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George William Benson

Birth: 15 Feb 1808
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Death: 15 Aug 1879 (aged 71)
Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery

Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot: Section 6, Lot 69
Memorial ID: 42612845 View Source

Providence, Rhode Island, abolitionist, Society of Friends (Quaker). Manager and founding member of the American Anti-Slavery Society, December 1833, Brooklyn, Connecticut. Brother-in-law of abolitionist leader William Lloyd Garrison.
Age: 71
Month of Death: Aug
Cause Of Death: Measles of bowel
Census Year: 1880
Census Location: (City, County, State)
Wakarusa, Douglas, Kansas
Enumeration District: 75 Line: 28 Roll: T1130_42

Providence, Rhode Island, abolitionist, Society of Friends (Quaker). Manager and founding member of the American Anti-Slavery Society, December 1833, Brooklyn, Connecticut. Brother-in-law of abolitionist leader William Lloyd Garrison.
Age: 71
Month of Death: Aug
Cause Of Death: Measles of bowel
Census Year: 1880
Census Location: (City, County, State)
Wakarusa, Douglas, Kansas
Enumeration District: 75 Line: 28 Roll: T1130_42

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Catherine Knapp Stetson Benson

1809–1890 (m. 1833)

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Created by: Pete
Added: Oct 2, 2009
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42612845/george_william-benson: accessed ), memorial page for George William Benson (15 Feb 1808–15 Aug 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42612845, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Pete (contributor 47074925).

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