Benjamin Jones

[Patti Gordon]

I am looking for help finding a baptism or birth entry for Benjamin Jones. His naturalization records say he is born 02 Mar 1847 in Bergen, Norway. His marriage records say his father is Peter Jones and mother as Martha (unknown maiden name). He emigrated to Boston NY in 1864. Thank you for any help or advice you can offer.

[Anton Hagelee]

Do you have any records for him in America that you could link to or that we could look at?

[Egil Johannessen]

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Endret Juli 14, 2023 av Egil Johannessen

[Anton Hagelee]

Here is a Benjamin Jones born July 1849, in Norway in the 1900 US Census living in Boston, MA. Not an exact fit. 

 

Can this be the man you are looking for?

 

Benjamin Jones

Census • United States Census, 1900

 

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9YS-F2Y

 

 

[Egil Johannessen]

Link to marriage 1881 - https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2575540:2511

Name	Benjamin Jones
Age	33
Birth Year	abt 1848
Birth Place	Norway
Marriage Date	22 Oct 1881
Marriage Place	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Father	Peter Jones
Mother	Martha Jones
Spouse	Beda O Anderson

 

 

Petition NAT - https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/915677:2361?tid=&pid=&queryId=ecb5384146657c48b1715399436f11a0&_phsrc=dwH21&_phstart=successSource

 

According to petition he arrived in Boston in April 1864.

 

Name	Benjamin Jones
Petition Age	31
Birth Date	abt 1847
Record Type	Naturalization Petition
Arrival Place	Boston
Petition Date	11 Sep 1878
Petition Place	Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Endret Juli 14, 2023 av Egil Johannessen

[Lars Kittilsen]

1 time siden, Patti Gordon skrev:

I am looking for help finding a baptism or birth entry for Benjamin Jones. His naturalization records say he is born 02 Mar 1847 in Bergen, Norway. His marriage records say his father is Peter Jones and mother as Martha (unknown maiden name). He emigrated to Boston NY in 1864. Thank you for any help or advice you can offer.

I am attaching the document. Then it becomes easier for others to help

USA, naturaliseringsregister, 1791-1992 (registrerade i World Archives Project) - Ancestry.se

 

[Patti Gordon]

1 hour ago, Anton Hagelee said:

Do you have any records for him in America that you could link to or that we could look at?

 

[Anton Hagelee]

Also this for the record.

 

Benjamin Jones

in the U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

NameBenjamin Jones

GenderMale

Birth DateJul 1849

Birth PlaceNorway

Death Date13 Nov 1913

Death PlaceBoston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

CemeteryGlenwood Cemetery

Burial or Cremation PlaceEverett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Has Bio?Y

ChildrenRobert Norman Jones

 

 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/249304523/benjamin-jones?_gl=1*4xleja*_gcl_au*NDE3NDExNDc3LjE2ODY0MTE0OTI.*_ga*MTczODUyODUzMi4xNjg2ODY0NjA0*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*Yjc0ZjZiYWEtMzdjZS00MGRhLWFlMjQtODQ2MGMxNmY0OTkyLjU2LjEuMTY4OTM1ODY2OC41MS4wLjA.

Endret Juli 14, 2023 av Anton Hagelee

[Patti Gordon]

1 hour ago, Anton Hagelee said:

Also this for the record.

 

Benjamin Jones

in the U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

NameBenjamin Jones

GenderMale

Birth DateJul 1849

Birth PlaceNorway

Death Date13 Nov 1913

Death PlaceBoston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

CemeteryGlenwood Cemetery

Burial or Cremation PlaceEverett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Has Bio?Y

ChildrenRobert Norman Jones

 

 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/249304523/benjamin-jones?_gl=1*4xleja*_gcl_au*NDE3NDExNDc3LjE2ODY0MTE0OTI.*_ga*MTczODUyODUzMi4xNjg2ODY0NjA0*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*Yjc0ZjZiYWEtMzdjZS00MGRhLWFlMjQtODQ2MGMxNmY0OTkyLjU2LjEuMTY4OTM1ODY2OC41MS4wLjA.

I believe this birth date on the death return is based on the age informant gave (yr, mo, day) at death. The original death record I posted says birth was March 02 1850. If Benjamin was a minor when arriving in America on his naturalization record, I could see him fibbing about birth year, but he gives birth as Mar 02 1847, age 31 in 1878 on his citizen records. 
 

[Patti Gordon]

2 hours ago, Egil Johannessen said:

Link to marriage 1881 - https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2575540:2511

Name	Benjamin Jones
Age	33
Birth Year	abt 1848
Birth Place	Norway
Marriage Date	22 Oct 1881
Marriage Place	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Father	Peter Jones
Mother	Martha Jones
Spouse	Beda O Anderson

 

 

Petition NAT - https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/915677:2361?tid=&pid=&queryId=ecb5384146657c48b1715399436f11a0&_phsrc=dwH21&_phstart=successSource

 

According to petition he arrived in Boston in April 1864.

 

Name	Benjamin Jones
Petition Age	31
Birth Date	abt 1847
Record Type	Naturalization Petition
Arrival Place	Boston
Petition Date	11 Sep 1878
Petition Place	Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Benjamin Jones and Beda O Anderson Jones is my ancestors. 

[Patti Gordon]

3 hours ago, Patti Gordon said:

I am looking for help finding a baptism or birth entry for Benjamin Jones. His naturalization records say he is born 02 Mar 1847 in Bergen, Norway. His marriage records say his father is Peter Jones and mother as Martha (unknown maiden name). He emigrated to Boston NY in 1864. Thank you for any help or advice you can offer.

 

4 minutes ago, Patti Gordon said:

Benjamin Jones and Beda O Anderson Jones is my ancestors. 

 

4 minutes ago, Patti Gordon said:

Benjamin Jones and Beda O Anderson Jones is my ancestors. 

 

4 minutes ago, Patti Gordon said:

Benjamin Jones and Beda O Anderson Jones is my ancestors. 

I noticed on this obit for Benjamin Jones. A delegation of Knights of the Pythias attended. I will write that foundation for help on Benjamin. And a Rev for the St Mary's Free Church for Sailors officiated. And he lives in the Mariner district of Boston in 1878. So many questions the more I uncover. I would like to find his baptism so I can eventually find his mothers maiden name. Thank you EVERYONE for your help!!!!!

[Lars Kittilsen]

If the father's name was Peter/Peder, Benjamin should be called Petersen/Pedersen.
Jones is perhaps a variation of a Norwegian place name? Jonæs, Ljonæs, Gjonæs ...
Is there such a place in the west?

[Patti Gordon]

I wondered that too…  

[Patti Gordon]

Thank you everyone to your help and posts.  I appreciate everyone’s help. 
 

[Anton Hagelee]

51 minutes ago, Patti Gordon said:

Thank you everyone to your help and posts.  I appreciate everyone’s help. 

 

According to the record found by Egil he arrived in 1864, thus also left in 1864, If this is correct he made the search for him a lot more difficult than if he had left even a year or two later. He probably missed the 1865 Norwegian Census which would have made the search for him quite a bit easier. It was never going to be easy but now it is even more difficult. 

 

Also according to the ship sailing list from NorwayHeritage there were ten ships that left Bergen in 1864. All of them had the destination of Quebec. 

 

http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_year.asp?ye=1864

 

And in another unfortunate turn of events the Canadians did not start keeping good arrival passenger lists until 1865.

 

From Ancestry.com

 

"Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935"

 

I do not want to discourage you but just inform you that the search is not likely to be easy and may take some time and digging.

Endret Juli 15, 2023 av Anton Hagelee