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"...Stewart, Benjamin Franklin – (7th Ten) Born Oct. 22, 1817, in Jackson, Monroe Co., Ohio, to Philander Barrett and Sarah Scott Stewart. He married Polly Richardson in 1837, and they moved to Van Buren, Iowa, where they met missionaries. She was immediately converted and baptized, but he waited three years before being baptized Feb. 2, 1844. On the trek west, he was among a group left to operate a ferry for the Oregon Trail wagon trains and oncoming Mormon wagon trains at the last crossing of the Platte River in Wyoming. He remained there until his family, traveling in the Abraham O. Smoot Company, arrived and he went to Salt Lake Valley with them. He first settled at Mill Creek near Salt Lake City and operated a sawmill for several years. He was part of an expedition to explore southern Utah led by Parley P. Pratt. From that expedition, he became interested in the area near Payson, Utah Co. He moved there and operated a nail factory near town. He later filled a mission to Iowa and Illinois and afterward returned to start a small settlement north of Payson. This settlement was named Benjamin in his honor. There he was struck by lighting and died on June 22, 1886, at age 68..."
SOURCE: http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58061/Biographies-of-the-orig...
He and Andrew Jackson Stewart founded the town of Benjamin, Utah, Utah in 1866.
http://www.bonnieruefenacht.com/secondsite/web-p/p2.htm#i101
- Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via son Franklin Henry Stewart by SmartCopy: Nov 4 2015, 17:28:28 UTC
He married Polly Richardson in 1837 in Beardson, Morgan County, Illinois just before the family left or Utah. He married two other wives - Rachel Davis (nee Hunter) and Elizabeth Davis (mother/daughter). Benjamin was struck by lightning at his home in Benjamin, Utah.
- Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jul 27 2017, 13:50:46 UTC
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Sarah Stewart (Buck) his sister
→ William A. Stewart her husband
→ James Stewart, Sr his brother
→ Samuel Stewart his son
→ Philander Barrett Stewart his son
→ Benjamin Franklin Stewart his son
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Benjamin Franklin Stewart is our 9th cousin 6 times removed.
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Benjamin Franklin Stewart's Timeline
| 1817 |
October 22, 1817
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Jackson Township, Monroe, Ohio, United States
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| 1824 |
1824
Age 6
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Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory
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| 1841 |
February 8, 1841
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Davis County, Iowa, United States
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1843
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Illinois, United States
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1844
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United States
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| 1845 |
February 27, 1845
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Keg Creek, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States
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| 1846 |
1846
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Keg Creek Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States
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| 1849 |
November 11, 1849
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Mill Creek, Salt Lake, Utah
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