Brief Life History of David
When David Benson was born on 4 June 1821, in Rockville, Parke, Indiana, United States, his father, Alva Benson, was 21 and his mother, Cynthia Vail, was 20. He married Elsa Ann Curtis on 8 November 1846, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Hyrum Election Precinct, Cache, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 8 March 1904, in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Hyrum City Cemetery, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Davis Benson, "United States Census, 1850"
- David Benson, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- David Benson Marriage date.
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1823
Historical Boundaries: 1823: Parke, Indiana, United States
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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Cynthia Vail & Alva Benson History
ALVA BENSON Father: Benjamin Benson, Mother: Keziah Messanger, Born : 13 Dec 1799, (Fabius or Doriter Doretta?), Onondago County, New York Died: 18 or 19 Oct 1883 Married: 11 Aug 18 …
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