Ezra T. Benson, Apostle, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Wikipedia Biographical Summary

"...Ezra Taft Benson (February 22, 1811 – September 3, 1869) (commonly referred to as Ezra T. Benson to distinguish him from his great-grandson of the same name) was as an apostle and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)..."

"...Benson was born in Mendon, Massachusetts, the son of John Benson and Chloe Taft..."

"...Benson married Pamelia Andrus of Northbridge on January 1, 1832, at Uxbridge..."

"... On April 27, 1844 Benson married a second wife, Adeline Brooks Andrus, the sister of Pamelia..."

Benson was ordained to the office of apostle on July 16, 1846. He replaced John E. Page in the Quorum of the Twelve..."

"...Like many early Latter Day Saints, Benson practiced plural marriage. Benson later married Adeline Brooks Andrus, Desdemona Fullmer (widow of Joseph Smith, Jr.), Eliza Ann Perry, Lucinda West, Elizabeth Gollaher, Olive Mary Knight, and Mary Larsen. Benson had a total of eight wives and 35 children..."

"...Benson is buried in the Logan, Utah Cemetery..."

SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_T._Benson

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Doctrine and Covenants 136:12

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Custom Event • Baptism
19 July 1840

Custom Event • High Priest's License 1 June 1842 Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States original Rolls of Ordination kept in Nauvoo 1836-1846

Residence • from 1839 to 1846 Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Custom Event • Emigration 14 Apr 1847

Custom Event • Immigration 21 Jul 1847 Deseret, United States

Custom Event • Emigration 15 Jul 1849

Custom Event • Immigration 29 Oct 1849 Deseret, United States

Custom Event •

1850 Great Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1850 United States Federal Census

Residence • 1850 Great Salt Lake county, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory

Custom Event • Emigration 22 Jun 1854

Custom Event • Immigration 03 Oct 1854 Deseret, United States

Custom Event • Immigration 1857 Deseret, United States

Custom Event • Emigration 1857

Custom Event • Emigration Dec 1857

Custom Event • Immigration 19 Jan 1858 Deseret, United States

Residence • 1860 Cache, Utah Territory, United States

Custom Event • Mission 1864 Sandwich Islands

Custom Fact • The Move to Logan Brigham Young asked Ezra Taft Benson to sell his new Salt Lake City home and move to Logan

Residence • Logan, Cache, Utah, United States