James Benson (1828 - 1862)

Born 6 Feb 1828 in Hendricks, Indiana, United States

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Died 22 Mar 1862 at age 34 in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Benson Name Study.

James Benson was born on February 6, 1828 in Roundtown, Hendrick, in, son of Alva Benson (1799–1883) and Cynthia Vail (1801–1877).^[1]

His siblings were:

• David Benson (1821–1904)
• William Benson (1822–1823)
• Keziah Benson (1825–1901)
• Lucy Benson (1831–1914)
• Moroni Benson (1833–1917)
• Polly Elvira Benson (1839–1928)
• Cynthia Elizabeth Benson (1841–1913)
• George Benson (1844–1846)

James married Almira Jordan (born on March 1, 1828 in Pleasant Twp., Brown Co., OH; daughter of Nathaniel Jordan and Barbara (Curtis) Jordan). Their daughter was Ann Eliza Lydia Benson (1858–1893).

James died on March 22, 1862 in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, aged 34. He was buried in Hyrum City Cemetery, Hyrum, Cache County, Utah, USA (plot: UNK-19).^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #73390488 (accessed 4 June 2023)
   Memorial page for James Benson (6 Feb 1828-22 Mar 1862), citing Hyrum City Cemetery, Hyrum, Cache County, Utah, USA (plot: UNK-19); Maintained by SMS (contributor 46491005).

See also:

• Source: S20 Event(s): Birth: 13 DEC 1799 Doriter, , Onondaga, New York CONT CONT Christening: Death: Burial: CONT CONT CONT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LDS Ordinances: Sealing to Spouse: 29 OCT 1859 EHOUS CONT CONT Cynthia Vale CONT CONT CONT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages: Spouse: Cynthia Vale Family Sealing to Spouse: 29 OCT 1859 CONT CONT CONT CONT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messages: Record of LDS Church ordinance (living or proxy). The record often shows the name of the individual and his or her relationship to a descendant, shown as the heir, family representative, or relative. The original records are arranged by temple, ordinance type, ordinance date, and the relative's name. A family group record for this couple may be in the Family Group Record Collection; Archive Section. (See the Family History Library Catalog for the film number.) These records are alphabetical by name of the father or husband. CONT CONT CONT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Film Number: 183395 Page Number: Reference number: 2439 CONT CONT CONT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONT CONT © 1999-2005 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. English approval: 3/1999 Use of this site constitutes your acceptance of these Conditions of Use (last updated: 3/22/1999). Privacy Policy (last updated: 3/27/2006). 28 http://www.familysearch.org v.2.5.0 About Us ! Contact Us ! Press Room LDS Church Sites ! LDS Country Sites

Biography

Burial: 24 MAY 1863 Hyrum, Cache, Utah

Sources

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #73390488 (accessed 4 June 2023)
  Memorial page for James Benson (6 Feb 1828-22 Mar 1862), citing Hyrum City Cemetery, Hyrum, Cache County, Utah, USA (plot: UNK-19); Maintained by SMS (contributor 46491005).
• Source: S20 Event(s): Birth: 13 DEC 1799 Doriter, , Onondaga, New York CONT CONT Christening: Death: Burial: CONT CONT CONT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LDS Ordinances: Sealing to Spouse: 29 OCT 1859 EHOUS CONT CONT Cynthia Vale CONT CONT CONT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriages: Spouse: Cynthia Vale Family Sealing to Spouse: 29 OCT 1859 CONT CONT CONT CONT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messages: Record of LDS Church ordinance (living or proxy). The record often shows the name of the individual and his or her relationship to a descendant, shown as the heir, family representative, or relative. The original records are arranged by temple, ordinance type, ordinance date, and the relative's name. A family group record for this couple may be in the Family Group Record Collection; Archive Section. (See the Family History Library Catalog for the film number.) These records are alphabetical by name of the father or husband. CONT CONT CONT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Film Number: 183395 Page Number: Reference number: 2439 CONT CONT CONT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONT CONT © 1999-2005 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. English approval: 3/1999 Use of this site constitutes your acceptance of these Conditions of Use (last updated: 3/22/1999). Privacy Policy (last updated: 3/27/2006). 28 http://www.familysearch.org v.2.5.0 About Us ! Contact Us ! Press Room LDS Church Sites ! LDS Country Sites

Acknowledgement

• This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.
• WikiTree profile Benson-967 created through the import of 6 gen.ged on Apr 19, 2012 by Scott Allen.