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Benjamin Lear

Birth3 Aug 1757 - Ashburton, Devon, England
Death24 DEC 1844 - Foxhayes, St Thomas, Exeter, Devon
MotherChristian Smerdon
FatherThomas Lear (e)

Born in Ashburton, Devon, England on 3 Aug 1757 to Thomas Lear (e) and Christian Smerdon. Benjamin Lear married Elizabeth Chave and had 6 children. He passed away on 24 DEC 1844 in Foxhayes, St Thomas, Exeter, Devon.

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Parents
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Thomas Lear (E)
1725 - 1788
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Christian Smerdon
1725 - 1803
Spouse(s)
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Elizabeth Chave
1754 - 1831
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John Lear
1795 - 1842
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Elizabeth Lear
1778 - 1852
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Alice Lear
1789 - 1877
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Benjamin Lear
1784 - 1809
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Thomas Lear
1794 - 1873
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Christian Lear
1791 - 1834

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