Brief Life History of Alice Eliza
When Alice Eliza Benson was born on 11 August 1848, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, her father, Ezra Taft Benson, was 37 and her mother, Eliza Ann Parry, was 20. She married James Henry Goodwin Sr on 20 December 1867. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States in 1880 and Baker City, Baker, Oregon, United States in 1920. She died on 3 June 1923, in Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Seattle, King, Washington, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Alice Benson in household of Amelia Benson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Alice E Goodwin, "Find A Grave Index"
- Elizabeth Benson in entry for D W Ferguson and Alice E Goodwin, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
Spouse and Children
1843–1915 Male
1848–1923 Female
Children (7)
1870–1946 Male
1871–1937 Male
1871–1871 Male
1874–1876 Male
1876–1956 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1811–1869 Male
1828–1913 Female
Siblings (7)
1848–1923 Female
1849–1921 Male
1851–1918 Female
1853–1917 Male
1860–1928 Female
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World Events (8)
1851
Age 3
1863
Age 15
1868 · Impeach the President!
Age 20
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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