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Lewis Barber Benson

Lewis Barber Benson[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25]

Male 1804 - 1871  (66 years)


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  • Name Lewis Barber Benson  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25] 
    Birth 06 Dec 1804  Fabius, Onondaga, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 03 Mar 1871  Dallas, Dallas, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Burial 03 Mar 1871  Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Dallas Township, Dallas, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Person ID I312684222783  Oswald Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Father Benjamin Benson,   b. 03 Aug 1773, Maple, Rensselaer, New York, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Oct 1846, Mendon, Adams, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Keziah Messenger,   b. 04 Dec 1779, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1857, Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 15 Dec 1795  Onondaga, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2542  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Malinda Blanchard,   b. 06 Dec 1804, Fabius, Onondaga, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 Aug 1896, Dallas, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 03 Jul 1824  Hendricks, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2155  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Christening: 14 Feb 1832 Mormon Church,
      Christening: 14 Feb 1832 Mormon Church, Bath, Stuben Co., Ny --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1830 - bought 80 acres land in Sheffield Twp., Tippecanoe Co., IN,4/16/1830. Two children born after 1844 died in infancy.

      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J
      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

      Alternate death date: 3 May 1872 (IGI (I
      Alternate death date: 3 May 1872 (IGI (International Genealogical Index))

      Possible second wife: Belinda Blanchard (Ancestral File)

      Belinda Blanchard and Malinda Blanchard may be the same individual. Lewis Barber Benson and Malinda Blanchard had children born from abt 1825 to abt 1840. Belinda Blanchard supposedly married Lewis Barber Benson abt 1830. No children are listed for them on the Ancestral File or IGI.

      *Family records of Fred H. Benson LDS Ea
      *Family records of Fred H. Benson LDS Early Curch Membership Records Book: Mormoms and their neighbors by Marvin Wiggins

      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

      Burial
      The computer said the burial place was not standarized, so I removed the comma and up came Dallas Township.

      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM) REPO: @R01@; ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; ;

  • Sources 
    1. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Family Search.Org Library.

    2. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Lewis Barber Benson (1804 - 1877) - Find A Grave Memorial." Lewis Barber Benson (1804 - 1877) - Find A Grave Memorial. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014..

    3. [S1173462465] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Documents of Polly Benson (1816-1912): A collection of documents during the life of Polly Benson.
      http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~chrisandhowellsfam/genealogy/bensonp_documents.html.

    4. [S1173462472] FamilySearch.org, Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV8-7NL8 : 15 December 2020), Lewis Barber Benson, ; Burial, Union Township, Dallas, Iowa, United States of America, Pleasant Hill Cemetery; citing record ID.

    5. [S1173462472] FamilySearch.org, Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV8-7NLZ : Thu Apr 03 02:07:42 UTC 2025), Entry for Lewis Barber Benson.

    6. [S1173462536] FamilySearch.org, Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68CR-RMZW : Fri Mar 08 13:13:26 UTC 2024), Entry for Lucinda McGrew and Lewis B Benson, 13 Jul 1935.

    7. [S1173462536] FamilySearch.org, Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68C5-18CL : Fri Mar 08 01:45:17 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas W Benson and Louis Benson, 4 Nov 1924.

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    10. [S1173462536] FamilySearch.org, Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q248-QXZL : Fri Mar 08 01:45:17 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas W Benson and Louis Benson, 04 Nov 1924.

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    14. [S1173462567] FamilySearch.org, Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990, "Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVWL-88Q : 28 February 2024), Lewis Benson in entry for Marry Mossenar, 1917.

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    16. [S1173462571] FamilySearch.org, United States, Census, 1870, "United States, Census, 1870", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJT-G7R : Mon Jan 20 01:48:53 UTC 2025), Entry for Lewis Benson and Unreadable Benson, 1870.

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    19. [S1173462606] FamilySearch.org, United States, Census, 1840, "United States, Census, 1840", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT3-SV1 : Sat Mar 09 22:06:39 UTC 2024), Entry for Lewis B Benson, 1840.

    20. [S1173462638] FamilySearch.org, Iowa, Old Age Tax Assistance Records, 1934-1958, "Iowa, Old Age Tax Assistance Records, 1934-1958", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLXD-ZC8Z : Wed Jan 15 09:10:22 UTC 2025), Entry for Lucinda McGrew and Louis Benson, 1934-1946.

    21. [S1173462708] FamilySearch.org, Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1968, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1968", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CK1W-X9T2 : Sat Jan 18 15:49:02 UTC 2025), Entry for Harriet Garroutte and Louis Benson, 2 Sep 1920.

    22. [S1173462732] FamilySearch.org, Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992, "Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFXZ-3XN : 13 January 2020), Lewis B. Benson, 1824.

    23. [S1173462733] FamilySearch.org, Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2019, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2019", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZRY-D2XV : Sun Jan 19 12:10:16 UTC 2025), Entry for Lewis B Benson and Malinda Blanchard, 3 Jul 1824.

    24. [S1173462733] FamilySearch.org, Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2019, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2019", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DGBY-55PZ : Fri Mar 08 21:46:09 UTC 2024), Entry for Lewis B Benson and Reuben Claypool, 3 Jul 1824.

    25. [S1173462733] FamilySearch.org, Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2019, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2019", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8448-3R3Z : Fri Mar 08 21:46:08 UTC 2024), Entry for Lewis B Benson and Reuben Claypool, 3 Jul 1824.



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