Coffin plate · primary-source record
George W Benson
abt 1820 – 5 Sept 1864
44 years · transcribed from the original coffin plate
Editorially verified
At-a-glance facts
Record type
Coffin plate
Date of death
5 Sept 1864
Date of birth
abt 1820
Age at death
44 years
The coffin plate
Inscription transcription
George W Benson
Co K Thirtieth Maine Vols
Mustered At Augusta Jan 11 1864
Died at New York Sept 5th 1864
Aged 44 years
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Possible matches in the 1850 US Federal Census
George W Benson served in Company K of the 30th Maine Volunteer Infantry, mustered into service at Augusta in January 1864, and died at New York in September of that same year, aged 44. The 1850 census candidates below predate his wartime service by roughly fourteen years, so any match should be weighed against a Maine or New England origin consistent with his regiment, and against an age placing him near 30 in 1850. None of these entries is confirmed; treat them as starting points for further research rather than identifications.
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1850 US Federal Census
George Benson Sterling, Cayuga, New York abt 1815 New York
Sterling, Cayuga, New York, USA · abt 1815, New York
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1850 US Federal Census
George Benson Baltimore Ward 1, Baltimore, Maryland abt 1818 Maryland
Baltimore Ward 1, Baltimore, Maryland, USA · abt 1818, Maryland
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1850 US Federal Census
George Benson Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts abt 1818 Massachusetts
Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1818, Massachusetts
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1850 US Federal Census
George M Benson New York Ward 14, New York, New York abt 1818 New York
New York Ward 14, New York, New York, USA · abt 1818, New York
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1850 US Federal Census
George Benson New York Ward 15 Western Half, New York, New York abt 1820
New York Ward 15 Western Half, New York, New York, USA · abt 1820
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1850 US Federal Census
George Benson Jefferson, Fayette, Ohio abt 1820 Ohio
Jefferson, Fayette, Ohio, USA · abt 1820, Ohio
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1850 US Federal Census
George G Benson Saco, York, Maine abt 1820 Maine
Saco, York, Maine, USA · abt 1820, Maine
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1850 US Federal Census
George Benson East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts abt 1821 Massachusetts
East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA · abt 1821, Massachusetts
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1850 US Federal Census
George Benson Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont abt 1821 Vermont
Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont, USA · abt 1821, Vermont
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1850 US Federal Census
George Benson Malta, Morgan, Ohio abt 1823 England
Malta, Morgan, Ohio, USA · abt 1823, England
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1850 US Federal Census
George Benson Hanover, Chautauqua, New York abt 1824 Pennsylvania
Hanover, Chautauqua, New York, USA · abt 1824, Pennsylvania
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1850 US Federal Census
George Benson Southwark Ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania abt 1824 Scotland
Southwark Ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · abt 1824, Scotland
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1850 US Federal Census
George Benson Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island abt 1824 Maine
Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island, USA · abt 1824, Maine
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1850 US Federal Census
George Benson District 22, Christian, Illinois abt 1825 Ireland
District 22, Christian, Illinois, USA · abt 1825, Ireland
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1850 US Federal Census
George Benson Bath, Lincoln, Maine abt 1825 Maine
Bath, Lincoln, Maine, USA · abt 1825, Maine
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1850 US Federal Census
George Benson Lehman, Pike, Pennsylvania abt 1825 Pennsylvania
Lehman, Pike, Pennsylvania, USA · abt 1825, Pennsylvania
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1850 US Federal Census
George W Benson Lehman, Pike, Pennsylvania abt 1825 Pennsylvania
Lehman, Pike, Pennsylvania, USA · abt 1825, Pennsylvania
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Source & citation
- Source type
- Original photograph
- Provenance
- From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
- Transcribed by
- Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
- Last verified
- 2026-05-12
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- Both — original photograph and transcription on this page
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