Brief Life History of Phebe Keziah
When Phebe Keziah Benson was born on 8 November 1850, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, her father, David Benson, was 29 and her mother, Elsa Ann Curtis, was 24. She married John Henderson on 3 October 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She lived in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 11 November 1878, in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 28, and was buried in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Phoebe C Benson in household of Davd Benson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Pheobe K B Henderson, "BillionGraves Index"
- Phebe Keziah Benson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States
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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Benson's Mill/ Benson's Settlement in Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Benson's Mill Location This settlement was called many different things throughout its history: Benson’s Mill, Bullock’s Mill, and Benson’s Settlement. Its longitu …
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