Brief Life History of Serge Nelson
When Serge Nelson Benson was born on 15 March 1906, in Whitney, Franklin, Idaho, United States, his father, Serge Ballif Benson, was 28 and his mother, Melinda Caroline Nelson, was 24. He married Elizabeth Ruth Horton on 10 June 1931, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949 and Wheaton, Montgomery, Maryland, United States in 1950. He died on 28 October 1994, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Serge Benson, "United States Census, 1930"
- Serge Nelson Benson, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Mr. Serge Nelson Benson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
1908 · The Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot
Being listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot dates to the more prosperous era in the history of American railroad travel. Originally called the Union Station, it was jointly constructed by the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroads and the Oregon Short Line. The platforms behind the station ran north-to-south, parallel to the first main line built in the Salt Lake Valley. When Amtrak was formed in 1971, it took over the passenger services at the station, but all trains were moved to the Rio Grande station after it joined Amtrak. In January 2006, The Depot was opened as a shopping center that housed shops, restaurants and music venues.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
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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Serge Nelson Benson Birth: Mar. 15, 1906 Whitney Franklin County Idaho, USA Death: Oct. 28, 1994 Son of Melinda Caroline Nelson & Serge B. Benson. Family links: Parents: Serge Ballif Benson …
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