Benjamin Franklin Johnson

28 July 1818–18 November 1905 (Age 87)
Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, United States

The Life Summary of Benjamin Franklin

When Benjamin Franklin Johnson was born on 28 July 1818, in Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, United States, his father, Ezekiel Johnson Jr., 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 lived in Colonia Díaz, Chihuahua, Mexico in 1890 and Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1900. He died on 18 November 1905, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in 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
Kemo Johnson
1850–1889
Elva Johnson
1850–1880
Benjamin Julius Johnson
1857–1937
Brigham Moroni Johnson
1860–1935
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

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 February 1856Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (13)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (16)

    +11 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 1
    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. 
    1840
    Age 22
    On 6 April 1840, Kirtland Township became part of the newly organized Lake County.
    1841
    Age 23
    Conservative rebellion against Bustamante. Santa Anna's dictatorship.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Jantzen
    John
    Jeansonne
    Jonson

    Story Highlight

    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 …

    Sources (146)

    • Benjamin Franklin Johnson in entry for Julia Ann Lebaron, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
    • (1850) Benjamin Johnson in Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, United States 1850 Census
    • Benj F Johnson, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"

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