Jens Peter BENSON

Birth:
26 Apr 1831
Pedersker, Bornholm, Denmark
Chr:
12 Jun 1831
Aaker, Bornholm, Denmark
Death:
21 Jun 1898
Newton, Cache, Utah
Burial:
23 Jun 1898
Newton, Cache, Utah
Marriage:
15 Apr 1855
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Notes:
                   SOURCES:
    1. Family Records
Mette Christina ERICKSON
Birth:
15 Sep 1833
Dokkedal, Aalborg, Denmark
Death:
8 Apr 1876
Newton, Cache, Utah
Burial:
11 Apr 1876
Newton, Cache, Utah
Children
Marriage
1
Mary BENSON
Birth:
27 Feb 1856
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Death:
2 Sep 1938
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Hans Peter LARSEN 
Marr:
12 Jun 1871
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
2
Martha Ann BENSON
Birth:
29 Nov 1857
Lehi, Utah, Utah
Death:
8 Jul 1942
Newton, Cache, Utah
Moroni JENKINS 
Marr:
4 Jan 1875
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
3
Sarah BENSON
Birth:
7 Jun 1859
Lehi, Utah, Utah
Death:
6 Sep 1860
 
Marr:
 
4
Peter Ephriam BENSON
Birth:
18 Jan 1861
Lehi, Utah, Utah
Death:
14 Mar 1920
Ogden, Weber, Utah
Rachel DOUL 
Marr:
9 Apr 1880
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
5
Anna Kersten BENSON
Birth:
3 Jan 1863
Lehi, Utah, Utah
Death:
13 Sep 1865
 
Marr:
 
6
John BENSON
Birth:
15 Jun 1866
Lehi, Utah, Utah
Death:
19 Jul 1936
Newton, Cache, Utah
Mary Elizabeth TEMPEST 
Marr:
21 Dec 1887
Newton, Cache, Utah 
7
Elizabeth BENSON
Birth:
13 Oct 1868
Clarkston, Cache, Utah
Death:
20 May 1939
Ucon, Bonneville, Idaho
Owen Bemis CURTIS 
Marr:
2 Jun 1886
Logan, Cache, Utah 
8
LaZina BENSON
Birth:
4 Nov 1870
Newton, Cache, Utah
Death:
4 Nov 1875
 
Marr:
 
9
Sevina Elmira BENSON
Birth:
20 Feb 1873
Newton, Cache, Utah
Death:
16 May 1937
Logan, Cache, Utah
Franklin Mason HILL 
Marr:
13 Apr 1894
Logan, Cache, Utah 
10
Tenus BENSON
Birth:
28 Mar 1876
Newton, Cache, Utah
Death:
28 Mar 1876
 
Marr:
 
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Jens Peter Benson - Mette Christina Erickson

Jens Peter Benson was born at Pedersker, Bornholm, Denmark 26 Apr 1831. His parents were Yeppa Benson and Maren Kerstine Hansen Kofoed.

He married Mette Christina Erickson 15 Apr 1855 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah . Mette Christina Erickson was born at Dokkedal, Aalborg, Denmark 15 Sep 1833 daughter of Marcus Ericksen and Kersten Christensen .

They were the parents of 10 children:
Mary Benson born 27 Feb 1856.
Martha Ann Benson born 29 Nov 1857.
Sarah Benson born 7 Jun 1859.
Peter Ephriam Benson born 18 Jan 1861.
Anna Kersten Benson born 3 Jan 1863.
John Benson born 15 Jun 1866.
Elizabeth Benson born 13 Oct 1868.
LaZina Benson born 4 Nov 1870.
Sevina Elmira Benson born 20 Feb 1873.
Tenus Benson born 28 Mar 1876.

Jens Peter Benson died 21 Jun 1898 at Newton, Cache, Utah .

Mette Christina Erickson died 8 Apr 1876 at Newton, Cache, Utah .