Elisha Benson (1849 - 1929)

Born 23 Sep 1849 in Grates Cove, Newfoundland

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza (Moores) Benson — married 6 Aug 1876 in Grates Cove, Newfoundland

Descendants

Died 16 Sep 1929 at age 79 in Mount Oliver, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Elisha Benson, son of Elijah Benson, was born in Grates Cove, Newfoundland, 1846. He was reared and educated in his native land, and has resided there all his life, being at the present time (1914) engaged in carpentering and contracting, from which he derives a lucrative livelihood.^[1]

In early life he went to sea, and in due course of time became a foreign zone sea captain on large vessels, but later he abandoned this life and turned his attention to the line of work in which he is now engaged.

He married Eliza Moores, born in Northern Bay, Newfoundland, in 1847, her parents being natives of Newfoundland, of Welsh descent, the father, who was a fisherman and farmer, died in 1902, aged ninety years; he and his family were members of the Methodist church. In addition to Eliza, mentioned above, who was the youngest child in the family, they were the parents of three children: Willis; Jordan, a sea captain on local boats of Newfoundland; Frederick, a sea captain in local waters.

Children of Mr. and Mrs.Benson:

1. John C, formerly a resident of Brooklyn, now of Pittsburgh, a carpenter by trade; married Mabel Thompson.
2. Hubert G., of whom further.
3. Joseph William, a resident of Pittsburgh, a druggist by profession.
4. Jordan, a resident of Brooklyn, a structural iron worker by trade.
5. Drusilla, married Isaac Sparks ; resides in St. John's, Newfoundland.
6. Anna, married a Mr. Driscoll ; resides in St. John's, Newfoundland.
7. Ethel, resides in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Birth

Name Elisha Benson
Event Date 23 Sep 1851
Event Place Grates Cove, Bay de Verde, Newfoundland
Gender Male
Father's Name Elijah Benson
Mother's Name Eliza Ann^[2]

Marriage

Name: Elisha Benson
Event Date: 06 Aug 1876
Event Place: Grates Cove, Bay de Verde, Newfoundland
Spouse's Name: Eliza Moors^[3]

Bachelor and spinster. Both residents of Grates Cove.

Residence 1921

Census of St. John's East. In household:
Eli Driscoll Head Male 35 Lower Island Cove
Annie Driscoll Wife Female 36 Grates Cove Bar
Mabel Driscoll Daughter Female 8 St John's
Phylis Driscoll Daughter Female 6 St John's
Elisha Benson Father-in-law Male 71 Grate's Cove Bay De Verde
Eliza Benson Mother-in-law Female 70 Northern Bay
Claude Benson Nephew Male 14 Halifax Nova Scotia^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania Vol II (1915) by Jordan, John W. (John Woolf), 1840-1921, ed New York, Lewis historical publishing company (https://archive.org/details/genealogicalpers02injord)
2. ↑ "Canada, Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 1753-1893," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9T-P84D : 23 February 2021), Elisha Benson, 23 Sep 1851; citing Birth, Grates Cove, Bay de Verde, Newfoundland, Canada, Provincial Archives, St. John's.
3. ↑ "Canada, Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 1753-1893," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9T-PF9H : 23 February 2021), Elisha Benson and Eliza Moors, 06 Aug 1876; citing Marriage, Grates Cove, Bay de Verde, Newfoundland, Canada, Provincial Archives, St. John's.
4. ↑ "Canada, Newfoundland Census, 1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1W-58G8 : 8 March 2021), Elisha Benson in household of Eli Driscoll, St John's, St. John's East, Newfoundland, Canada; citing p. 42, household ID 493, line 2, Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,166,794.

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114388975/elisha-benson: accessed 29 July 2022), memorial page for Elisha Benson (1849–1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 114388975, citing South Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Marianne (contributor 47147246).