While his Mother was pregnant with Henry his Father, Mr. Benjamin and 4others were killed b y Indians while delivering horses. Their bodieswere discovered the following spring after th e thaw filled with arrows.His Mother gave him the middle name of Benjamin in honor of his Biological Father. His adopted father Knute Eggum married his Mother whileshe was still pregna nt with Henry. This is how the name Benjamin occursas a middle name in following generations .
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See Europèaisch Stammtafeln Bund II tafel 77.
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