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D8972-1
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- 1939-11-26 (Creation)
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The Benston family gathers to celebrate the 93rd birthday of the family patriarch, Adam Benston. Large family group gathered in front of the home of Adam and Sarah Benston, near Spanaway, on November 26, 1939. Adam was born near Fort Nisqually in 1846, the son of a Scotsman who worked for the Hudson's Bay Co. and a native American woman from Nisqually. Sarah was born on the Nisqually Plains in 1855. Some sources indicate the pair had eleven children. When Adam Benston died on October 28, 1941 at the age of 94, he was survived by his wife and four sons: William Henry, Albert, Edward and Frank. The Tacoma Times obituary also lists 5 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren as survivors. (Winston: "Early Spanaway"; T.Times 11/27/1939, pg. 14; 10/30/1941, pg. 8)
Benston, Adam--Family; Pioneers--Pierce County; Birthday parties--Spanaway--1930-1940; Benston, Adam--Commemoration; Pioneers--Pierce County;