Benajah Brigham

1840 - 1940  (99 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• 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
  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.
  		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
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I4855	Nagel
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2022

  
  

  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

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Nov 1840 - Bloomington, McLean, Illinois Buried - 6 Aug 1940 - Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  Benajah Brigham Benajah Brigham, 99 year old man, Bloomington, IL, 1939.