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Personal data Alva Thomas Benson 


Household of Alva Thomas Benson

(1) He is married to Cynthia Vail.

They got married on August 7, 1820 at Charleston, Clark, Indiana, United States, he was 20 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Kesiah BENSON  1812-1863 


(2) He is married to Rachel Henrie.

They got married on November 5, 1866 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, he was 66 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Alva Thomas Benson

Alva Thomas Benson
1799-1883

(1) 1820

Cynthia Vail
1801-1877

Kesiah BENSON
1812-1863
Cynthia Elizabeth Benson
1841-1913
(2) 1866

Rachel Henrie
1802-1883


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Birthday December 13, 1799

  • The temperature on December 13, 1799 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken mist. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1799: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 16 » French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor: Napoleon drives Ottoman Turks across the River Jordan near Acre.
    • July 25 » At Abu Qir in Egypt, Napoleon I of France defeats 10,000 Ottomans under Mustafa Pasha.
    • August 23 » Napoleon I of France leaves Egypt for France en route to seizing power.
    • August 30 » The entire Dutch fleet is captured by British forces under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby and Admiral Sir Charles Mitchell during the War of the Second Coalition.
    • September 19 » French Revolutionary Wars: French-Dutch victory against the Russians and British in the Battle of Bergen.
    • December 3 » War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Wiesloch: Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal Anton Sztáray defeats the French at Wiesloch.

Day of marriage November 5, 1866

  • The temperature on November 5, 1866 was about 11.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • April 6 » The Grand Army of the Republic, an American patriotic organization composed of Union veterans of the American Civil War, is founded. It lasts until 1956.
    • April 8 » Italy and Prussia ally against the Austrian Empire.
    • May 5 » Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo, New York.
    • May 22 » Oliver Winchester founded the Winchester Repeating Arms
    • July 28 » At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln).
    • December 12 » Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.

Day of death October 19, 1883

  • The temperature on October 19, 1883 was about 10.1 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 16 » The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by Congress.
    • May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
    • May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
    • June 16 » The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children.
    • August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
    • November 30 » The style of western calendar, Common Era is conveyed to Joseon (Early-Modern Korean kingdom]].


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