Brief Life History of Polly
When Polly Benson was born on 12 February 1816, in Bath, Bath, Steuben, New York, United States, her father, Benjamin Benson, was 42 and her mother, Keziah Messenger, was 36. She married Joseph Bartholomew Sr. on 10 December 1843, in Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 19 December 1912, in Fayette, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Fayette Cemetery, Fayette, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Pollie Bartholomew, "United States Census, 1910"
- BIRTH: NY, Polly Benson, "Record of Benjamin Benson's Family", Polly Benson Bartholomew Family Bible
- Polly Benson, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934" FHL microfilm 954177
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
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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Testimony of Polly Benson Bartholomew
I joined the church in 1832. I knew the prophet Joseph Smith. I cooked for him, ate at his table and worked for him. I knew him personally and I know that he was a prophet of the Lord and that the …
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