Bennion family papers 1844-1949

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Bennion family papers 1844-1949

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The Bennion family papers (1844-1949) include the diaries of John Bennion (1820-1877), Heber Bennion (1858-1932), and Mary Bennion Powell (born 1890), as well as family correspondence and autobiographical sketches. John and Samuel Bennion and John's son, Heber, were Utah sheep ranchers and polygamists, while Mary Bennion Powell was a daughter of Heber Bennion.

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J. Willard Marriott Library. University of Utah Manuscripts Division

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Bennion, Samuel, 1818-1889

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Bennion family

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JOHN AND SAMUEL BENNION Samuel was born December 11, 1818 and John was born July 9, 1820 to devout Methodist parents in the County of Flint, North Wales, England. At the age of eleven Samuel went to Liverpool as an apprentice to his uncle, a baker and flour dealer. Later he worked as a journeyman baker. At sixteen years of age John was accused of poaching in the game preserves of a wealthy nobleman. To avoid prosecution he left home for Liverpool where he apprenticed as ...

Powell, Mary Bennion, 1890-

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Bennion, John, 1820-1877.

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Bennion, Heber, 1858-1932.

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