Benjamin Sharpless and Edith Broom

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Husband Benjamin Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 26 Jan 1709 1
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           Died: 16 Mar 1785 1
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         Father: Joseph Sharpless (1678-1757) 2
         Mother: Lydia Lewis (      -1763) 2

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       Marriage: 27 Apr 1737 - Concord, Chester Co, PA 1

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   Other Spouse: Martha Mendenhall (1724-1812) 1 - 21 May 1746 - Concord, Chester Co, PA 1

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Wife Edith Broom ¹

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           Born: Abt 1718
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Aug 1744 1
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         Father: James Broom (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Mary [Unk] (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M Joseph Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 19 Feb 1738 1
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           Died: 1 Sep 1763 1
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2 M Benjamin Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 26 Dec 1740 1
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           Died: 18 Jun 1780 1
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3 F Edith Sharpless ¹

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           Born: 30 Dec 1742 1
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Ziba Ferris (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Sharpless

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He resided on part of his father's land in Middletown, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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General Notes: Wife - Edith Broom

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from Concord, Chester Co, PA

1 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 723.

2 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 722.