Joseph Samuel Bennion

Brief Life History of Joseph Samuel

When Joseph Samuel Bennion was born on 20 October 1886, in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Hyrum Bennion, was 39 and his mother, Eliza Ann Harker, was 33. He married Dora Araminta Goff on 26 March 1908, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in World for about 15 years. He died on 16 July 1968, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Taylorsville Memorial Park Cemetery, Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Samuel Bennion
1886–1968
Dora Araminta Goff
1885–1921
Marriage: 26 March 1908
Maurine Bennion
1911–1912
Marian Bennion
1911–1915
Josephine Bennion
1912–1924
Marinda Bennion
1914–1964
Joseph Elbert Bennion
1917–1984
Ruby May Bennion
1920–1993

Sources (60)

  • Joseph S Bennion, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Joseph S Bennion, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Joseph Samuel Bennion, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1890

Death by suicide of van Gogh.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Einion, ap Eynon ‘son of Einion’ (see Eynon ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Joseph Samuel Bennion There are many men in the early history of the Taylorsville/Bennion area that could be deserving of this honor (honor receiving and author, date unknown), but one man particul …

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