Brief Life History of Yeppa
When Yeppa Benson was born on 1 April 1866, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Jeppe Bendtsen, was 70 and his mother, Hanna Marthea Hansen, was 41. He married Catherine Zwiefel on 24 September 1889, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Clifton, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1900 and Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1910. He died on 27 November 1929, in Weiser, Washington, Idaho, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Weston, Franklin, Idaho, United States.
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- Jeffa Benson in household of Jeffa Benson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Yeppa Benson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Yeppa Benson, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
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1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1868 · Impeach the President!
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.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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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