Ancestry of
Elizabeth Smart

Founder of Elizabeth Smart Foundation

Samuel Bennion

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• • 3rd Great-grandfather of Elizabeth Smart — 6th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 42 
  • Father:
  • John Bennion 
  • Mother:
  • Elizabeth Roberts   
  • Birth Date:
  • 11 Dec 1818 
  • Birth Location:
  • Moore Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 9 Sep 1889 
  • Death Location:
  • Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah 
  • Burial Date:
  • 12 Sep 1889 
  • Burial Location:
  • Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Mary Bushell
  • Marriage Date:
  • 28 Apr 1839 
  • Marriage Location:
  • St. Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England 
  • Child:

  Rebecca Ann Bennion (Ahnentafel No:21 )

• Sources for Samuel Bennion

  • ¹ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 01/25/2017).
  • ² LDS Pioneer and Handcart Companies, 1847-1856, Record for spouse Mary Bushell Bennion.
  • ³ Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848, Membership record for Mary (Bushell) Bennion family.
  • ⁴ Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848, Membership record for Samuel Bennion.
  • ⁵ Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards, Record for Samuel Bennion.
  • ⁶ Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961, Death certificate for daughter Rebecca Ann Bennion Sharp.

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