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Roland Benson 1923–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1923

Birth Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 21 Oct 2016

Death Location: Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA

Father: Albert Benson

Mother: Lizzie Donwen

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In 1923, Roland Benson entered the world in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA, born to Albert S Benson And Lizzie Donwen. Roland Benson passed away in 2016 in Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1923, Roland Benson entered the world in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA, born to Albert S Benson And Lizzie Donwen.
  • Roland Benson passed away in 2016 in Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA.

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Roland Benson's Ancestors

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Roland Benson
1923–2016
Birth Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Albert S. Benson
1899–1977
West Heron Lake, Jackson, Minnesota, USA
Lizzie Donwen
1900–1925
Illinois
Grandparents
Gustaf Benson
1858–1935
Markaryd, Sweden
Inge Benson
1862–1834
Blentorp, Sweden
Johann (John) Donwen
1855–1941
Wincheringen, Trier-Saarburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Mary (Ann) Schmidt
1860–1942
Garrebourg, Moselle, France
Great-Grandparents
Johann Donwen
1812–1894
Margaretha Zolver
1829–1895
Florence Schmidt
1819–1862
Marie Kuhn
1824–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mathias Donven
1770–1829
Maria Hoffmann
1770–1822
Joseph Schmitt
1788–
Louise Peter
1786–
Nicolas Kuhn
1776–1840
Marie Thonn
1797–1861

Roland Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1923
22 Oct 1923
Birth of Roland Benson in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
2016
21 Oct 2016
Age 93
Death of Roland Benson in Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1923
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 2016
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA

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