Brief Life History of George Worth
When George Worth Bench Sr. was born on 29 June 1913, in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, John Longman Bench Jr., was 43 and his mother, Nancy Elvira Cox, was 30. He married Margaret Erma Brinton on 20 December 1941, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 20 February 1986, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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Sources (47)
- Bench, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
- George Worth Bench, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- George Worth Bench, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
Spouse and Children
1913–1986 Male
1917–2010 Female
Children (2)
1946–2023 Male
1955–2015 Male
Parents and Siblings
1870–1960 Male
1882–1964 Female
Siblings (8)
1912–2002 Female
1913–1986 Male
1914–1914 Male
1916–1916 Female
1916–1916 Male
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World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 3
1916 · No-Ni-Shee Arch
Age 3
1933 · Lone Cedar Tree Monument
Age 20
Name Meaning
English (West Midlands): topographic name for someone who lived by a bank or raised piece of ground, from Middle English bench(e), banch, binch(e) ‘bench, bank, terrace’ (from Old English benc), signifying one who lived at or near a terrace or (river) bank.
Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Benč: from a pet form of a personal name derived from Latin Benedictus (see Benedict and Benko ).
Possibly also an altered form of German Bensch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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George Worth Bench Sr.
He was a farmer and always working on his farm. He always had a song to sing or a saying to say while he worked.
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