Belling Line Family Tree » John Wesley Benson (1870-1961)

Personal data John Wesley Benson 


Household of John Wesley Benson

He is married to Elizabeth Ruggles.

They got married on 1885 1919, he was 48 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Lois Benson  1900-1994
  2. Hugh Benson  1920-1999
  3. Irvin Benson  1920-1999
  4. Jay Benson  1920-1999

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Wesley Benson

William Benson
1820-1905
(Unknown) Clarissa
1823-1911
Robert Vance
1792-1877
Catherine Daily
1798-1877

John Wesley Benson
1870-1961

1919

Elizabeth Ruggles
1882-1969

Lois Benson
1900-1994
Hugh Benson
1920-1999
Irvin Benson
1920-1999
Jay Benson
1920-1999

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    Historical events

    Birthday February 21, 1870

    • The temperature on February 21, 1870 was about 1.8 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • February 15 » Stevens Institute of Technology is founded in New Jersey, USA and offers the first Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.
      • March 1 » Marshal F. S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War.
      • March 30 » Texas is readmitted to the United States Congress following Reconstruction.
      • May 14 » The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.
      • October 7 » Franco-Prussian War: Léon Gambetta escapes the siege of Paris in a hot-air balloon.
      • November 1 » In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.
    

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