Benjamin Frank Seely

Brief Life History of Benjamin Frank

When Benjamin Frank Seely was born on 13 July 1885, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, William Hazard Seeley, was 31 and his mother, Charlotte Lenorah Reynolds, was 28. He married Minnie Bell Christensen on 17 December 1919, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Mount Pleasant Election Precinct, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 21 September 1961, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Frank Seely
1885–1961
Minnie Bell Christensen
1890–1933
Marriage: 17 December 1919
Donald Frank Seely
1921–2005
Wilma Betty Seely
1925–2001
Burt Seely
1927–2007
Catherine Seeley
1929–2010
Eugene Seely
1930–1952
Bell Seely
1933–1933
Louise Seely
1942–2023

Sources (52)

  • B Frank Seeley, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Benjiman Frank Seeley, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Benjiman Frank Seely, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1890

Death by suicide of van Gogh.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

English (East Anglia): variant of Seeley .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

Four year mission.

While serving a mission in Holland, World War One started and he missed the boat to get back to the United States. So he served a four year mission in Holland during the war.

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