George Taft Benson
Birth Date
On 1846 May 1 (Born)
Death Date
On 1919 May 16 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
1
Born in Garden Grove, Decatur, Iowa, United States
1846 May 1
Mother
Adeline Brooks Andrus (1813 - 1898)
Father
Ezra Taft Benson (1811 - 1869)
Date Details
Occurred On 1846 May 1
Traveled in
Charles C. Rich Company (1847)
1847 June 21 – October 2 (Age 1)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 21
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 October 2
Company Arrived
Baptized by
Ezra Taft Benson
1854 March 1 (Age 7)
Married
Louisa Alexandrine Ballif
1867 December 20 (Age 21)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1871 December 11 (Age 25)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
64th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Logan, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Albert Carrington
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1871 December 11
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
1919 May 16 (Age 73)
Media
George Taft Benson (1846 - 1919) Profile
Sources
Person
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 December 1871, Vol. B, Page 24, Line 913.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 December 1871, Vol. A, Page 22, Line 913.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 3.