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Ezra Taft Benson  (#1)


Information regarding Ezra Taft Benson, he being the great-grandfather of Ezra Taft Benson, 13th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  • Apostle number:  23
  • Quorum of the Twelve number:  20
  • Date of birth:  February 22, 1811
  • Place of birth:  Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  • Date of apostolic ordination:  July 16, 1846
  • Age when ordained apostle:  35 years 04 months
  • End of apostolic service:  September 3, 1869
  • Total apostolic years:  23 years 01 month
  • Date called into the Quorum of the Twelve:  July 16, 1846
  • Tenure in the Quorum of the Twelve:  23 years 01 month
  • Date of death:  September 3, 1869
  • Age at death:  58 years 06 months
  • Place of death:  Ogden, Utah Territory, United States
  • RemarksGreat-grandfather of President Ezra Taft Benson, the 13th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  He was baptized in Quincy, Illinois in 1840.  He served several missions for the Church, including a mission to the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii).  He died suddenly of a heart attack in 1869.

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