Benjamin Franklin Johnson

Brief Life History of Benjamin Franklin

When Benjamin Franklin Johnson was born on 28 July 1818, in Chautauqua, New York, United States, his father, Ezekiel Johnson, was 45 and his mother, Julia Hills, was 34. He married Melissa Bloomfield LeBaron on 25 December 1841, in Kirtland Township, Lake, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1855 and lived in Colonia Díaz, Chihuahua, Mexico in 1890 and Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1900. In 1880, at the age of 62, his occupation is listed as farmer. He died on 18 November 1905, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Franklin Johnson
1818–1905
Sarah Melissa Holman
1838–1901
Marriage: 3 February 1856
Samuel Babbitt
1847–1895
Kemo Johnson
1850–1889
Margret Elva Johnson
1850–1880
Daniel Babbitt
1852–1873
Benjamin Julius Johnson
1857–1937
Brigham Moroni Johnson
1859–1935
Heber Franklin Johnson
1861–1920
John Angus Johnson
1863–1914
Sariah Agnes Johnson
1863–1945
Sarah Melissa Johnson
1866–1940
Cassandra Johnson
1868–1957
Lionel Brand Johnson
1871–1943
Ellis Hills Johnson
1873–1966
Delightra Victoria Johnson
1875–1961
George Albert Johnson
1878–1951

Sources (194)

  • (1850) Benjamin Johnson in Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, United States 1850 Census
  • Benj F Johnson, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1826

Historical Boundaries: 1826: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Johan, Jo(h)n (see John ) + -son. It was often interchanged with Jenson and Janson . In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Norwegian, Danish, or North German Johnsen , Johannesen , Johannsen , Johansen , Jansen , Jantzen , and Jensen , Swedish Johnsson (see below), Johansson , Jonsson , and Jansson , Dutch Janssen , German Janz , Czech Jansa 1, and Slovenian Janša (see Jansa 2) and Janežič (see Janezic ). Johnson (including in the sense 2 below) is the second most frequent surname in the US. It is also the second most common surname among Native Americans and a very common surname among African Americans.

Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Johnsson: patronymic from the personal name John, a variant of Jon (see John ). Compare 1 above.

History: Surname Johnson was brought independently to North America by many different bearers from the 17th and 18th centuries onward. Andrew Johnson (1808–75), 17th president of the US, was born in Raleigh, NC, the younger son of Jacob Johnson and Mary (or Polly) McDonough. Little is known of his ancestors. The 36th president, Lyndon B. Johnson, dates his American forebears back seven generations to James Johnston (sic) (born c. 1662) who lived at Currowaugh, Nansemond, and Isle of Wight counties, VA. — Noted early bearers also include Marmaduke Johnson (died 1674), a printer who came from England to MA in 1660; Edward Johnson (1598–1672), a colonial chronicler who was baptized at St. George's parish, Canterbury, England, and emigrated to Boston in 1630; and Sir Nathaniel Johnson (c. 1645–1713), a colonial governor of Carolina, who came from County Durham, England.

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

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HISTORY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN JOHNSON

HISTORY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN JOHNSON He was born July 28, 1818 at Pomphret, Chautaqua County, New York. He was the son of Ezekiel Johnson and Julia Hills. He was converted to the Gospel and was …

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