He was a son of Bartlett Benson and Malinda Collins. He married Hannah daughter of Lewis and Louisa (Beverstock) Johnson. He was a Hotel Proprietor.
Sources
United States Census, 1850, Anson, Somerset, Maine
United States Census, 1870, Anson, Somerset, Maine
United States Census, 1900, Norwell Town, Plymouth, Massachusetts
MARRIAGE - "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHGN-9DS : 10 February 2018), Lewis Johnson in entry for John B. Benson and Hannah M. Johnson, 18 Jun 1872; citing Marriage, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 740,994.
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