Edwin Turpin Bennion
Birth Date
On 1868 April 8 (Born)
Death Date
On 1930 April 3 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1868 April 8
Mother
Mary Turpin (1840 - 1914)
Father
John Bennion (1820 - 1877)
Date Details
Occurred On 1868 April 8
Baptized by S B Young
1876 May 24 (Age 8)
Married
Mary Elizabeth Lindsay
1892 October 12 (Age 24)
Served in
Netherlands Mission
1892 October 14 – 1893 May 21 (Age 24)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Appointed to succeed Alfred L Farrell as mission president
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Seymour Bicknell Young
Served With
Mary Elizabeth Lindsay
Location Served
Antwerp, Belgium and Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Date Details
Started On 1892 October 14
Set Apart
Ended On 1893 May 21
Released
Arrived in Field
1892 November 17 (Age 24)
Date Details
Occurred On 1892 November 17
Called as President to
Netherlands Mission
1893 May 21 – 1895 March 7 (Age 25)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Netherlands-Belgium Mission
Served With
Mary Elizabeth Lindsay
Date Details
Started On 1893 May 21
Called
Ended On 1895 March 7
Departed from Field
Images
Edwin T. Bennion, President of the Netherlands Mission
Arrived at Home
1895 April 9 (Age 27)
Date Details
Occurred On 1895 April 9
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1930 April 3 (Age 61)
Media
Edwin Turpin Bennion (1868 - 1930) Profile
Missionary Brothers meet ca 1894-1895
Edwin T. Bennion, President of the Netherlands Mission, Circa 1893
Sources
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 14 October 1892, Vol. B, Page 133, Line 254.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 14 October 1892, Vol. A, Page 124, Line 254.
Netherlands Amsterdam Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1841-1977
Netherlands Amsterdam Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1841-1977.