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Captain Freeland Howe Benson 1835–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 May 1835

Birth Location: Maine, USA

Death Date: 27 Nov 1911

Death Location: Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA

Father: Jeptha Benson

Mother: Mary Kench

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sadler

Children(s): Harry Benson, Edna Mauk, Eben Benson, Mary Benson, Charles Benson, Izetta Benson, Gertrude Benson, Eva Benson, James Benson

Captain Freeland Howe Benson was born in 1835 in Maine, USA, the child of Jeptha Benson And Mary Ann Kench. In 1850, Captain Freeland Howe Benson resided in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA. In 1860, Captain Freeland Howe Benson resided in Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA. Captain Freeland Howe Benson married Elizabeth Hannah Sadler, and had children including Charles Rodney Benson, Eben F Benson, Edna Luella Mauk, Eva Benson, Gertrude Benson, Harry Cromwell Benson, Izetta Elione Benson, James Benson, Mary E Benson. Captain Freeland Howe Benson passed away in 1911 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • Captain Freeland Howe Benson was born in 1835 in Maine, USA, the child of Jeptha Benson And Mary Ann Kench.
  • In 1850, Captain Freeland Howe Benson resided in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA.
  • In 1860, Captain Freeland Howe Benson resided in Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA.
  • Captain Freeland Howe Benson married Elizabeth Hannah Sadler, and had children including Charles Rodney Benson, Eben F Benson, Edna Luella Mauk, Eva Benson, Gertrude Benson, Harry Cromwell Benson, Izetta Elione Benson, James Benson, Mary E Benson.
  • Captain Freeland Howe Benson passed away in 1911 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeptha Benson
1759–1859
Birth Location: Cumberland, Maine, USA
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Mary Kench
1791–1874
Birth Location: Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Sadler
1843–1926
Birth Location: Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA
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Children(s)

Harry Benson
1880–1958
Birth Location: Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA
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Edna Mauk
1868–1900
Birth Location: Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA
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Eben Benson
1861–1935
Birth Location: Maine, USA
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Mary Benson
1865–1967
Birth Location: Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA
MB
Charles Benson
1870–1955
Birth Location: Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA
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Izetta Benson
1874–1880
Birth Location: Maine, USA
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Gertrude Benson
1876–1880
Birth Location: –
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Eva Benson
1878–1880
Birth Location: Maine, USA
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James Benson
1883–1883
Birth Location: –
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Captain Benson's Ancestors

Self
Captain Benson
1835–1911
Birth Place: Maine, USA
Parents
Jeptha Benson
1759–1859
Cumberland, Maine, USA
Mary (Ann) Kench
1791–1874
Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Elnathan Benson
1730–1814
Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Gibbs
1744–1823
Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Thomas Kinch
1747–1831
Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Jane Maker
1768–1795
Cutler, Washington, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Benson
1697–1735
Jerusha Ellis
1701–1741
Thomas "Kinch"
1710–1750
Susannah Alden
1706–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John III
1635–1711
Elizabeth Briggs
1665–1725
Lydia great-grandfather
1669–1734
Henry Alden
1671–1730

Captain Benson's Descendants

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Captain (Freeland Howe) Benson (02 May 1835–27 Nov 1911) m. Elizabeth (Hannah) Sadler (21 Apr 1843–09 Jan 1926)
  1. 1. Harry (Cromwell) Benson 1880–1958 m. Maude (Gertrude) Scoville 1881–1959
    1. 1. Freeland (Harry) Benson 1912–
    2. 2. Priscilla (M) Benson 1910–
    3. 3. Ethel Benson 1901–1973
    4. 4. Laura (O) Beymer 1912–1990 m. Murrill (Gordon) Petersen 1909–1975 m. Thomas (Elliot) Swires 1918–1982 m. Dick (Richardson) Beymer 1908–1996
  2. 2. Edna (Luella) Mauk 1868–1900
  3. 3. Eben (F.) Benson 1861–1935
  4. 4. Mary (E.) Benson 1865–1967
  5. 5. Charles (Rodney) Benson 1870–1955
  6. 6. Izetta (Elione) Benson 1874–1880
  7. 7. Gertrude Benson 1876–1880
  8. 8. Eva Benson 1878–1880
  9. 9. James Benson 1883–1883

Captain Benson's Timeline

9 Records

1835
02 May 1835
Birth of Captain Freeland Howe Benson in Maine, USA
Maine, USA
1850
1850
Age 15
Captain Freeland Howe Benson resided here in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA
Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA
1860
1860
Age 25
Captain Freeland Howe Benson resided here in Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA
1863
01 Jul 1863
Age 28
Captain Freeland Howe Benson resided here in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA
Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA
1870
1870
Age 35
Captain Freeland Howe Benson resided here in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA
Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA
1880
1880
Age 45
Captain Freeland Howe Benson resided here in Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA
Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA
1885
1885
Age 50
Captain Freeland Howe Benson resided here in Lincoln, Washington, USA
Lincoln, Washington, USA
1910
1910
Age 75
Captain Freeland Howe Benson resided here in Teanaway, Kittitas, Washington, USA
Teanaway, Kittitas, Washington, USA
1911
27 Nov 1911
Age 76
Death of Captain Freeland Howe Benson in Cle Elum, Kittitas County, Washington, USA
Cle Elum, Kittitas County, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 May 1835
    Event Place: Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Washington State and Territorial Censuses
    [2] U.S. Passport Applications, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 989; Volume #: Roll 0989 - Certificates: 141126-141499, 19 Nov 1919-20 Nov 1919
    [3] Washington, U.S., Death Records
    [4] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsh
    [5] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 112
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 480; Page: 292C; Enumeration District: 153
    [7] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M593_545; Page: 699B; Family History Library Film: 552044
    [8] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M653_438; Page: 291; Family History Library Film: 803438
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Teanaway, Kittitas, Washington; Roll: T624_1662; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1375675
    [10] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M432_254; Page: 171B; Image: 343
    [11] Washington, Select Death Certificates
    [12] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [13] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 105 : 1913

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M432_254; Page: 171B; Image: 343

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Maine, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M653_438; Page: 291; Family History Library Film: 803438

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jul 1863
    Event Place: Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsh

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M593_545; Page: 699B; Family History Library Film: 552044

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Swans Island, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 480; Page: 292C; Enumeration District: 153

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Lincoln, Washington, USA
    Record Source: Washington State and Territorial Censuses

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Teanaway, Kittitas, Washington, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Teanaway, Kittitas, Washington; Roll: T624_1662; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1375675

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S. Passport Applications, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 989; Volume #: Roll 0989 - Certificates: 141126-141499, 19 Nov 1919-20 Nov 1919

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1911
    Event Place: Cle Elum, Kittitas County, Washington, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Washington, U.S., Death Records
    [2] Washington, Select Death Certificates
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 105 : 1913

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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