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Gerhard Clemens Benken

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Gerhard Clemens Benken

Birth
Lower Saxony, Germany
Death
1 Feb 1920 (aged 78)
Schnellville, Dubois County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Schnellville, Dubois County, Indiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.3421593, Longitude: -86.7539749
Plot
Sec B, Row 3, Lot 1
Memorial ID
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Married Wilhelmina Philomina Vonderheide in Dubois, Indiana on November 21, 1871. They had 12 children: Philomina Josephine, Mary Christina, Bernard A, Catharina Franciska, Anna Caroline, Johanna Carolina, Henrich John, John Joseph, Joseph Henry, Laura Clementina, Cecilia Theresia and Joseph H.

Immigration was from Hanover and his Allegence was to the King of Hannover, Vol. 1 page 422 and date of court was November 2, 1868. His date of arrival to the US was June 6, 1864. He was 27 years old. His name recorded when he arrived was "von den Benken". It also states on his papers that he was, "Free Citizen of the congregation of Ferdinand from the founding of the community till 1848".
Married Wilhelmina Philomina Vonderheide in Dubois, Indiana on November 21, 1871. They had 12 children: Philomina Josephine, Mary Christina, Bernard A, Catharina Franciska, Anna Caroline, Johanna Carolina, Henrich John, John Joseph, Joseph Henry, Laura Clementina, Cecilia Theresia and Joseph H.

Immigration was from Hanover and his Allegence was to the King of Hannover, Vol. 1 page 422 and date of court was November 2, 1868. His date of arrival to the US was June 6, 1864. He was 27 years old. His name recorded when he arrived was "von den Benken". It also states on his papers that he was, "Free Citizen of the congregation of Ferdinand from the founding of the community till 1848".


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