Person Information

Biography

Egbert Benson served as a member of the board of alderman from 1835-1841 and 1845-1846. He also served as acting mayor for a short time.

Letter References

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 20, 1842

Citations

Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 
Egbert Benson served as a member of the board of alderman from 1835-1841 and 1845-1846. He also served as acting mayor for a short time.
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Genealogical and family history of southern New York and the Hudson River Valley Vol II
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Cuyler Reynolds
Publisher Location: 
New York
Publisher Name: 
Lewis Historical Publishing Company
Year: 
1914
Start Page: 
1445
End Page: 
1445
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=iNIUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1445&lpg=PA1445&dq=alderman+egbert+benson+born+1789&source=bl&ots=XftSrzosUb&sig=rDHuGX3YkyTI_NDJqRrY_XGD5zM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQn6zhqb3TAhVM6iYKHeQzAxMQ6AEIKDAB#v=onepage&q=alderman%20egbert%20benson%20born%201789&f=false
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Biography: 
Egbert Benson was born to Robert Benson and Dinah Cowenhoven. On May 17, 1820 he married Maria Cowenhoven. Maria and Egbert had eight children.
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Genealogical and family history of southern New York and the Hudson River Valley Vol II
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Cuyler Reynolds
Publisher Location: 
New York
Publisher Name: 
Lewis Historical Publishing Company
Year: 
1914
Start Page: 
1445
End Page: 
1445
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=iNIUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1445&lpg=PA1445&dq=alderman+egbert+benson+born+1789&source=bl&ots=XftSrzosUb&sig=rDHuGX3YkyTI_NDJqRrY_XGD5zM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQn6zhqb3TAhVM6iYKHeQzAxMQ6AEIKDAB#v=onepage&q=alderman%20egbert%20benson%20born%201789&f=false
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=RpG2161&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=egbert&gsfn_x=1&gsln=benson&gsln_x=1&msbdy_x=1&msbdy=1789&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=0&MSV=0&uidh=if4&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=71
Title of Webpage: 
Ancestry.com
Website Viewing Date: 
Monday, April 24, 2017 - 10:45
Website Last Modified Date: 
Monday, April 24, 2017 - 10:45
Citation Notes: 
Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.