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Male John BENSON Click to view John BENSON in the family tree

John was born on July 22nd, 1781 in Mendon, Worcester, Ma.  John's father was John BENSON and his mother was Mary HOLBROOK.  His paternal grandfather was Benoni BENSON and his paternal grandmother is Abigail WHITE; his maternal grandfather is Sylvanus (Jr.) HOLBROOK and his maternal grandmother was Thankful THAYER. He had four brothers and four sisters, named George Washington, Jared, Sulvanus Holbrook, Judson, Abigail, Phyba, Prudence and Thankful.  He was the oldest of the nine children.  He died at the age of 60 on January 21st, 1842 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Ma.


John's family with Chloe TAFT

‌John and Chloe were married in a religious ceremony on December 19th, 1805 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Ma.  They had three sons and three daughters, named Ezra Taft, George Taft, John M., Charlotte Taft, Hannah and Abbie Ann.

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