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Elizabeth Benson 1754–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1754

Birth Location: Wrightington, Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 21 Mar 1814

Death Location: Hale, Lancashire, England

Father: Thomas Cross

Mother: Bridget Whittle

Spouse(s): Richard Benson

Children(s): Thomas Sr, James Benson, Jane Benson, Alice Benson, Mary Benson, Ann Benson, Betty Benson, Ann Benson, Richard Benson

Elizabeth Benson was born in 1754 in Wrightington, Eccleston, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Cross And Bridget Whittle. Elizabeth Benson married Richard Benson, and had children including Alice Benson, Ann Benson, Betty Benson, James Benson, Jane Benson, Mary Benson, Richard Benson, Thomas Benson Sr. Elizabeth Benson passed away in 1814 in Hale, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Benson was born in 1754 in Wrightington, Eccleston, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Cross And Bridget Whittle.
  • Elizabeth Benson married Richard Benson, and had children including Alice Benson, Ann Benson, Betty Benson, James Benson, Jane Benson, Mary Benson, Richard Benson, Thomas Benson Sr.
  • Elizabeth Benson passed away in 1814 in Hale, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cross
1706–1779
Birth Location: Wrightington, Lancashire, England
TC
Bridget Whittle
1723–
Birth Location: Wrightingdon, Lancashire, England
BW

Spouses(s)

Richard Benson
1749–1813
Birth Location: Wrightington, Lancashire, England
RB

Children(s)

Thomas Sr
1776–1843
Birth Location: Wrightington, Lancashire, England
TS
James Benson
1798–1818
Birth Location: Wrightington, Lancashire, England
JB
Jane Benson
1789–
Birth Location: Wrightington, Lancashire, England
JB
Alice Benson
1788–1814
Birth Location: Wrightington, Lancashire, England
AB
Mary Benson
1781–
Birth Location: Wrightington, Lancashire, England
MB
Ann Benson
1787–1790
Birth Location: Wrightington, Lancashire, England
AB
Betty Benson
1774–
Birth Location: Parbold, Lancashire, England
BB
Ann Benson
1792–
Birth Location: Wrightington, Lancashire, England
AB
Richard Benson
1794–
Birth Location: Wrightington, Lancashire, England
RB

Elizabeth Benson's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Benson
1754–1814
Birth Place: Wrightington, Eccleston, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Cross
1706–1779
Wrightington, Lancashire, England
Bridget Whittle
1723–
Wrightingdon, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Henry Whittle
1688–1730
Wrightington, Eccleston, England
Elizabeth Draper
1692–
Wrightington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Mathew Whittle
1660–
Elizabeth Whittle
1664–
Mary Sainsbury
1659–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Ward
1640–1703

Elizabeth Benson's Descendants

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Elizabeth Benson (19 May 1754–21 Mar 1814) m. Richard Benson (1749–15 Jan 1813)
  1. 1. Thomas (Benson) Sr 1776–1843 m. Margaret Benson 1780–1846
    1. 1. Nathan Benson 1826–1916 m. Ann Baybutt 1823–1889 m. Mary (Hilton) Benson 1829–1813 m. Emiline Grimshaw 1847–1922 m. Ann Baybutt 1823–1889
      1. 1. Ellen (Benson) Robb 1858–1922 m. Alexander Robb 1853–1926
        1. 1. Martha Robb 1879–1968
        2. 2. Margaret (Ellen) Robb 1884–1952
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Robb 1888–1975
        4. 4. Alice (Ann) Robb 1892–1981
        5. 5. Pearl (Robb) McConnell 1897–1969 m. Lafayette (Junior) McConnell 1896–1933
        6. 6. Marie Karstens 1888–
        7. 7. Anna Bushie 1892–
        8. 8. Alexander (Robb) Jr. 1881–1974 m. Margaret Austin 1887–1918
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Benson 1860–1929
      3. 3. Elizabeth Benson 1865–1931
      4. 4. Peter Benson 1873–1926
      5. 5. Richard Benson 1853–1911
      6. 6. Nathan (Benson) Jr 1866–1899 m. Alta (Amedia) Carson 1872–1912
        1. 1. Wilford (Carson) Benson 1892–1924
        2. 2. Edgar Benson 1889–1978
        3. 3. Nathan (Carson) Benson 1899–1946
        4. 4. William (Roy Benson) Sr 1895–1978
        5. 5. Verda Benson 1897–1990
      7. 7. Ann Benson 1858–1901
      8. 8. Jane Benson 1867–1911
      9. 9. Thomas (B) Benson 1853–1911
      10. 10. Margaret (Benson) Pendleton 1851–1883
      11. 11. Mary Benson 1862–1864
      12. 12. John Benson 1849–1926
      13. 13. Richard Benson 1855–1862
      14. 14. Jane Benson 1868–
      15. 15. Peter Benson 1873–
    2. 2. Lawrence Benson 1812–1812
    3. 3. James Benson 1821–1891
    4. 4. Jane Benson 1824–1900
    5. 5. Elizabeth Benson 1811–1863
    6. 6. Nancy Benson 1819–1866
    7. 7. Thomas Benson 1809–1891
  2. 2. James Benson 1798–1818
  3. 3. Jane Benson 1789–
  4. 4. Alice Benson 1788–1814
  5. 5. Mary Benson 1781–
  6. 6. Ann Benson 1787–1790
  7. 7. Betty Benson 1774–
  8. 8. Ann Benson 1792–
  9. 9. Richard Benson 1794–

Elizabeth Benson's Timeline

4 Records

1754
19 May 1754
Birth of Elizabeth Benson in Wrightington, Eccleston, Lancashire, England
Wrightington, Eccleston, Lancashire, England
1754
19 May 1754
Elizabeth Benson was christened in Eccleston, Lancashire, England
Eccleston, Lancashire, England
1773
9 Aug 1773
Age 19
Elizabeth Benson was married in Eccleston, St Mary the Virgin, Lancashire, England
Eccleston, St Mary the Virgin, Lancashire, England
1814
21 Mar 1814
Age 60
Burial of Elizabeth Benson in Hale, Lancashire, England
Hale, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1754
    Event Place: Wrightington, Eccleston, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 19 May 1754
    Event Place: Eccleston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1773
    Event Place: Eccleston, St Mary the Virgin, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Eccleston (near Croston), Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1814
    Event Place: Hale, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, Lancashire Archives; Preston, England; Lancashire Anglican Parish Registers; Reference: DRL 2/19
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