Brief Life History of Nels Ernest
When Nels Ernest Benson was born on 24 January 1878, in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Nels Benson, was 31 and his mother, Philindia Eldredge Kofford, was 23. He married Anna Dorthea Christina Frederickson on 13 November 1906, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Vernon, Tooele, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 27 February 1924, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Vernon, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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- Nels E Benson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Legacy NFS Source: Nels Ernest Benson - Individual or family possessions: birth: 24 January 1878; Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States
- Nels Or Nils E. Benson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded
Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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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NELS ERNEST and ANNA DORTHEA CHRISTINA FREDRICKSON BENSON
Vernon, Utah Jan. 28, 1972 Dear Winnie, I thought you would like to know what people here remember about your mother. You may or may not want to use all of these things in a history of her, but I …
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