Benajah Brigham b. 3 Nov 1840 Bloomington, McLean, Illinois d. 4 Aug 1940: Nagel Family History

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1840 - 1940 (99 years)

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Name Benajah Brigham

Born 3 Nov 1840 Bloomington, McLean, Illinois

Gender Male

Library book: History of the Brigham Family 776

Military Service Civil War, Union Army

Died 4 Aug 1940

Benajah Brigham Death
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, Monday, August 05, 1940

Buried 6 Aug 1940 Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States

Benajah Brigham burial service.
Benajah Brigham burial service, last civil war veteran, Bloomington, IL, 1940

Benajah Brigham burial service.
Benajah Brigham burial service, last Civil War veteran, Bloomington, IL 1940.

Siblings 10 siblings

1. Reverend Joab Brigham, b. 23 Nov 1837, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois

, d. 12 Oct 1918

2. Mary Brigham, b. 2 Feb 1839, d. 29 Jun 1929

3. Elizabeth Brigham, b. 20 Dec 1843, d. 27 Sep 1928

4. Fletcher Brigham, b. 13 Jan 1845, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois

, d. 6 Jan 1923

5. John Brigham, b. 16 Apr 1847, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois

6. Nancy Brigham, b. 26 Apr 1849

7. Charlotte Brigham, b. 1 Dec 1851

8. Asa Brigham, b. 30 May 1853, d. 29 Mar 1930

9. Eliza Brigham, b. 12 Aug 1856, d. 27 Dec 1856

10. Anna Brigham, b. 17 Aug 1861, d. 24 Jan 1897

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Person ID I4855 Nagel

Last Modified 8 Sep 2024

Father	George Brigham, b. 20 Sep 1815, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts , d. 12 May 1878, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois (Age 62 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Lydia Shinn, b. 20 Aug 1819, d. 29 Jun 1916 (Age 96 years)
Relationship	Birth
Married	5 Feb 1837
Family ID	F1591	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Sherer, b. 25 Jun 1842, d. 24 Jun 1922, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois (Age 79 years)

Married 25 Aug 1868

Children

+	1. William B Brigham, b. 11 Aug 1874, Blue Mound, Macon, Illinois , d. 27 Sep 1959, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois (Age 85 years) [Foster] [Birth]
	2. Myra Ruby Brigham, b. 22 Sep 1882, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois , d. 31 Dec 1978, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois (Age 96 years) [Birth]
	3. Mary Bessie Brigham, b. 22 Sep 1882, McLean County, Illinois , d. 8 Feb 1983, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois (Age 100 years) [Birth]

Last Modified 26 Nov 2017

Family ID F1816 Group Sheet | Family Chart