Benjamin James Benson Jr. (1801 - 1875)

Born 10 Jul 1801 in Tremont, Hancock, Maine, United States

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Died 23 Sep 1875 at age 74 in Tremont, Hancock, Maine, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Benson Name Study.

Benjamin James Benson Jr; baptized 8 Jan 1801 at Hancock, Maine; b. 10 Jan 1801; b. 11 Jul 1801; (Calculated date); m. Almira Heath, daughter of William Heath and Hannah Allen; m. Jessie Graham, daughter of Moses Graham and Jane (--?--), between 1850 and 1860; d. 23 Sep 1875 Æ 74y 2m 13d; he was buried at Benson Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine.

Known children of Benjamin James Benson Jr. and Almira Heath were as follows:

• i. Harriet M. Benson; b. 22 Jan 1823 at Hancock, Maine; (Calculated date); m. Benjamin Benson, son of Bartlett Benson and Mary Nichols, circa 1848; d. 7 Jan 1905 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine, at age 81; she was buried at Benson Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine.
• ii. Eliza Ann Benson; b. 15 Apr 1824 at Hancock, Maine; m. James Robbins Thurston, son of John Thurston and Nancy F. Gott, 12 Mar 1845; d. 10 Oct 1857 at age 33; she was buried at Benson Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine.
• iii. Benjamin Bartlett Benson; b. 1827 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; m. Mary G. Barr circa 1848; d. 19 Jul 1906 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine; he was buried at Head of the Harbor Cemetery, Marsh Road, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, 1827-1907 on stone..
• iv. William H. Benson; b. 18 Dec 1827 at Hancock, Maine; (Calculated date); m. Lucy Ann Noonan, daughter of Timothy Noonan and Sally Babbidge; d. 14 Oct 1877 Æ 49y 9m 27d; he was buried at Benson Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine.
• v. John Quincy Adams Benson; b. 12 Jul 1830 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; m. Nancy J. Noonan circa 1849. He died 05 Mar 1917
• vi. Henry C. Benson; b. 3 Oct 1831 at Hancock, Maine; (Calculated date); d. 30 Aug 1879 at age 47; AE 47y 10m 27d.
• vii. Hannah H. Benson; b. 15 May 1836 at Hancock, Maine; d. 30 Jul 1912 at age 76; she was buried at Benson Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine. She appeared on the census of 14 Jun 1900 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine. ummarried.
• viii. Julia Ann Benson; b. Oct 1837 at Hancock, Maine; d. 14 Jun 1910 at age Æ 72y 7m; she was buried at Benson Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine. She appeared on the census of 14 Jun 1900 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine. unmarried.
• ix. Samuel P. Benson; b. circa 1845 at Hancock, Maine; d. 8 Sep 1875; Æ 30y.
• x. Mary Benson; b. 10 Aug 1845 at Hancock, Maine; d. 2 Nov 1915 at age 70; she was buried at Benson Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine.

Known children of Benjamin James Benson Jr. and Jessie Graham all b. at Tremont, Hancock, Maine, were as follows:

• i. James Buchanan Benson; b. Feb 1856; m. Eva Maria Lawson, daughter of Captain George Lawson and Hannah B Mitchell, 20 Oct 1880 at Rockland, Knox, Maine; d. 1926; he was buried at Benson Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine.
• ii. Lyman N. Benson; b. circa 1858.
• iii. Daniel G. Benson; b. Nov 1858 at Maine; b. Nov 1859; m. Caroline E. Hitchcock, daughter of Eben T. Hitchcock and Susan Lewis, circa 1897; d. 1931; he was buried at Benson Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine.
• iv. Eliza A. Benson; b. 28 Jan 1862; d. 1 May 1865 at age 3; she was buried at Benson Cemetery, Tremont, Hancock, Maine.

• Fact: Residence (1830) Moose Island, Hancock, Maine, United States
• Fact: Residence (1850) Tremont, Hancock, Maine
• Fact: Residence (1860) Tremont, Hancock, Maine, United States
• Fact: Residence (1870) Maine, United States
• Fact: Burial (September 1875) Bernard, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, United States

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 May 2023, 16:05), entry for Benjamin James Benson (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LD3Q-C44 ); contributed by various users.
• Find A Grave [1]
• 1830 Federal Census; Moose Island, Hancock, Maine United States (FSO) [2]
• 1850 Federal Census; Tremont, Hancock Maine (FSO) [3]
• 1860 Federal Census; Tremont, Hancock, Maine United States (FSO) [4]