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Melvin "Med" Jeremiah Benson 1886–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 JAN 1886

Birth Location: Woodland, Summit, Utah Territory, USA

Death Date: 17 SEP 1962

Death Location: Ioka Cemetery, Ioka, Duchesne, Utah, USA

Father: John Benson

Mother: Lois Turnbow

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Melvin "Med" Jeremiah Benson was born in 1886 in Woodland, Summit, Utah Territory, USA, the child of John Jeremiah Benson And Lois Sylvira Turnbow. In 1913, Melvin "Med" Jeremiah Benson immigrated to Vermont, United States. Melvin "Med" Jeremiah Benson passed away in 1962 in Ioka Cemetery, Ioka, Duchesne, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • Melvin "Med" Jeremiah Benson was born in 1886 in Woodland, Summit, Utah Territory, USA, the child of John Jeremiah Benson And Lois Sylvira Turnbow.
  • In 1913, Melvin "Med" Jeremiah Benson immigrated to Vermont, United States.
  • Melvin "Med" Jeremiah Benson passed away in 1962 in Ioka Cemetery, Ioka, Duchesne, Utah, USA.

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Melvin Benson's Ancestors

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Melvin Benson
1886–1962
Birth Place: Woodland, Summit, Utah Territory, USA
Parents
John Jeremiah Benson
1866–1936
Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States
Lois (Sylvira) Turnbow
1867–1940
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
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Melvin Benson's Timeline

6 Records

1886
10 JAN 1886
Birth of Melvin "Med" Jeremiah Benson in Woodland, Summit, Utah Territory, USA
Woodland, Summit, Utah Territory, USA
1896
3 SEP 1896
Age 10
Melvin "Med" Jeremiah Benson was baptized
None
1913
1913
Age 27
Melvin "Med" Jeremiah Benson immigrated in Vermont, United States
Vermont, United States
1935
1935
Age 49
Melvin "Med" Jeremiah Benson resided here
None
1962
13 SEP 1962
Age 76
Death of Melvin "Med" Jeremiah Benson in Ioka, Duchesne, Utah, United States
Ioka, Duchesne, Utah, United States
1962
17 SEP 1962
Age 76
Burial of Melvin "Med" Jeremiah Benson in Ioka Cemetery, Ioka, Duchesne, Utah, USA
Ioka Cemetery, Ioka, Duchesne, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 JAN 1886
    Event Place: Woodland, Summit, Utah Territory, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 SEP 1896

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Vermont, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 SEP 1962
    Event Place: Ioka, Duchesne, Utah, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 SEP 1962
    Event Place: Ioka Cemetery, Ioka, Duchesne, Utah, USA

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