Benjamin was born on March 6th, 1820 in Cece.1 Benjamin's father was Mihály Asbóth and his mother was Erzsébet Kováts. His paternal grandparents were Asbóth and <Unknown>. He had three brothers and two sisters, named János, János, János, Zsuzsanna and Erzsébet. He was the oldest of the six children.