Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Benson was born about 1705, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Jonathan Benson, was 41 and her mother, Anne Lodge, was 31. She married John Wilson in 1724. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter.
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Sources (10)
- Elizabeth Benson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizebth Benson, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Elizabeth Benson, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
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Children (6)
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World Events (2)
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed
The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.
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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