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Adam Benston (b. 17 Nov 1823, d. 25 Mar 1912)

Adam Benston (son of Adam BENSTON and Jane Jean BEGG)^{192, 193, 194, 195, 196} was born 17 Nov 1823 in Eday, Orkney, Scotland^{197, 198}, and died 25 Mar 1912 in Pioneer Cemetary at Gravelly Lake, Wa.. He married (1) Sara/Jane (Indian) on 25 Jun 1850 in Steilacom, Washington. He married (2) Janet Guillion on 24 Jun 1877 in Pierce County, Washington, daughter of James Guillion and Janet SCOTT. He married (3) Mary A. Mendenhall on 24 Oct 1902 in , Pierce, Washington¹⁹⁹.

Notes for Adam Benston:
The community of Benston was named to honor Adam Benston, an early settler of Pierce County. He was born in Scotland in 1824 and died on March 25, 1912. He was employed by the Hudson's Bay Company and later served as a mail carrier. (The Tacoma Times, November 27, 1939).

Benston is fourteen miles east of Roy and was originally called Huntersville. Mrs. Isabel Carlson, daughter of Mr. Benston, wrote that when the post office department requested the name of an old settler the name of her father was chosen. (Meany, p. 18). The post office was established February 11, 1892 and was discontinued August 13, 1916. (Ramsey, Pierce County, p. 54).

http://search.tpl.lib.wa.us/wanames/placfulld.asp?1-620 (Tacoma Public Library)
The community of Benston was named to honor Adam Benston, an early settler of Pierce County. He was born in Scotland in 1824 and died on March 25, 1912. He was employed by the Hudson's Bay Company and later served as a mail carrier. (The Tacoma Times, November 27, 1939). Benston is fourteen miles east of Roy and was originally called Huntersville. Mrs. Isabel Carlson, daughter of Mr. Benston, wrote that when the post office department requested the name of an old settler the name of her father was chosen. (Meany, p. 18). The post office was established February 11, 1892 and was discontinued August 13, 1916. (Ramsey, Pierce County, p. 54).

More About Adam Benston:
Ancestral File Number: 1DJH-3B5.^{200, 201, 202}
Date born 2: 17 Nov 1823, , Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland.^{203, 204, 205}
Date born 3: 17 Nov 1823, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.²⁰⁶
Burial: Mar 1912, Pioneer Cemetery, , Pierce Co, Washington.^{207, 208, 209}
Christening: 28 Dec 1823, , Eday & Pharay, Orkney Islands, Scotland.^{210, 211, 212}
Died 2: 25 Mar 1912²¹³
Died 3: 25 Mar 1912, , Spanaway, Pierce Co, Washington.^{214, 215, 216}
Record Change: 14 Sep 2004
Residence 1: 1880, Pierce, Washington.^{217, 218}
Residence 2: 1850, Not Stated, Lewis, Oregon Territory.²¹⁹

More About Adam Benston and Sara/Jane (Indian):
Marriage: 25 Jun 1850, Steilacom, Washington.

More About Adam Benston and Janet Guillion:
Marriage: 24 Jun 1877, Pierce County, Washington.

More About Adam Benston and Mary A. Mendenhall:
Marriage: 24 Oct 1902, , Pierce, Washington.²²⁰

Children of Adam Benston and Sara/Jane (Indian) are:

+Adam Benston, b. 26 Nov 1846, Washington, d. 28 Oct 1941, Pioneer Cemetary at Gravelly Lake, Wa..
+William J. Benston, b. 01 Jan 1845, Washington^{221, 221, 222, 223}, d. 13 Oct 1899, Pioneer Cemetary at Gravelly Lake, Wa.²²⁴.
Mary Benston, b. Abt. 1849, Washington, d. 1860.

Children of Adam Benston and Janet Guillion are:

+Janet Gullion, b. 23 Apr 1865, Eday And Pharay, Orkney, Scotland, d. 1944.
James Benston, b. 1877, Washington, d. 1900, Pioneer Cemetary at Gravelly Lake, Wa..