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Annie Catherine <I>Ericksen</I> Benson

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Annie Catherine Ericksen Benson

Birth
Manti, Sanpete County, Utah, USA
Death
17 Apr 1972 (aged 105)
Logan, Cache County, Utah, USA
Burial
Newton, Cache County, Utah, USA Add to Map
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Annie Catherine Erickson Benson, 105, reportedly the oldest citizen in the state, passed away Monday at a local rest home.
She was born Aug. 13, 1866 in Manti, Utah, daughter of Ludvig and Trena Christensen Erickson. As a child she came with her parents to Logan where she lived for a short time, then moved to Newton.
On March 18, 1885 she married Alma P. Benson in the Logan LDS Temple. They were parents of 11 children, eight of whom preceded her in death. After the 10th child was born, her husband was called to serve on a mission to Denmark for the LDS Church. He died Dec. 18, 1918. Following the death of her eldest daughter, she raised the daughter's five children.
Active in the LDS Church, Mrs. Benson was a visiting teacher in the Relief Society for many years. She was called "Grandma" by most of the people who knew her.
Since approximately the age of 90, the Cache pioneer survived two broken hips, a broken arm, and surgery on the arteries of her head. She had been confined to a wheelchair for the past several years, however.
Surviving are a son and two daughters, Bert V. Benson, Salt Lake City; Sylvia B. Sanders, Kaysville; Amy Richardson, Ogden; a sister, Altena Larson, Logan; a brother, Joseph Erickson, California; 47 grandchildren, more than 100 great-grandchildren; 72 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held in the Newton LDS Ward Chapel Thursday at 1 p.m. with Bishop Glenn Benson officiating.
Friends may call at Hall Mortuary Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and at the chapel in Newton after 11 a.m. Thursday. Interment will be in the Newton Cemetery.
Contributor: Inge (48209951) • [email protected]
Annie Catherine Erickson Benson, 105, reportedly the oldest citizen in the state, passed away Monday at a local rest home.
She was born Aug. 13, 1866 in Manti, Utah, daughter of Ludvig and Trena Christensen Erickson. As a child she came with her parents to Logan where she lived for a short time, then moved to Newton.
On March 18, 1885 she married Alma P. Benson in the Logan LDS Temple. They were parents of 11 children, eight of whom preceded her in death. After the 10th child was born, her husband was called to serve on a mission to Denmark for the LDS Church. He died Dec. 18, 1918. Following the death of her eldest daughter, she raised the daughter's five children.
Active in the LDS Church, Mrs. Benson was a visiting teacher in the Relief Society for many years. She was called "Grandma" by most of the people who knew her.
Since approximately the age of 90, the Cache pioneer survived two broken hips, a broken arm, and surgery on the arteries of her head. She had been confined to a wheelchair for the past several years, however.
Surviving are a son and two daughters, Bert V. Benson, Salt Lake City; Sylvia B. Sanders, Kaysville; Amy Richardson, Ogden; a sister, Altena Larson, Logan; a brother, Joseph Erickson, California; 47 grandchildren, more than 100 great-grandchildren; 72 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held in the Newton LDS Ward Chapel Thursday at 1 p.m. with Bishop Glenn Benson officiating.
Friends may call at Hall Mortuary Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and at the chapel in Newton after 11 a.m. Thursday. Interment will be in the Newton Cemetery.
Contributor: Inge (48209951) • [email protected]

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