Ancestry: Isaac Benson, Civil War; Elial Benson; Levi Benson
Born: August 10, 1875 in Sandwich Ma.
- Father: Isaac Benson, Civil War; (1840 – 1907) (Elial Benson & Joanna Westgate)
- Mother: Martha/Mattie Ann Swift; (1840 – 1899) (Ward F. Swift & Anna Chadwick)
Died: June 15, 1960 in Bourne Ma. at 84 yrs, 10 mos, 5 d.
- Buried: Cataumet Cemetery; area C
Occupation: Boatman
Married: September 24, 1902 in Boston Ma. by William R. Campbell
- To: Fanny Marion Munt; (1873 – 1958) (Thomas Munt & Nancy (–))
Children: 2
- 1. Bessie Agnes Benson; (March 9, 1904 – June 1979); Bessie was a member of Bourne High School Class of 1923; She is burried next to her parents in Cataumet Cemetery (“beloved sister”).
- 2. Gertrude Marion Benson Coffin; (May 14, 1905 – June 3, 1999); Married Elroy H. Coffin (1904 – 1983) (George Wesley Coffin & Florence M. Mower); Gertrude was a member of Bourne High School Class of 1924; She & Elroy are buried in Pocasset Cemetery.