Benajah Colyar
26 October 1805–31 October 1881 (Age 76)
Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
The Life of Benajah
When Benajah Colyar was born on 26 October 1805, in Perquimans, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Colyar, was 25 and his mother, Rhoda Pearson, was 26. He married Martha Vaughn on 18 December 1828, in Logan, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Iowa, United States in 1870 and Independence Township, Jasper, Iowa, United States in 1880. He died on 31 October 1881, in Jasper, Jasper, Iowa, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Baxter, Jasper, Iowa, United States.
Family Time Line
Spouse and Children
1805–1881Male
1822–1904Female
10 January 1839
Plain Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
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1842–1928Male
1843–1843Female
1844–1925Male
1847–1849Male
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Parents and Siblings
1780–1838Male
1779–1850Female
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1804–Female
1805–1881Male
1808–1839Female
1809–Female
1810–1889Male
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World Events (8)
Age 3
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Name Meaning
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Benajah Colyer, "United States Census, 1840"
- Benajah Colgary, "United States Census, 1850"
- B Colyar, "United States Census, 1880"
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