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Benjamin Benson 1773–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Aug 1773

Birth Location: New City, Rockland, New York, United States

Death Date: 08 Oct 1846

Death Location: Mendon, Adams, IL

Father: Stutson Sr.

Mother: Bersheba Lewis

Spouse(s): Keziah Messenger

Children(s): Alva Benson, Jerome Benson, Betsy Benson, Lovena Benson, Elizabeth BENSON, John Benson, Alford Benson, Rhoda Benson, Joseph Benson, Lewis Benson, Polly Benson, Electa BENSON

Benjamin Benson was born in 1773 in New City, Rockland, New York, United States, the child of Stutson Benson Sr And Bersheba Lewis. In 1842, Benjamin Benson resided in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois. Benjamin Benson married Keziah Messenger, and had children including Alford Benjamin Benson, Alva Thomas Benson, Betsy Ann Benson, Electa Benson, Elizabeth Benson, Jerome Messenger Benson, John Price Benson, Joseph Benson, Lewis Barber Benson, Lovena Keziah Benson, Polly Olive Benson, Rhoda Benson. Benjamin Benson passed away in 1846 in Mendon, Adams, IL.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Benson was born in 1773 in New City, Rockland, New York, United States, the child of Stutson Benson Sr And Bersheba Lewis.
  • In 1842, Benjamin Benson resided in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois.
  • Benjamin Benson married Keziah Messenger, and had children including Alford Benjamin Benson, Alva Thomas Benson, Betsy Ann Benson, Electa Benson, Elizabeth Benson, Jerome Messenger Benson, John Price Benson, Joseph Benson, Lewis Barber Benson, Lovena Keziah Benson, Polly Olive Benson, Rhoda Benson.
  • Benjamin Benson passed away in 1846 in Mendon, Adams, IL.

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Benjamin Benson's Ancestors

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Benjamin Benson
1773–1846
Birth Place: New City, Rockland, New York, United States
Parents
Stutson Benson, Sr.
1741–1820
Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
Bersheba Lewis
1746–1830
Walloomsac, Rensselaer Co., New York, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Benson's Descendants

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Benjamin Benson (3 Aug 1773–08 Oct 1846) m. Keziah Messenger (04 Dec 1779–10 Mar 1857)
  1. 1. Alva (Thomas) Benson 1799–1883 m. Cynthia Vail 1801–1877 m. Rachel Henrie 1802–1883
    1. 1. Moroni Benson 1833–1917 m. Martha (Jane) Phillips 1847–1928
      1. 1. Ellen Benson 1871–1948 m. George (Washington) Stanton 1864–1947
        1. 1. Isabelle Stanton 1899–1967 m. John (Bradshaw) Bailey 1898–1979
        2. 2. Leroy (William) Stanton 1891–1958
        3. 3. Claudius (George) Stanton 1893–1946
        4. 4. Alonzo (Gilbert) Stanton 1895–1936
        5. 5. LeRoy Stanton 1889–
        6. 6. Lucy Stanton 1910–1910
      2. 2. Martha (Jane) Benson 1863–1944
      3. 3. Maggie Benson 1866–
      4. 4. Anna (Laura) Benson 1869–1968
      5. 5. Effie Benson 1874–1945
      6. 6. Cynthia Benson 1878–1959
      7. 7. George (Milton) Benson 1889–1963
      8. 8. James (M) Benson 1865–1865
      9. 9. Margaret (Ann) Benson 1866–1961
      10. 10. Alva (Henry) Benson 1881–1936
      11. 11. Orson (Phillips) Benson 1883–1942
      12. 12. Caddie Benson 1886–1973
      13. 13. Oscar Benson 1884–
    2. 2. David Benson 1821–1904
    3. 3. George (Gamaliel) Benson 1844–1846
    4. 4. Ammon Benson 1836–1838
    5. 5. Cynthia (Elizabeth) Benson 1841–1913
    6. 6. Polly (Elvira) Benson 1839–1928
    7. 7. Phebe Benson 1850–
    8. 8. William Benson 1822–1823
    9. 9. Ann Benson 1829–
    10. 10. James Benson 1828–1862
    11. 11. Keziah Benson 1825–1901
    12. 12. Lucy Benson 1831–1914
    13. 13. David Benson 1821–1904
  2. 2. Jerome (Messenger) Benson 1810–1877
  3. 3. Betsy (Ann) Benson 1814–1881
  4. 4. Lovena (Keziah) Benson 1819–1855
  5. 5. Elizabeth BENSON 1808–1882
  6. 6. John (Price) Benson 1798–1883
  7. 7. Alford (Benjamin) Benson 1817–1889
  8. 8. Rhoda Benson 1803–1876
  9. 9. Joseph Benson 1797–1797
  10. 10. Lewis (Barber) Benson 1804–1877
  11. 11. Polly (Olive) Benson 1816–1912
  12. 12. Electa BENSON 1812–1888

Benjamin Benson's Timeline

3 Records

1773
3 Aug 1773
Birth of Benjamin Benson in New City, Rockland, New York, United States
New City, Rockland, New York, United States
1842
1842
Age 69
Benjamin Benson resided here in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
1846
08 Oct 1846
Age 73
Death of Benjamin Benson in Mendon, Adams, IL
Mendon, Adams, IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1773
    Event Place: New City, Rockland, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1773; Birth city: Maple; Birth state: NY
    [3] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [4] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
    Record Source: Nauvoo, Illinois Tax Index, 1842

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Oct 1846
    Event Place: Mendon, Adams, IL
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1773; Birth city: Maple; Birth state: NY
    [2] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [3] Millennium File

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