Alva BENSON

Birth:
13 Dec 1799
De Ruyter, Onondago, New York
Death:
19 Oct 1883
Hyrum, Cache, Utah
Burial:
21 Oct 1883
Hyrum, Cache, Utah
Marriage:
11 Aug 1820
Charlestown, Clark, Indiana
Sources:
Universal Genealogy, ALIAS: 4484-1098, GENDB
Notes:
                   SOURCES:
    1. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.
    2. 2000 Ordinance Index
Cynthia VAIL
Birth:
28 Feb 1801
Thompkins, Cayuga, New York
Death:
10 Nov 1877
Hyrum, Cache, Utah
Burial:
12 Nov 1877
Hyrum, Cache, Utah
Notes:
                       From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.
Children
Marriage
1
David BENSON
Birth:
4 Jun 1821
Rockville, Jackson, Indiana
Death:
18 Mar 1904
Hyrum, Cache, Utah
Eliza Elsa Ann CURTIS 
Marr:
8 Nov 1846
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, 
Notes:
                       From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.
2
William BENSON
Birth:
16 Dec 1822
Rockville, Jackson, Indiana
Death:
16 Oct 1823
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                       From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.
3
Keziah BENSON
Birth:
10 Mar 1825
Eel River, Hendricks, Indiana
Death:
20 Mar 1901
Hyrum, Cache, Utah
Ira ALLEN 
Marr:
1 Dec 1852
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
Notes:
                       From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.
4
James BENSON
Birth:
6 Feb 1828
Roundtown, Hendrick, Indiana
Death:
22 Mar 1862
Hyrum, Cache, Utah
Notes:
                       From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.
5
Lucy BENSON
Birth:
31 May 1831
Jefferson, Clinton, Indiana
Death:
6 Mar 1914
Hyrum, Cache, Utah
John Gill WILSON 
Marr:
6 Jun 1852
Pottawattamie, Iowa 
Notes:
                       From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.
6
Moroni BENSON
Birth:
25 Jul 1833
Independence, Jackson, Missouri
Death:
28 Jan 1917
Hyrum, Cache, Utah
Elizabeth STANDLEY 
Marr:
12 Jan 1867
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
Notes:
                       From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.
7
Ammon BENSON
Birth:
21 Jun 1836
Liberty, Clay, Missouri
Death:
28 Aug 1838
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                       From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.
8
Polly Elvira BENSON
Birth:
28 Jan 1839
Far West, Caldwell, Missouri
Death:
25 Nov 1928
Hyrum, Cache, Utah
John Gill WILSON 
Marr:
22 Jun 1857
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
Notes:
                       From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.
9
Cynthia Elizabeth BENSON
Birth:
15 Sep 1841
Clarkville, McLean, Illinois
Death:
13 Oct 1913
Hyrum, Cache, Utah
Ira ALLEN 
Marr:
25 Aug 1858
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
Notes:
                       From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.
10
George Gamaliel BENSON
Birth:
29 Jul 1844
Clarksville, McLean, Illinois
Death:
3 Sep 1846
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                       From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.
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Alva Benson - Cynthia Vail

Alva Benson was born at De Ruyter, Onondago, New York 13 Dec 1799. His parents were Benjamin Benson and Keziah Messenger.

He married Cynthia Vail 11 Aug 1820 at Charlestown, Clark, Indiana . Cynthia Vail was born at Thompkins, Cayuga, New York 28 Feb 1801 daughter of Gamaliel Vail and Lucy Manning .

They were the parents of 10 children:
David Benson born 4 Jun 1821.
William Benson born 16 Dec 1822.
Keziah Benson born 10 Mar 1825.
James Benson born 6 Feb 1828.
Lucy Benson born 31 May 1831.
Moroni Benson born 25 Jul 1833.
Ammon Benson born 21 Jun 1836.
Polly Elvira Benson born 28 Jan 1839.
Cynthia Elizabeth Benson born 15 Sep 1841.
George Gamaliel Benson born 29 Jul 1844.

Alva Benson died 19 Oct 1883 at Hyrum, Cache, Utah .

Cynthia Vail died 10 Nov 1877 at Hyrum, Cache, Utah .