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Duane Herman "Dewey" Benson 1945–2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Apr 1945

Birth Location: West Lyons Township, Wadena County, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 30 Apr 2019

Death Location: Wadena County, Minnesota, United States of America

Father: Alvin Benson

Mother: Marie Grewing

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The story of Duane Herman "Dewey" Benson began in 1945 in West Lyons Township, Wadena County, Minnesota, USA. Duane Herman "Dewey" Benson passed away in 2019 in Wadena County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Duane Herman "Dewey" Benson began in 1945 in West Lyons Township, Wadena County, Minnesota, USA.
  • Duane Herman "Dewey" Benson passed away in 2019 in Wadena County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Duane Benson's Ancestors

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Duane Benson
1945–2019
Birth Place: West Lyons Township, Wadena County, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Alvin John Norman Benson
1907–1983
Wadena County, Minnesota, United States of America
Marie (Minnie) Grewing
1915–1986
Lyons Township, Wadena County, Minnesota, United States of America
Grandparents
Mickal ("Mike" Bessesen Njoten) Benson
1870–1949
Njøten, Austrheim, Norway
Marit (Gjertru Johansdatter "Mary") Holman
1866–1950
Tynset, Tynset kommune, Hedmark fylke, Norway
Herman (Otto John) Grewing
1886–1963
Brookings, Brookings, South Dakota, USA
Anna (Gertrude) Pickar
1883–1942
Blue Grass, Wadena County, Minnesota, USA
Great-Grandparents
Besse Bessessen
1826–1895
Marta Jakopsdatter
1826–1890
Johan Holmen
1835–1897
Gertrude Storeggen
1835–1928
Frederick Sr
1857–1938
Wilhelmine Koth
1864–1949
Antonius Pickard
1845–1898
Mary Fell
1842–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Monsløb
1796–1864
Magdele Gullaksdatter
1791–1875
Christopher Røst
1800–1859
Marit Pedersdatter
1812–1840
Anders Haakonson
1806–1870
Mari Stubsjoen
1804–1892
William Grewing
1826–1904
Frederika Radman
1835–1903
Christian Koth
1823–
Anna
1835–1920
John Pickar
1811–1870
Christina Nehl
1811–1892
Nicholas Fell
1818–1880

Duane Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1945
03 Apr 1945
Birth of Duane Herman "Dewey" Benson in West Lyons Township, Wadena County, Minnesota, USA
West Lyons Township, Wadena County, Minnesota, USA
2019
30 Apr 2019
Age 74
Death of Duane Herman "Dewey" Benson in Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Apr 1945
    Event Place: West Lyons Township, Wadena County, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 2019
    Event Place: Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wadena County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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