Born in Vita-mille, Sweden
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Reinhard (Bemtsen) Benson
— married
29 Nov 1883 in Michigamme, Michigan
Descendants 
Mother of
Annie Benson, Thelma M (Benson) Mitchell, Henry Benson, John Alex Benson and Adolf Helding Benson
Died about
at about age 86
in Michigamme, Michigan
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Biography
Betsy Nilson Isaacson was born October 23, 1847 in Vita Mille, Sweden, and died November 04, 1933 in Michigamme, Marquette County, MI.She married Reinhard Berntssen on November 29, 1883 in Michigamme, Marquette County, MI, son of Bernt Hanssen and Anne Jørgensdatter. Includes NotesNotes for Betsy Nilson Isaacson: Came to Boston from Vitamula, Sweden (Skane) via Denmark--first husband (a sailor) lost in a shipwreck in the North Sea. Worked as a housekeeper in Champion, MI, and also in Michigamme, MI. While in Michigamme, worked for Captain Orr (head mining official at the Michigamme Iron mine), was also a cook. Retained that capacity for 2 years--until she married Reinhart Benson. More About Betsy Nilson Isaacson: Moved 1: 1872, From Sweden to Boston, MA, via Denmark. Moved 2: From Boston, MA, to Champion, MI. Moved 3: 1881, From Champion, MI, to Michigamme, MI. Residence: 1910, Michigamme, Marquette County, MI. More About Betsy Nilson Isaacson and Reinhard Berntssen: Marriage: November 29, 1883, Michigamme, Marquette County, MI. Children of Betsy Nilson Isaacson and Reinhard Berntssen are:
+Thelma M. Benson, b. October 10, 1884, Michigamme, Marquette County, MI, d. August 1979, MI. +Henry Benson, b. May 01, 1886, Michigamme, Marquette County,MI, d. June 29, 1955, Negaunee, MI. +John Alex Benson, b. June 23, 1888, Michigamme, Marquette County, MI, d. May 29, 1972, Marquette, Marquette County, MI. +Adolf Helding Benson, b. April 20, 1891, Michigamme, Marquette County, MI, d. August 31, 1948, Michigamme, Marquette County, MI.
Sources
- "Reinhard Benson." Free Family History and Genealogy Records - FamilySearch.org. Accessed February 07, 2017. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSB-9F8.
"Karen Lee Singer of Granada Hills, CA:Information about Betsy Nilson Isaacson." Karen-Singer-CA - User Trees - Genealogy.com. Accessed February 19, 2017. http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/i/n/Karen-Singer-CA/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0227.html.
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