Charles Foster Benson 1875 – 1960

Charles & Fanny Munt Benson Headstone
Benson family area

 

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.