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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- 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"
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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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