Alice Eliza Benson

Female11 August 1848–3 June 1923

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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Family Time Line

James Henry Goodwin Sr
1843–1915
Alice Eliza Benson
1848–1923
Marriage: 20 December 1867
James Henry Goodwin Jr
1870–1946
Ezra Benson Goodwin
1871–1937
George A Goodwin
1871–1871
Perry Goodwin
1874–1876
Ernest Goodwin
1876–1956
Alice Elizabeth Goodwin
1879–
Carol Estella Goodwin
1882–1946

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

  • Marriage
    20 December 1867
  • Children (7)

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    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1851

    Age 3

    Historical Boundaries 1851: Lewis, Oregon Territory, United States 1852: Thurston, Oregon Territory, United States 1852: King, Oregon Territory, United States 1853: King, Washington Territory, United States 1889: King, Washington, United States

    1863

    Age 15

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1868 · Impeach the President!

    Age 20

    Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

    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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