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Cynthia Vail[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, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50]

Female 1801 - 1877  (76 years)


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  • Name Cynthia Vail  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50] 
    Birth 28 Feb 1801  Palmer, Corinth, Saratoga, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 28, 29, 31, 36, 37, 38, 39, 48, 50] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 10 Nov 1877  Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 6, 13, 14, 28, 29, 31, 39, 48, 50] 
    Burial 12 Nov 1877  Hyrum City Cemetery, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 6, 13, 14, 48] 
    Person ID I312684222945  Oswald Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Father Doctor Gamaliel Vail,   b. 07 Jan 1762, Oyster Pond, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 06 Jul 1836, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Lucy Manning,   b. 1763, Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1814, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 21 Mar 1788  Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2512  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alva Benson,   b. 13 Dec 1799, De Ruyter, Onondago, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1883, Hyrum, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 11 Aug 1820  Charleston, Clark, Indiana. United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. David Benson,   b. 04 Jun 1821, Rockville, Parke, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Mar 1904, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     2. William Benson,   b. 16 Nov 1822, Rockville, Parke, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1823, Rockville, Parke, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. Keziah Benson,   b. 10 Mar 1825, Eel River Township, Hendricks, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1901, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     4. James Benson,   b. 06 Feb 1828, Round, Hendrick, Johnson, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1862, Hyrum, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)
     5. Lucy Benson,   b. 31 May 1831, Clinton, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 06 Mar 1914, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     6. Moroni Benson,   b. 25 Jul 1833, Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1917, Hyrum City, Cache County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     7. Ammon Benson,   b. 21 Jun 1836, Liberty, Clay, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1838, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     8. Polly Elvira Benson,   b. 28 Jan 1839, Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1928, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     9. Cynthia Elizabeth Benson,   b. 15 Sep 1841, Clarksville, McLean, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1913, Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     10. George Gamaliel Benson,   b. 29 Jul 1844, Clarksville, McLean, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 03 Sep 1846, Pottawattomie Bluffs, Pottawattomie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
    Family ID F2266  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

  • Notes 
    • !Alva Benson s Family Bible; also bith
      !Alva Benson s Family Bible; also bith place could be Thompkins, Cayuga.NY

      According to Cynthia, place of birth was Parma, Cayuga, NY (see Comments)
      (Deleted in error). VAIL gave her place of birth as Parma, Cayuga, New York (as shown on Endowment House Index Cards), family records say she was born in Palmer, Onondago, New York (COMMENTS: According to Wikipedia, there was no Parma, NY until 1808, when a town by that name was organized in Genessee County - and now is in Monroe County. At the time of the 1800 census, Gamaliel Vail and his family were residing in Northumberland, Saratoga, New York. The name may have been misunderstood by the person taking the data in the Endowment House.)

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