Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Benson was born about 1808, in Schaghticoke, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States, his father, John Benson, was 35 and his mother, Mary Burch, was 24. He lived in Ripley, Chautauqua, New York, United States in 1840.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Edward Benson, "United States Census, 1840"
Parents and Siblings
1775–1868 Male
1785– Female
Siblings (5)
1808– Male
1810– Male
1812–1874 Male
1814– Male
1819–1899 Female
World Events (8)
1808
Age 0
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
Age 19
1846
Age 38
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the medieval personal name Ben(ne), a pet form of Benedict (see Benn ) + -son.
English: habitational name from a place in Oxfordshire named Benson, from Old English Benesingtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Benesa’, a personal name of obscure origin, perhaps a derivative of Bana meaning ‘slayer’.
Americanized form of any of various Scandinavian patronymics from the personal name Bengt, Bendt, etc., Scandinavian forms of Benedict , e.g. Swedish Bengtsson , Danish Bendtsen, Danish and Norwegian Bentsen . Compare Bensen 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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