Ezra Taft Benson

Brief Life History of Ezra Taft

When Ezra Taft Benson was born on 22 February 1811, in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Perry Benson Jr., was 29 and his mother, Chloe Taft, was 25. He married Pamelia Emma Andrus in 1831. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Cache, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 3 September 1869, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ezra Taft Benson
1811–1869
Pamelia Emma Andrus
1809–1877
Marriage: 1831
Charles Augustus Benson
1832–1833
Chloe Jane Benson
1835–1835
Charles Augustus Benson
1837–1873
Adin Parsons Benson
1841–1841
Jonathan Andrus Benson
1841–1841
Pamelia Emma Benson
1842–1892
Harvey Andrus Benson
1844–1844
Isabella Benson
1846–1922
Charlotte Taft Benson
1850–1918

Sources (101)

  • Ezra T Benson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • E. T. Benson, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
  • Ezra T. Benson in entry for Geo T Benson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1825

Historical Boundaries: 1825: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

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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Brief History of Ezra T. Benson

Ezra T. Benson, “Brief History of Ezra T. Benson,” in Manuscript History of the Church, Historical Department Archives, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, vol. 16 (16 Jul. 1846), 55–82; …

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