When Frank Andrus Benson was born on 16 October 1853, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Ezra Taft Benson, was 42 and his mother, Adeline Brooks Andrus, was 40. He married Amanda Charlotta Eliason on 9 December 1880, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Cache, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 5 May 1937, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1856: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States
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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.
Possible Related NamesLIFE SKETCH OF FRANK ANDRUS BENSON By Eleanora Benson Allen Seventh child and 6th daughter Before I start the life story of my father, Frank Andrus Benson, I would like to begin with a short sketch …
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