John Longman Bench
Birth Date
On 1838 June 29 (Born)
Death Date
On 1905 November 16 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Sheepwash, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
1838 June 29
Mother
Ann Longman (1808 - 1886)
Father
William Bench, Sr. (1815 - 1875)
Date Details
Occurred On 1838 June 29
Baptized by
Thomas Brown Holmes Stenhouse
1849 October 16 (Age 11)
Traveled in
Robert Wimmer Company (1852)
1852 July – September 15 (Age 14)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
George Edward Bench (Age 9)
Martha Bench (Age 5)
Mary Bench (Age 5)
Ann Longman (Age 44)
William Bench, Sr. (Age 37)
William Bench, Jr. (Age 11)
Date Details
Started Circa 1852 July
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 15
Company Arrived
Married
Maria Watson Kirby
1863 December 19 (Age 25)
Served in
British Mission
1882 October 9 (Age 44)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Widower
Priesthood Quorum When Called
48th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Francis Marion Lyman
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1882 October 9
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States
1905 November 16 (Age 67)
Media
John L Bench (1838 - 1905) Profile
Sources
Person
1860 Utah Census
1860 Utah Census.
Deseret Evening News
"Manti: Patriarch J. L. Bench Dead", Deseret Evening News, (18 November 1905), Page 11.
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
History of Sanpete County
"Bench, John L.", History of Sanpete County, Page 101.
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
Mission
John L Bench journal, 1882 October-1883 January
John L Bench journal, 1882 October-1883 January.
John L. Bench mission papers, 1883-1884
John L. Bench mission papers, 1883-1884.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1882, Vol. B, Page 66, Line 2619.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1882, Vol. A, Page 61, Line 2619.
Pioneer
New Orleans, Passenger Lists, 1813-1963
New Orleans, Passenger Lists, 1813-1963.