Richard Benson
Alternate Names
Richard Benson (Birth Name)
Birth Date
On 1816 April 29 (Born)
Death Date
On 1895 August 2 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Wrightington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1816 April 29
Mother
Margaret Marsden
Father
Thomas Benson
Baptized by
Heber Chase Kimball
1837 (Age 20)
Served in
British Mission
1840 November 6 – 1842 September (Age 24)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Date Details
On 1840 November 6
Departed from Home
After 1842 September
Released
Married
Phoebe Forrester
1844 June 30 (Age 28)
Traveled in
Company Unknown
1850 (Age 33)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Phoebe Forrester (Age 29)
Richard Heber Benson (Age 0)
Date Details
Circa 1850
Joined Company
Circa 1850
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1866 April 21 – 1868 September 2 (Age 50)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
D H Wells
Set Apart By
Daniel Hanmer Wells
Date Details
On 1866 April 21
Set Apart
On 1868 September 2
Released
Traveled in
Daniel D. McArthur Company
1868 August 14 – September 2 (Age 52)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1868 August 14
Joined Company
On 1868 September 2
Company Arrived
Died in Parowan, Iron, Utah Territory, United States
1895 August 2 (Age 79)
Media
Richard Benson (1816 - 1895) Profile
Richard Benson (1816 - 1895)
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
DESERET Weekly
"The Dead", DESERET Weekly, (17 August 1895), Page 32.
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, 21 April 1866, Vol. 1, Page 8, Line 318.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 21 April 1866, Vol. 2, Page 9, Line 318.
Richard Benson journal
Richard Benson journal.
Pioneer
DESERET Evening News
Jenson, Harold H., "True Pioneer Stories", DESERET Evening News, (14 June 1934).
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868
"Captain D. D. McArthur, memorandum book, 1868", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868.
