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1847–1868

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Birth Date
28 January 1839
Death Date
25 November 1928
Gender
Female
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Polly Elvira Benson

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Uriah Curtis Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 13

Traveled with

  • Keziah Benson (Age: 72)
  • Alva Benson (Age: 52)
  • Cynthia Benson (Age: 51)
  • Moroni Benson (Age: 19)
  • Cynthia Elizabeth Benson (Age: 11)

Sources

  • 16th Company of 50 report, 1852 July 4.
  • 1860 Utah Census.
  • "Oldest Woman in Hyrum Goes to Final Rest," The Journal, 1 December 1928, p. 7.
  • Powell, Delna Swapp.  Eleventh Pioneer Emigration Company 1852 (Las Vegas, NV: Maureen S. Bryson, 2002), 108-109.
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.