Dates

• Existence: 1816 - 1895

Biographical History

Richard Benson (1816-1895) was a pioneer and early missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from England.

Richard Benson was born on March 29, 1816, in Wrightington, England to Thomas Benson and Margaret Marsden. He was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1837 by Elder Heber C. Kimball. Richard served his first mission in Newcastle, England from approximately 1841 to 1842, where he baptized forty-seven people including his future wife Phoebe Forrester. After his mission he traveled to Nauvoo, Illinois to be with the main body of the church. In 1844 he returned to England and married Phoebe on June 20, 1844, in Cheshire, England, and in 1845 they returned to Nauvoo. They traveled with the saints to Salt Lake City in approximately 1850, and they settled in Parowan, Utah, where they had the last of their nine children. Then in 1866 Richard was called to serve his second mission in England, which he did from 1866 to 1868. After his mission he became a buisnessman in Parowan, Utah. Richard died on August 2, 1895, in Parowan, Utah.

Citation:

Find-A-Grave, via WWW, Sept. 11, 2014 (Richard Benson; b. Mar 29, 1816, in Wrightington, England to Thomas Benson and Margaret Marsden; d. Aug 2, 1895, in Parowan, Utah)

Familysearch, via WWW, Sept. 11, 2014 (Richard Benson; m. Phoebe Forrester on June 20, 1844, in Cheshire, England; nine children)

Black Family Genealogy website, via WWW, Sept. 11, 2014 (baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1837 by Elder Heber C. Kimball; served his first mission in Newcastle England from approximately 1841 to 1842; baptized fouty seven people including his future wife Phoebe Forrester; After his mission he traveled to Nauvoo, Ill.)

UPB files, Sept. 11, 2014 (in 1866 Richard was called to serve his second mission in England, which he did from 1866 to 1868)