John BENNION

                   BIRTH: Hawarden Parish Records, F.H.L. Film #944,004.
CHRISTENING:  Hawarden Parish Records, F.H.L. Film #944,004.
MARRIAGE:  (1) Esther Wainwright 15 Feb 1842, TIB, Copy in possession of Helen S. Madsen. (Married in England, No L.D.S. Church records found for this marriage.)
	(2) Esther Ann Birch, 20 Jul 1856, P.O., F.H.L. Film # 183,374.
	(3) Mary Turpin,19 Apr 1857 P.O., F.H.L. Film #183,395, p. 43, #1134.
DEATH:  F.H.L. Film #6498, pt.1, p. 199, #7954.
BURIAL: Salt Lake Cemetery plot A, block 2, lot 4.

BAPTISM: John Bennion Autobiography, p.556, Bennion Family of Utah, Vol. III.
ENDOWMENT: F.H.L. Film #962,798, Nauvoo endowment register, p.341.&184101 EHIUS, p.290. #4565.
SEALED TO PARENTS: F.H.L. Film  #1239619 SLAkE p.144, #4564.
SEALED TO SPOUSE: (1) Esther Wainwright, 23 Aug 1852 P.O. F.H.L. Film #183,393 p.55, & 20 Feb 1857 EHOUS,  F.H.L. Film #183,395 p.70,
	(2) Esther Ann Birch, 20 Jul 1856 P.O., F.H.L. Film #183,374 EHOUS, p.55, #844, 5 Apr 1862, EHOUS, F.H.L. Film #183,395, p.43, #1134 (5) Eckery Birch, 20 Jul 1856 P.O.. F.H.L. Film #183,374.
John Bennion and Esther Ann Birch were sealed by Brigham Young in the President's office July 20, 1856 at 1:00 p.m. Witnesses were B. Young and D. Mackintosh.
	(3) Mary Turpin. 19 Apr 1857 P.O., F.H.L. Film #183,395 P.O., p.43, #4578.
John Bennion and Mary Turpin were sealed by Daniel H. Wells in the President's office at 12 1/2 p.m. on 19 April, 1857. Witnesses were Thos Mackay and D.O. Calder.
Also sealed to(4) Ann Wainwright (d) 2 Aug 1871,  F.H.L. Film #183,397. EHOUS, p.176, (6)Mary Peters 17 Mar 1875 EHOUS, F.H.L. Film #183,400, Ref. 2775.

JOHN BENNION'S PATRIARCHAL BLESSING #1
Great Salt Lake City February 28th 1851. A blessing by John Smith, Patriarch, upon the head of John, son of John and Elizabeth Bennion, born Parish of Hawarden C of Flintshire North Wales July 9th 1820.
Brother John I place my hands upon thy head and seal thee a fathers blessing in the name of Jesus Christ for thou art a descendant of Joseph who was sold into Egypt and a trueful heir to all the blessings that was sealed upon his children by his father Israel therefore advise and prepare thyself for the work where unto thou art called for the Lord will clothe thee with power to administer in the holy Priesthood to gather the remnants of Jacob from the four Quarters of the Earth and the Children of Judah to their inheritance that was given them by Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. No power on earth shall stay thy hand no miracle shall be too hard for thee to perform by the power of the Priesthood which is sealed upon thee to continue through all the generations of thy posterity thou shalt gather thy thousands and lead them to Zion for the winds and the waves of the sea shall obey thy voice and thy name shall be known among many nations as a mighty man thy posterity shall be numerous so that they cannot be numbered the number of thy rejoice shall be according to the desires of thine heart even to see the earth cleansed from wickedness the saints dwell in peace and none to make them afraid shall be satisfied with riches and honors and in the end inherit eternal life in as much as thou art faithful to the end no power shall take it from thee even so Amen.

PATRIARCHAL BLESSING #2
Given at the English Fort, December 10, 1856, by John Young upon the head of John Bennion, son of John and Elizabeth, born July 9, 1820, Hawarden, Flint County, North Wales.
Brother John, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I lay my hands upon your head to bless you even with a father's blessing, and to seal upon your head the blessings of the everlasting gospel. I pray that the Holy Spirit may rest upon you and me that whatever is spoken may be by the dictates of the Holy Ghost.
Thou art a lawful heir to the everlasting covenant, being a literal descendant of Ephraim and an heir according to the promises to the blessings of the fulness of the Gospel all which I feel to seal upon thee at this time. Inasmuch as thy heart is honest before the Lord and thou has embraced the Gospel, left thy native land to sojourn with the people of God and to help to build up his kingdom and to establish righteousness, and it is thy delight, thy meat and drink, to help to do the will of God, therefore all the blessings which the Lord has designed to give unto the faithful thou art entitled to. I seal upon thy head the blessing of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and I say brother John that thy posterity shall be numerous upon the face of the earth. You shall have power to govern yourself, which is a great victory and your mind shall expand and you shall be enabled to understand the things of the celestial kingdom and in as much as you have it in your heart to carry out the principles of celestial home you shall be blest and have power over devils and unclean spirits and the eye of your understanding shall be like an eagles to behold things afar off and also near by; you shall have power to administer to the sick and many shall rise up and call you blessed, and your name shall be had in honorable remembrance in the Church and no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper, and notwithstanding, you may be called by the voice of the spirit to proclaim the gospel to those who are in darkness and in the shadow of death; and thou shalt have the holy comforter which leads unto truth and brings past things to mind, and you shall not fall by the enemy but you shall live till your hair is as white as pure wool and in as much as you desire it you shall live to see the redemption of Zion and help to build up temples, and you shall have flocks and herds for I realize by the spirit that is in me that thou desireth to do good. Thou shall see the downfall of nations and the widespreading glory of the kingdom of God until thou art satisfied with life. I say brother John be faithful and diligent and you shall be blest in your family and in all things you can desire before your heavenly Father, for there is an eternity of blessings awaits you, and I can seal you up to eternal life upon conditions of your faithfulness, and you shall have power to come forth in the first resurrection, and shall be one of the pillars in the temple of the living God to redeem those that died in the darkness, and you shall have the holy armor of God. You shall have power to stand against the grand enemy and be a mighty man of God and be led by the Spirit and the still small voice. I seal upon you these blessings and all you desire, for the heavens are full of blessings for you, and I do it in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, even so, Amen.
J. V. Long, Reporter. H. Long, Scribe.
Although published on Wednesday, September 5, 1877, this article was in a column titled From Saturday*s Daily, Sept. 1 John*s death occurred September 1,1877. The title of the article alludes to Brigham Young, who died August 29, 1877.

Another Good Man Gone.- Yesterday morning Elder John Bennion, of North Jordan Ward, sprang upon a bare-backed horse, near his residence. In doing so his body received a sudden jar, causing a severe internal injury. He rode a short distance, and then, with great difficulty, got off the horse and reached the nearest house.
He said from the first, No doctors can do me any good now. Medical assistance was procured from this city, he suffering severely in the meantime. At ten o*clock last night he seemed comparatively cornfrrtable, but subsequently became much worse, and finally, at twenty minutes past eight this morning, he expired.
The deceased leaves a very large family to mourn his departure. We were personally acquainted with him, and are well aware of his many noble qualities of head and heart, he being, we sincerely believe, one of natures noblemen, and a man full of integrity to the Lord and His work.
A short time prior to his demise he said he greatly desired that his family should live as he had taught them to, and remain faithful to the cause of God and truth.
The funeral services will be held at nine a.m. on Monday, at the residence of the late de­ceased. Friends of the family are invited to be present. The remains will be interred in the cemetery of this City, the same day.
For Letters of Administration and Probate Proceedings see Appendix 3.

John Bennions Obituary
	John Bennion, son of John and Elizabeth Roberts Bennion, who died Sept St., 1877, at North Jordan, Salt Lake County, was born in the township of Moore, parish Hawarden county, Flint, Wales on the 8th of July, 1820.  Received the gospel under the testimony of Elder John Taylor and was baptized May 2nd, 1841 by Robert Reid; confirmed under the hands of James McGuffey and Richard Harrison.  He was ordained a priest by John Greenbow and Thomas Dumbille, on the 8th of June following.  On the 15th of February, 1842 be was married to Esther Wainwright by Elder Greenbow, on the 22nd went on board the John Cummins and set sail for New Orleans, arriving at that port on the 25th of April.  On Saturday, May 7th he landed in Nauvoo, then the gathering place of the Saints.  He bought a city lot of Squire Warthington and resided there two years.  In April, 1844 he purchased a piece of land of  D. H. Wells, Esq. Six miles east of Nauvoo, built a house and shared in the persecution of the Saints until their expulsion from Illinois.  He was ordained a member of the 14th Quorum of Seventies on Sunday, December 22, the day the quorum was organized.  During the winter he made himself a wagon, and in January, 1846, attended to the ordinances in the Nauvoo Temple, and sold his farm, consisting of thirty-one acres, for the sum of forty-five dollars, leaving his house and lot in the city of Nauvoo unsold.  On the 19th of May he left Nauvoo and traveled west as far as Garden Grove, built two log cabins and planted crops, preparing for the Winter; in the Fall he was taken sick with the chills and fever. About the St. of November a call was made for men to go and bring up the poor Saints who had been driven out from Nauvoo.  He sent two yoke of oxen to assist in that labor.  On the 1 of April, 1847 he was enrolled in Captain Chatterters company, to travel to the West.  On the 10th was sent down to Des Moines, Iowa after corn to [        ] the company to go to Counsil Bluffs: returned home on the 24th, said his two log cabins for $2  and on the 28th started for the Bluffs, in a company of ten; arrived there on the 18th of May. The counsel of Elder John Taylor and P. Pratt was for all could fit themselves out, to go over the mountains.  On the 23rd May he started down to Missouri after provisions, made the journey of 280 miles, in fourteen days; crossed the Missouri River on the 12th of June, and on the 13th got his certificate, left Winter Quarters on the 14th, and camped near Elder Taylors company.  Next day he traveled ten miles, and camped near the Elk Horn; was enrolled in William Taylors company of ten, Joseph Hornes company of fifty, and Edward Hunters company of one hundred. He left the Elk Horn on Saturday and, the 19th and camped on the banks of the Platte until Monday 21st and then resumed the journey westward. He met the pioneer camp on their way to Winter Quarters, September 7th, on the Sweetwater; arrived in this valley on the first day of October.  He built a log cabin in the old fort
for his family and farmed on Canora Creek in the summer of 1848.  In December, he moved his house on the west side of Jordan, and moved his family into it on the St. day of January, 1849.  In February, 1850 he was in the Indian War, on the Provo River.  On the 4th of September, 1854, he started East, in charge of a company from West Jordan Ward, with supplies to assist the emigration. He was ordained an High Priest December 11th, 1856 under the hands John Young and Joseph Harker, was appointed to preside over the North Branch of the West Jordan Ward , April 17th, 1859 which position he held until called to go on a mission to the southern part of the Territory, at the October Conference in 1866.  He started on his mission November 11, settled on the Muddy, and was called from there to Long Valley and was appointed Bishop of that place December 20th. He was on that mission until the    Fall of 1873. He started on a visit to England in October of the same year and returned on February 15th, 1873. He was elected Justice of the Peace for North Jordan Precinct at the general election for 1875. He was an acting teacher in the ward in which he resided. He leaves 23 children and 21 grandchildren to mourn his loss.  Deseret News, September 12, 1877, Vol. 26, p