John Bennion
Birth Date
On 1820 July 9 (Born)
Death Date
On 1877 September 1 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Moor, Harwarden, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom
1820 July 9
Mother
Elizabeth Roberts
Father
John Bennion
Date Details
Occurred On 1820 July 9
Baptized by Robert Reid
1841 May 2 (Age 20)
Married
Esther Wainwright
1842 February 12 (Age 21)
Traveled in
Edward Hunter/Joseph Horne Company (1847)
1847 June 17 – September 29 (Age 26)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Samuel Roberts Bennion (Age 4)
Mary Bennion (Age 3)
Esther Wainwright (Age 29)
Ann Bennion (Age 1)
Angeline Roberts Bennion (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 17
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 September 29
Company Arrived
Married
Esther Ann Birch
1856 July 20 (Age 36)
Married
Mary Turpin
1857 April 19 (Age 36)
Served in
British Mission
1872 October 14 (Age 52)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
St George, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George Albert Smith
Location Served
Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1872 October 14
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1877 September 1 (Age 57)
Media
John Bennion (1820 - 1877) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret News
"Obituary", Deseret News, (26 September 1877), Page 15.
Saints By Sea
"John Bennion. ID: 67021", Saints By Sea.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 14 October 1872, Vol. A, Page 23, Line 978.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 14 October 1872, Vol. B, Page 25, Line 978.
Pioneer
BIOGRAPHICAL sketches, 1891-2013
"Samuel R. Bennion", BIOGRAPHICAL sketches, 1891-2013.
Deseret Evening News
"Bennion Family Reunion", Deseret Evening News, (8 October 1907), Page 5.
George Whitaker autobiography, undated
George Whitaker autobiography, undated, Page 31-37.
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Harden Bennion, The Bennion Family of Utah
"John Bennion letter", Harden Bennion, The Bennion Family of Utah, 1.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 43.
Salt Lake Telegram
"Mrs. Spencer Rites are Set", Salt Lake Telegram, (28 May 1934), Page 6.
Tooele County Daughters of Utah Pioneers. History of Utah's Tooele County: from the edge of the Great Basin frontier. Tooele, Utah: Transcript Bulletin Publishing, Inc, 2012
Tooele County Daughters of Utah Pioneers. History of Utah's Tooele County: from the edge of the Great Basin frontier. Tooele, Utah: Transcript Bulletin Publishing, Inc, 2012.
