Benjamin Hanna Sr b 1752

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Benjamin Hanna Sr b 23 Aug 1752 Bucks, PA  and Sarah Seeley b 14 Jan 1753 in Berks Co. PA.

Tax List: 1796, Middle Smithfield (now Stroud) Township: Monroe Co, PA

HANNA, Benj.                           30 acres
HANNA, Robert                          25 acres

Benjamin's Military records found here.

1781 Served as private in Capt. Timothy Jaynes' 7th Co., 6th Battalion, Northampton Co. Militia
1782 Served in the Revolutionary War as private in Capt. Henry Shoemaker's Co. 5th Battalion Northampton Co. Militia

Benjamin is also listed as a Presbyterian.

Benjamin is buried in the Coolbaugh Cemetery

Children are:

Benjamin Hanna Jr. b 25 Aug 1787
    Married Hanna Tock (buried in Coolbaugh Cemetery)
Jonas Hanna b 8 May 1789
    Married Mariah Barbara Mann (Mary)
Mary Hanna b 20 May 1792
    Married Garett Coolbaugh
Elizabeth Hanna b 8 Oct 1794
    Married Samuel Quigley
William Hanna b 28 April 1795
    Married Sarah Cortright
Elenore Hanna birthdate is unknown.
    Married Jacob Heller

Benjamin's father is Robert Hanna b about 1710 in Scotland. His mother is Margaret Elenora Mullholland

Here's a quick rundown of how we get to my husband:

Benjamin Hanna (8) (1752 - )

Jonas Hanna (1) (1789 - 1865)

John Hanna (2) (1813 - 1896)

Albert Hanna (3) (1842 - )

Irvin Hanna (4) (1880 - 1940)

Gilbert Hanna (5) (1916 - 1984)

(living) (6) (Living)

(living) (7) (Living)

Last Updated Aug 8, 2010

William Hanna b 24 May 1827

The Hanna infant is probably the child of William Hanna and Lizzie
(unknown)
William was the son of William Hanna & Elizabeth Overfield. 

Benjamin Hanna Jr. b 25 Aug 1787

 Benjamin Hanna Jr. b 25 Aug 1787
married Hannah Tock


Children:
1. Sarah d 15 Dec 1848
    Married Jacob Vanaucken
    1850 Census : VANAUKEN, Jacob 59y m Farmer Penna
   Amzi 18y m Farmer Penna
   Martha 16y f Penna
   Julian 14y f Penna
   Benjamin 11y m Penna
2. Jonas Hanna Jr. 
  HANNA, Jonas Jr. 41y m Wheelright Penna
  MARRIED: Elizabeth STRUNK 38y f Penna
  Children:

     Benjamin 16y m Laborer Penna
     Sarah 14y f Penna
     Eleanor 12y f Penna
     Malisa 6y f Penna
     Peter 4y m Penna
     John 2y m Penna

Susan Hanna

Born 1818, daughter of Jonas and Mary Barbary Mann Hanna, married George T. Hanks, who died Dec. 24, 1862, at the battle of Corinth, serving in the 57th Illinois Infantry. She died 1897 in Jasper County, Iowa.

Eleanor Hanna

Eleanor [Eleanora?] Hannas Hanks, daughter of Jonas Hanna and Mary Barbary Mann Hanna, born 1819, sister of Susan Hanna, married Benjamin R. Hanks. Susan Hanna married George. T. Hanks. Probably two sisters married two brothers. Susan and Eleanor both died in Paris City, Jasper County Iowa, Eleanor in 1891, Susan in 1897.

Gilbert Hanna b. 1916

Gilbert Hanna

  married Jeanne Jennings Hailstone

Gilbert Hanna served in the Pennsylvania State Police until he was called to serve in the US Coast Guard during WWII. 

He was about 6'2" tall. Just about as tall as his father Irvin. 

Parents 

   Irvin Hanna

   Fannie Phillips

Children:

(living male)

Gilbert

(living male)

(living female)

Last updated: Aug 4, 2010

Irvin Hanna

Irvin Hanna (b 1880 d 1940)
 Married Fannie Phillips (b 1884) 
   Fannie Phillips is shown living with her mother Elmira and a man named Thomas Jackson. At this point it is not known if Thomas was her father or if she is a child from a previous marriage. More research is yet to be done. She died in 1931/1932 of a ruptured appendix.

They had 9 children:

1. William
     Married Kathleen
2. Albert, aka "Barney"
3. Norman (died as an infant)
4. Georgia (died as a young girl from diabetes)
5. Katherine 
6. Gilbert (1916 - 1984)
7. John Pershing
8. Eleanor Irene (1920 - 2007)
9. Oscar Allen



Last updated July 31, 2010