, was 16 and his mother, Elizabeth Hopper, was 14. He married Margaret Elizabeth Hoffman in 1810, in Warren, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 24 August 1852, in Warren, Missouri, United States, at the age of 64.

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Family Time Line

Benoni McClure
1788–1852
Margaret Elizabeth Hoffman
1790–1840
Marriage: 1810
Alfred McClure
1816–1871
Lucetta McClure
1817–1916
Sarah Mc Clure
1825–1860
McClure
1838–1850
Margaret McClure
1823–1863
John McClure
1828–
Peter McClure
1834–
Susan J McClure
1835–
William McClure
1836–

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World Events (8)

1788 · The First Presidential Election
Age 0
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1792 · Becomes the 15th State
Age 4
On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains
1808
Age 20
Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish:1. Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Uidhir (Scottish), Mac Giolla Uidhir (Irish), probably ‘son of the sallow lad’. 2. Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Dheòradha , Irish Mac Giolla Dheóradha ‘son of the servant of the pilgrim’.

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

Possible Related Names

Clure
Luer
McAleer
McCluer
McLear
McLure

Sources (4)

  • Benoni Mcclure, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Benoni Mcclure, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Benoni McClure in the U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815

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