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Alva Benson 1799–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1799

Birth Location: De Ruyter, Onondaga, New York, United States

Death Date: 19 Oct 1883

Death Location: Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States

Father: Benjamin Benson

Mother: Kesiah Messenger

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The story of Alva Benson began in 1799 in De Ruyter, Onondaga, New York, United States. Alva Benson passed away in 1883 in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Alva Benson began in 1799 in De Ruyter, Onondaga, New York, United States.
  • Alva Benson passed away in 1883 in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Alva Benson's Ancestors

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Alva Benson
1799–1883
Birth Place: De Ruyter, Onondaga, New York, United States
Parents
Benjamin Lewis Benson
1773–1846
Maple, New York, United States
Kesiah Messenger
1778–1857
Lawrenceburg, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Stedson (Stutson) Benson
1741–1820
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Bathsheba (or Bersheba) Lewis
1746–1830
Rensselaer, Rensselaer, New York, United States
Joseph Messenger
1741–1791
Simsbury, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Jemima Barber
1753–1781
Simsbury, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
William BENSON
1710–1739
Elizabeth Elles
1719–1762
John Lewis
1694–1777
Bathsheba Fuller
1696–1780
Isaac Messinger
1720–1801
Hannah Messenger
1727–1811
Johnathon Barber
1717–1745
Jermima Barber
1716–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Benson
1680–1710
Elizabeth Stetson
1682–1711
Joel Ellis
1689–1731
Mary Getchell
1693–1744
James Lewis
1667–1728
Mary Meekins
1670–1690
Daniel Fuller
1669–1758
Mary Ormsby
1672–1758
Joseph Messenger
1687–1763
Catherine Holcombe
1689–1769
Nathaniel Alford
1698–1769
Experience Holcomb
1707–1774
Dr. Barber
1673–1725
Sarah HOLCOMBE
1691–1787
James Cornish
1663–1740
Hannah Hilliard
1681–1751

Alva Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1799
13 Dec 1799
Birth of Alva Benson in De Ruyter, Onondaga, New York, United States
De Ruyter, Onondaga, New York, United States
1883
19 Oct 1883
Age 84
Death of Alva Benson in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States
Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1799
    Event Place: De Ruyter, Onondaga, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1883
    Event Place: Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States

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