Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Samson, Benjamin B 
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Author: Past and Present of Will County, IL; 1907

Benjamin B. Samson, who since 1880 has been in the service of the Illinois 
Steel Company and still connected with that corporation in spite of the fact 
that he has passed the sixty-ninth milestone on life's journey, was born in 
Chicago, Illinois, February 24, 1837, near the site of the present courthouse. 
This was the year in which the city was incorporated. When only about six 
weeks old he was brought to Joliet by his parents, Benjamin B. and Amanda 
(Brown) Samson. The father was born at Batavia, New York, and came west in 
1829. He was descended from ancestors who crossed the Atlantic on the 
Mayflower and established a home in Vermont. Mrs. Samson was born in the state 
of Michigan. Ia the public schools of Joliet the subject of this review 
acquired his education, which was somewhat limited, for at the early age of 
twelve years he began to earn his living by work upon a farm. He was thus 
employed for six years at farm labor and at other work, and on the expiration 
of that period became connected with the coal business, in which he continued 
for twelve years. He was then appointed a keeper in the Illinois state 
penitentiary, serving in that capacity until 1880, when he entered the employ 
of the Illinois Steel Company, at the mills in Joliet. Here he has continued 
up to the present time, being accounted one of the most reliable and 
trustworthy representatives connected with the business at this place. On the 
31st of December, 1857, Mr. Samson was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Miller 
and unto them have been born a son and daughter, Ella and Frank. The 
daughter's birth occurred August 3, 1860, and she is now the wife of James 
Putnam, of Chicago, in which city they reside. Frank, who was born February 
20, 1864, married Minnie McGinnis, of Joliet, and they reside here. Mr. Samson 
has never sought or desired political preferment. He always votes the straight 
republican ticket and keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the 
day. Both he and his wife attend the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a great 
lover of home and when not occupied with business duties and cares prefers to 
spend his time at his own fireside. 

Additional Comments:
PAST AND PRESENT OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS By W. W. Stevens President of the 
Will County Pioneers Association; Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1907

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