Alva Benson
Birth Date
On 1799 December 13 (Born)
Death Date
On 1883 October 19 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Captain of the 4th Company of Ten.
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Born
1799 December 13
Date Details
Occurred On 1799 December 13
Traveled in
Uriah Curtis Company (1852)
1852 June 28 – September 29 (Age 52)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Keziah Messenger (Age 72)
Cynthia Vail (Age 51)
Moroni Benson (Age 19)
Polly Elvira Benson (Age 13)
Cynthia Elizabeth Benson (Age 11)
Date Details
Started On 1852 June 28
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 29
Company Arrived
Died
1883 October 19 (Age 83)
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Alva Benson (1799 - 1883) Profile
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Person
1860 Utah Census
1860 Utah Census.
Presiding Bishopric immigrant location committee minutes, 1852 September 20-October 13
Presiding Bishopric immigrant location committee minutes, 1852 September 20-October 13. Image 16 of 48.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"16th Company", Deseret News, (18 September 1852), Page 2.
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Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956
"Lucy Benson Wilson autobiography", Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956.
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James McGaw eleventh pioneer emigration company, 1852
James McGaw eleventh pioneer emigration company, 1852. Las Vegas, Nev: Maureen S. Bryson, 2002. Page 108-109.