Ancestry of
Ben Jealous

President and CEO of NAACP

James Putnam Trask

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• • 4th Great-grandfather of Ben Jealous — 7th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 76 
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  • Birth Date:
  • 25 Jul 1809 
  • Birth Location:
  • Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts 
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  • Death Date:
  • 4 Sep 1848 
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  • Burial Location:
  • Pine Grove Cemetery, Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Laura A. Watson
  • Marriage Date:
  • 19 May 1835 
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  Frederick James Trask (Ahnentafel No:38 )

• Sources for James Putnam Trask

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A027258.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 05/23/2023).
  • ³ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910, Worcester, Vol. 173, p. 276, Marriage record for son Frederic J Trask and Frances E Willard.

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