THE BENNET T FAMILY
1628 - 19 10
ED EN By GAR B . B N ET T
E A T B E S RL I N , C ON N .
E . B . B ENN ETT P E , UB L I SH R 1910
1 1 3 4 3 4 8
PRE F ACE
fi i n as m u ch Genealogies are pro tabl e , as they are of great i n eres t t to al l descendants , and become more and more so to futu re generations in t racing back their lineage .
The re is a growing interest in many families in this respect, and family p ride is i ncreasing w i th a desire to k no w more of one ’s ancestors . t enea l o i In this my fi rst at empt to p repare a fami ly g gy ,. t h as b a i m een my and pu rpose to make it as correct , acc u rate and comp lete as possible . H w owever , in some respects the o rk is incomplete , owing to the failure of a very few of the connections to respond to inqui
ries for information and data . The design of this genealogy is to perpet u ate the memory of S our worthy ancestors , Ed w ard , amuel , Joh n , W i l liam and Cap tain Thaddeus Bennett , and to ga t her in one volume the n ames of their many descendants . I ackno w ledge m y sel f i nd eb ted to many of the friends i n f u r m ishing information for th is genealogy .
E . B . BENNETT .
East Berl in , Con n . , A pril , 1 910 .
T H E B E N N E T T F A M I L Y
I N T RODUCT I ON
1 907 . . Not until the year , when E B Bennett of East Berlin ,
Conn . w ent West to V isit his brothers , whom he h ad not seen for e fi H . fty years , h ad a Family istory ever been thought of Wh n he found ho w l ittl e t he Bennetts in the West kne w of their an
o rs n m h cest , he , bei g fro Connecticut , the o riginal ome of the
Bennetts , decided to put into printed form the know ledge he could gain of the Bennett family . Since that time no time or money has been spared in his untiring efforts to mak e this His tory as com plete as possib le .
' The main records of the Smith Ben nett fami ly w ere found in
h ad the old fa mi ly Bible , w h ich h ad been h anded do w n and fal l — en into the possession of the w ido w of Charl es H . Bennett M rs .
Martha Conant of Garw in , Iow a . To wn Records and m any H istories and Genealogies have bee n searched in order to learn more of ou r ancestors u ntil I have found an unbroke n line back to the l anding of the fi rst Bennetts
d ' from Weymouth , Eng lan , and their settling in Weymouth ,
- 1628 1 635 . Massachusetts , in Records of the Bennetts in Engl and before these years have been found , but I h ave thought best not to fol lo w them at this time . Records of the Pension Department sho w the Bennetts to have taken part in their Country ’s cause in al l Wars since their landing . 6 THE B ENNETT FAMI LY
H I ST ORY
B ennetts of Pythou se
E s . P h T Fane Bennett of Stan ford , Vere q of yt ou se. he fam f ily of Bennetts w as founded by Joh n Bennett , w ho w as Sherif
fi H . H of Wi lts in the fth year of en ry I I I i s great grandson ,
d u - Thom as Bennett of Boston , m arried the a ghter and co h eiress f D of the Page o e vizes Wi lts .
Record s and Genealogie s of N ew En gl and
The early settlers m ade Freeman , afte r a residence of seven w years according to the l a s of the country at that time , Ed w ard
Bennett at Weymouth , Mass . , May Records say he w as u i h P rse r of the sh p Mary Rose , w hic was accidental ly b lo w n up i n Boston H ar bor i n 1 648 .
1 3 . Edmond at Weymouth , Mass . , May 25, 6 6 m . 1 3 1638 . Ja es at Concord , Mass , March ,
n . 1 63 . Samuel at Ly n , Mass , 7
1 . Richard at Boston , Mass . , 637
. 1 M s 637 . Wil liam at Salem , a s ,
M . 1 687 . J oh n at Salem , ass , v This sho ws they w ere al l h ere at least se en years , prior to thei r being made Freemen . ' ' 1 3 of L on Matthe w came in th e Pau l on J u ly 6 6 5 , by w ay don , Engl and . ' ' Thomas came in the American i n 1635 . ' ' Jane came i n the Elizabeth . Ann Cooper M aste r came i n 1635 at the age of 16 years and became the wife of Wil liam of Salem , Mass . , and w as admitted to the chu rch there in 1643 . Their child ren were Moses , Ann and 1 W 27 683 . Deliverance . il liam died on Ju ne , It would be im possibl e for the w riter to tel l just how al l of this family w ere related , but it is claimed by historians th at Sam ’ uel w as son of Ed w ard . But Ed w ard s ch il d ren being born in
England , it is a h ard matter to get their reco rds . The records sho w , how eve r , that M r . Ed w ard Bennett h ad a muster of his
7 1 19 1621 . servants on February , 6 , prior to sailing in
Rev . George S . Bennett of Boston , w ho has made a th orough h E d searc of the old records , states that Samue l w as the son of T H E BENNETT FAMI LY
w ard , w ho came from Weymouth , England , and settled in W ey 1636 mouth , Mass . , and was there made a F reeman in , after seven ’ years residence .
H e also states that the child ren of Ed w ard w ere Samuel ,
l h . Joh n , Priscil a , Edmond and Ric ard
I find in the earlier records of 1618 th at there w ere Thomas , M ary , Robert , Samuel , James and Katherine, the latter a w idow ’ with a th ree weeks old child named Wil liam , who sailed for
1622 . . Jamestow n , V a . , in It is doubtfu l if they remained This is sailing record from L ondon . t Sam uel Bennett , w ho w as a house carpen er , came to this ' ' country by w ay of London , England , in the James , and Wil
em M a . t fie l iam B ennet t of S al , ss , tes i d before a j ustice cou rt that Sam uel and himself both came together in the ' James ' in
s . 1630 . Samuel ettled in Lynn , Mass , w hen he w as nineteen 1 3 years old and in 6 9 he settled in Chelsea , Mass . , w here he ’ . H is w o w ned a large farm , shop , w indmill , etc w ife s name as
Mary . Child ren
Samuel , Rich ard , Elish a and Lydia . 167 Joh n of Boston , son of Samuel , and a seaman in 5, but s where he w as born or re ided is not known . John and A nthony are credited to h im on the records . S m S Joh n of tonington , son of Joh n the sea an of am uel , mar ried Eliza Park . Chi ld ren
Eliza Patty . 24 16 a nd Joh n , bo r n February , 50 died in 1654. 1 W i l liam , 660 .
166 . John again , 6
16 1 . Joseph , 7
Samuel . A her 1 2 1679 S 22 nthony , born Novem , ; died eptember , 1691 .
Wil liam , son of John of Stonington , of John of Boston , of
Samuel , married Susann ah B righ t . Child ren H W il liam , en ry , Samuel and Daniel .
Wil liam , son of W il liam , of Joh n , of Joh n , of Samuel , mar ried Ahigal Child ren S h n S A Deliverance , Joseph , tep e , Th addeus , arah and higal . 8 THE B ENNETT FAMI LY
Captain Thaddeus Bennett w as the son Of Wi l liam and Abi al n v h g Be nett , ha ing t ree brothers , Deliverance , Joseph and A i l Stephen , and two sisters , Sarah and b g a . Wil liam , the fath er , had t wo brothers , Samue l and Daniel , as he named them as F ai r fiel d executors of his w i l l , w hich is on the probate records at ,
. A 5 1 2 . Conn , w here it can be found of ugust , 77
F a i r fi l . . . 1 2 . Probate Record of e d , Conn , A D 77
W ill of Wil liam Bennett .
A b i a l I give to my w ife , g , so much , to my son , Del iverance , to my son , Joseph , to my son , Stephen , to m y son , Thaddeus , a nd A b i l o daugh t er , Sarah , to m y daughter , g a , t my fou r sons and my two daughters to share and sha re alike .
I appoint my brothers , Samuel and Daniel , as executors of m y W i l l .
S P D TATE CA ITO L , HARTFOR , CONN .
t . Historical Records of S ratford , Con n
Pa e 5 13 F i st Vo u m e 16 39 - 1886 g , r l ,
Captain Thaddeus Bennett , a shoemaker and farme r , was Captain of the trained band at the commencement of the Revo l u ti ona ry W ar and w ent to New York with his Com pany in A u
1776 n n . H is gust , , to defe d the city agai st the B ritish troops Company su ff ered considerable loss by death and the Captain died soon after retu rning home from the campaign . He died on
21 1 77 52 . January , 7 , aged years THE BENNETT FAMI LY 9
H e left two sons , Joseph W ilson Bennett and Thaddeus Ben
G ri zel l nett, and two daughters , and Sarah , both of w hom w ere
ri z el l pensioners for the service of their husbands in the w ar . G mar ried Isaac Odel l , who w as a sergeant in the army , and Sarah married Nathan Fairch ild .
E beneze r Hal l w as a far mer a nd m ar ried for hi s second w i fe 1728 the wido w of Captain Th addeus Bennett . She w as born in
1 1815 . and died on Novembe r 6, , aged 87 years
Son of Captain Thadd eus and Eliz abeth Be nne tt
n . 3 Thaddeus 2 d w as born in Stratford , Conn , August 2 , 1758, 28 1 2 H and there , on February , 78 , married Martha or Patty al l ,
H . 3 176 . daughter of David and Lydia al l , w ho w as born Dec , 0
nd Thaddeus 2 was a soldier of the Revolutionary War, serv
’ ing as a private in h is father s com pany of Militia at Stratford , 1776 i Conn . , in the fal l of served tw o months in Ne w York C t v in I Regiment comm anded b v Col . ch abod Lew is ; in the autumn of 1777 , th ree weeks at White P lains i n the same com pany under
Capt . Abijah Ster ling ; in 1 778 served eight months at B lack
Rock in the com pany of G . Ward , unde r Ensign Samuel Stil l man ; i n 1779 served twel ve months at Mutton Lane in the com
H . pany commanded by Lieut . Wil liam al l ( For copy of the original record in the Bureau of Pensions at Washington , see page W hen he w as dis charged and retu rned home he set t l ed — dow n and raised a large fam i ly six boys and three girls . Child ren as fol lows 20 1 83 David , born January , 7 ; died August 8, 1868 .
Geo rge , born Ju ly 15, 1 785 .
n 2 1 Elij ah , born Ju e 5, 787 . b 7 1 Betsy , orn March , 789 .
T ci ob r 1 1 h addeus , bo rn O e 7 , 790 . 1 Lydia, born J uly 30, 794 .
E li , born June 30 , 1799 . 13 1802 2 Minerva , bo rn January , ; died December 8, 1823 .
W ildman , born Ju ly 20 , 1804 . 10 THE BENNETT FAMI LY
R e D v n — cord i i si o . 3 525
DEPA RTMENT O F T H E INTERIOR w A . .
Wed . File 17278 BUREAU OF PENSIONS Wa r Re v .
. 1 7 1907 . W ashington , D . C . , Dec SIR I n l 7 h . . rep y to you r request of t inst received 9th inst , for a t s atement of the mi litary history of Th addeus Bennett , a soldier fin i n o r of the Revol utionary War , you w il l d below the desired f ' ’ mation as contained in his w idow s application on fi l e in this
Bu reau .
’ O ffice r s u nd er whom s erv i c e w as r end d D at e s o f L e ngth Enli st m e nt or of Ra nk St at e A ppoi nt m e nt Se rv i c e Capt a i n C ol one l
Su mm er or Thadd eu s Be nne t t all of 1 2 m a 'hl s fa t he ) chab od L ew s C n s P i v t e on . F 776 o . r r I i ll f 17 w b h S t e l i n Fa o 77 3 ks . A i j a r g ’ E n S S i n M a 1 1778 m s . a l ll a 8 o s . y , m i m Wm ’ W n 1 1 9 12 m s L i eu t . . all Sa l h t a n . 77 J , o . H m i i g
’ t 21 1 777 Soldier s fa he r Thaddeus died Janua ry , , and his mo E H tl i er Elizabeth , who after w a rds married benezer al l , died N O
m r 16 1 1 87 . Ve be , 8 5 , aged years
Battles engaged in ,
Residence of soldie r at en listment , Pa rish of Stratford , Fair
fiel d F a i r fiel d . , County , Conn 1 4 2 8 0 . H er Date of application for pension , July , cl aim w as al lo wed F i r l a fi e o . . Residence at date of application , Monroe , d C , Ct 3 17 Age a t date of application she w as born December , 60 , at
i r fi ld n . Weston , F a e County , Co n S 23 1 758 REMARK . Soldie r w as born August , , in Stratford 28 1 782 s . Pari h , Conn and there married on Feb ruary , , Martha (or
H . Patty ) , daughter of Lydia and David al l Soldie r died in New
a i r l . 8 1 831 . : ton , F fie d County , Conn , January , Child ren Da 20 1 783 1 5 1 785 vid , born Jan . , ; George , born July , ; E lij ah , born
25 1 787 . 7 1 789 June , ; Bets y, born Mar , ; Thaddeus , born Octo ber 1 1 790 30 179 4 30 1799 7 , ; Lydia , born Ju ly , : Eli , born June , ; Mi
1 . n . 13 802 nerva , born J a , , died Dec Wi ldman , born Ju ly
2 4 . 0 , 1 80 Very respectfu l ly , ’ E . B . Bennett , E . Berlin , Ct . V . WARNER , Com r . THE BENNETT FAMI LY 11
Son of Thaddeus and M arth a Hall Bennett
David Bennett , son of Thad
deus and Marth a H al l Bennett, and grandson of Captain Thad
deus Bennett , w as bo rn in Ne w
F a i rfiel d Connt . . to w n , y Conn ,
H re on January 20 , 1783 . ere he
cei ved such edueat-ion as w as pro cura b le at that time and learned ’ A l l the s cy t hem aker s trade . of
h is s pare time was made use of with his books until h e became
qualified for the m i nistry and h fo l lo wed t e Baptist faith, also
teach i ng b oth district and pri
He vate schools . preached in w Mon roe , Ne to wn , Ash ford aud
at Ma nc hester G reen , Conn .
H e was mar ried abo u t 1805 o r 1 806 to Aner Minerva Smith
: h a nd by this u nio n they had th ree boys and two gi rls Smit ,
H . Mary Ann , Wil liam en ry , Mine rva and Loomis G Aner Mi 1832 nerva died about 1831 . David m arried again , about , Clarissa w m s . h as Farnha of A hfo rd , C on n She w as a sc ool teache r and m e 21 1 93 . T o born Nov be r , 7 here were two b ys by this union d . . te Farnham O and Mau rice B , w ho became no physicians at
Manches ter G reen .
s a David kept a tore for quite a w hile, but sold out and on M y
1842 n . w 18 , , pu rchased a farm in Bu rlington , Co n , here he moved
H s hop his fa mily and resided there until 1 864 . ere he becam e c l
m n w visito r and registrar of births , arriages a d deaths and a s a lso 1 64 a j udge of p robate for a num ber of years . I n 8 he sold his
G B . farm to eorge Case of urlington , Conn , and moved to Ashfo rd
. 1868 . H i and Westford , Conn , w he re he died on August 8 , s w ife
. 9 died at Westford , Conn on January 6 , 186 , aged 76 years . 12 THE BENNETT FAMI LY
Son of David and Aner Minerva Smith Bennett
Smith Bennett , son of David and Ane r Minerva Smith Ben
nett , was born in Monroe, Conn . b 2 on Novem er 3, 1 807 and died
h . in Cheboygan , Mic on July 1 1 ,
1875 . H e receiv ed a common
school education and learned th e
’ ’ blacks m ith s and scy th em aker s
trades , at w hich he worked most l y w hile living in Connecticut . In the spri ng of 1857 he went
West and settled in Stump To wn , H no w cal led itt , Carrol l County ,
I l linois . I n the fal l of the same
fi ve year , of his sons with his
fou rth w ife fol lowed him , he hav ing sta rted in the blacksmith
’ work there . Eli , his oldest son , h aving learned the m achinist s
e n trade , w nt into com pany w ith him i the repai r w ork , remain ing for about two years , w hen he w as married and started in bus i ness fo r himsel f .
S e mith , with his youngest son , G orge , d rove a pair of horses
h Y . S th roug from I l linois to Palmy ra , N . , w here they ettled , 18 864 63 . e 1 about G orge , the son , died here in and it is thought t m m 1864 that Smi h joined a Ne w York regi ent for ar y service in .
h w as H is fi Smit married fou r times . rst w ife w as a Miss h Vo rce, w om he married a bout 1 827 . She died , leaving him w ith a little daughter , Sarah M . B ennett .
H i s w . second w ife was Electa M . Sno She also died , leaving
i m . h E l i S . a son th ree years old , Bennett
H i s f . thi rd w i e w as Susan Snow of Ashford , Conn She died
H . 1 851 in Ne w artford , Con n on May 5, , leavi ng him w ith five — B . . . H . . L . smal l boys Chas , W m , Edgar , Walter S and Geo . W . THE BENNETT FAMI LY 13
H i s fourth wife w as Caroline Vorce , w ho died in Cam den ,
New Jersey , of old age .
Daught er of Smith B e nnett and His First Wife
w a s b 4 Sarah M . Bennet t orn in Connecticut on February , H r 1 1 1 859 . e 1828 and died in C a n ton . Conn . on A pril , mother t ’ died when sh e w as on ly a n infant . She learned the ailor s trade at Canton and continu e d at t hat w ork unti l she m ar ried Joseph
And rus of Canton . Child ren :
Randol ph A . A nd rus .
n . Jennie F . A d rus
s Frederick And ru , who died in infancy .
E L I S . BEN NETT MARY E . BENNETT 1 833 1843
t t Son of Smi h and Elec a M . Snow B ennett
i l o F a r fie d . Eli S . Bennett w as born in M nroe , County , Conn
H e . u o 3 . i on May 5 , 183 attended the di s trict s ch ool s n M n r e and l n upon eaving home , went to work in a machine shop in Pi e
H H r m i n Meado w in the tow n of Ne w a rtfo rd , Conn . e e a ed 1 56 there unti l the spring of 8 , w hen he wen t \Ves t a nd spent the summer in E lkhorn Grove , I l ls . , returning in the fal l to Ne w 14 THE BENNETT FAMI LY
H artford , w here he worked i n the machine shop u ntil Septem
1 857 . H e S ber , then , together w ith fou r brothers , w ent to tump H Town , now cal led itt , Carrol l County , I l ls . , to join their father , who had gone there in the spring . E li worked with his father in the blacksmith and mach ine shop about two years , when he
E . ma rried Miss Mary Thorpe of E lkh orn Grove , I l ls . on Sep
1 1 . tember 7 , 859 S 1 1 4 b e She was born in Ne w York t ate on September , 18 3 , a n ing the daughter of Caius d Catherine Vand u rb u rgh Thorpe , n H er who were of Co necticut stock . grandmother w as born in
o . 22 1734 New t w n , Conn , March , . After thei r marriage they d 1 rente a farm where they lived until 869, w hen he purchased a
ns . H re farm in G rant To w hip , Tama County, Iow a ere they 1889 mained until , w hen he boug ht a home in Reinbeck , Grundy u w and Co nty , I o a , whe re they h ave since resided where on th e 1 7 o f 1 9 9 . th Septem ber , 0 , they celebrated their golden wedding Their chi ld ren
L u s . s n 15 1 860 3 1 863 . ciu C , bo rn Augu t , ; died Ja uary ,
E . 9 1 863 . Charles , bo rn November ,
C . 9 1 8 6 13 1 897 . George , bo rn A pril 6 ; died Ap ri l ,
R . . F rank , born August 13 , 1868
E o 13 1 874 . Au ra , b rn J une ,
E . 1 7 1876 . Mary , born Ma rch ,
21 1 79 4 1 1 . A . 8 88 Viva , born May , ; died Feb ruary ,
T 26 1 8 4 3 1 8 6 . Wi lbu r . , born October , 8 ; died October , 8
a B Son of Eli S . and M ry Thorpe ennett
9 1 863 Charles E . Bennett w as born Novem ber , , in C arrol l n h t s w County , I l li ois and wit his paren settled in Grant To nsh ip ,
1 869 . H e Tama County , Iowa , in attended private preparatory
. H o schools in Vinton and Traer , Iow a e graduated fr m Leander o a 1 888 Clark C l lege , Toledo , Io w , in , receiving the degree of Bach i x el o r of Science . H e taught school s years and w as engaged in newspaper work for fi ve years . In 1899 he enter ed the m inistry of the Methodis t Episcopal Chu rch and com pleted the fi ve years H e course of study prescribed by the Chu rch in 1904 . is a mem b er of the Des Moines Conference of Iow a . 27 1 891 On August , , he mar ried E lma Freet , w ho w as born in
13 1 865 . Tama County , Io wa , on Novem ber , She is a daughter of l i H er H iram and Pe rci a Myers Freet . father w as born in Ohio and her mother in Io wa . THE BENNETT FAMI LY 15
1 892 SYL VIA E . BENNETT S 1 863 1 865 CHA . E . BENN ETT E LMA FREET 1 900 CLARENCE E . BEN NETT Child ren
b 4 1892 R . Sy l via E . , born Sept em er , , at einbeck , Iow a She
H n is no w a senio r in the igh School at Colo, Iow a , prepari g for
col lege .
1 k . E . t 18 900 C l arence , born Sep ember , , at Oa w ood , Il ls
n Son of Eli S . a d Mary Thorpe Benn ett
n . A i George C . Bennett w as born in Carrol l Cou ty , I l ls on pr l
I n 1869 the spring of he went West w i t h his parents , w w ho settled in Grant Tow nsh ip , Tam a County , Io w a , here he attended the publ ic schools and after wards the H igh School i n
e n hi s u . a Rein beck , Iow a . H made farmi g b siness He w s m a r
2 1 89 . ried on February 5, 6, to Lydia A Freet . w h o w as born on 26 1864 H Feb ruary , and w as the d augh ter of iram and Pri s cil l a
F . n 1897 Myers reet Early in the sp ri g of he was taken sick , and
13 1 89 . H i s died on A pril , 7 wido w m ade her home with his par ents until her marriage to David P . Eddy of Reinbeck , Iow a , on
2 1 2 . August 0 , 90 16 THE BENNETT FAMI LY
G - 1 97 GEOR E C . BENNETT 1866 8
Son of Eli S . and Mary Thorpe Bennett
Frank R . Bennett was born in Fairfax To w nship, Carrol l
I . u 1 n 1869 County , l ls on A gust 13 , 868 . In the sp ri g of his par
onn . H ents moved to G rant To w nsh ip , Tama C ty , Io w a ere he attended the pu blic schools and later the H igh Sch ool at G lad brook , Io w a . F o r a num ber of years he managed a l arge th resh fi 1 91 ing out t and in 8 settled in Reinbeck , Io w a , m aking paper hanging , pai nting and carpenter w ork his occupation .
27 1895 P. a s o l On Novem ber , , he m arried Minnie Morris , ch o teacher , w ho was born in Carrol l County , I l ls . on February 10, 1 875 . She w as the daughter of Ed w ard and Kate A rmstrong
M . Morris . To this union a daughter , Dorothy , w as born on Oc
9 23 1899 . tober , 1897 . The w ife and mother died on March ,
n . 7 1 9 F . O January 1 , 05, he married for his second wife , Lois
Osborn , w ho was born in Lyndon Township , Whiteside County ,
. l 13 1 8 H I l ls on Apri , 86 . She is the daughter of arvey and Eliza beth B rewer Osborn .
1 8 THE BENNETT FAMI LY
MINNIE M ORRIS BENNETT 1 875 - 1899
n and a So of Eli S . M ry Thorpe Bennett
A . 13 1 874 ura E Bennett was bo rn June , , in Grant To wnship ,
Tama County , Io w a , where he attended the public sc hools and
H . d later the igh school at Reinbeck , Iow a Afterwar s he took up mechanical engineering , w hich h e fol lo wed until the break ing
- A out of the Spanish merican War , w hen h e en listed in Company 49th I M a 6 1 898 L , Regiment , ow a Volunteer In fan try , on y , , and served in the army of occupation in Cuba u nder General Fitz H H h . a . n ug Lee e was discharged t Sa vannah , Ga O May 13 , 1 99 8 and retu rning home , w as engaged in structu ral iron work .
21 1903 . On February , , he m arried Emma R Wagner , daughter of
John and Amelia Dickerm an Wagner , w ho w as born in G rand
3 1 883 . Meadow , Mo w er County , Minn . on April 0 , Chi ld ren
9 . W . 23 1 06 Ralph , born Septem ber ,
1 4 08 . Ruth G . , b orn in Reinbeck , I ow a , March , 19
nd a B t Daughter of Eli S . a M ry Thorpe en ne t
Mary E . Bennett w as born in G rant To w nship , Tama Cou n
1 1 76 . ty , Iow a, on March 7 , 8 She attended the public schools and later the H igh School at Rein beck , Iow a , w here she gradua
i n 93 . 27 1895 ted with honors 1 8 On Novembe r , , she m arried ‘ o fii H . E ff Don C . C n , son of Charles and sther Sharp Co in , who
28 1872 . w as born in Butlervi l le , Tama County , Iowa , on July , 19 T H E BENNE TT FAMI L Y
G 1883 EMMA R . WA NER AURA BENNETT 1 874 1906 1 908 RAL P H W . RUTH
1 876 D O N C . COFFIN E N 1876 MARY . BEN ETT 20 THE BENNETT FAMI LY
- H . E CHAS . B NNETT 1 839 1 885 MARTHA BENNETT 1 846
So n of Smi th and Susan Snow Benn ett
H . e Charles B nnett , oldes t son of Smith and Susan Snow
‘ i n I i r l . 1 Bennett , w as born in Mo roe , a fie d Cou nty , Conn , June ,
1 839 . H is o 1 857 b y hood days were s pent in Connecticut , but in ,
with his fath er and brothers , he removed to El k horn G rove , I l ls .
and w orked on a farm and clerked in a store unti l September 13 , 1861 i n m 7 h i , w hen he en listed Co pany B , t I l l nois Caval ry and S H t 20 1 862 . e erved his country un i l Ju ly , w as then discha rged on account of physical di s a bility w hich d e x el oped into a ch ronic b heart trou le from w hich he never reco vered . 1 3 1864 m d a u h On Septem ber , , he a rried Martha Bu rnett , g
s h te r of Jo ua and C h ristiana Barr B u rnett o f E lk horn G rove ,
. w as 14 1 846 . I l ls , w ho born March , They settled on a farm in
so x a . VVy , where they continued t o live until his de th
r 23 Their chi ld en w ere Alice May , who w as bo rn Septem ber ,
1 65 a nd A 2 9 . 8 George Wil bu r , born ugust , 1 86 1 8 I n October , 80 , he w as st ricken w ith paralysis , from w hich 12 1 885 he never ful ly recovered , and on September , , a th i rd H shock ended h is life . e w as bu ried in the Union Cemetery at
V ox n i n . . . V y s , the funeral bei g ch arge of Shiloh Post , G A R of
d . . . an n o . F Lanark , I l ls . La ark L d g e , I O O , of which organiza
tions he w as a mem ber . THE BENNETT FAMI LY 21
MARTHA CONA N T 1846 MARION CONANT 1 852
Martha Bu rnett Bennett m arried for her second husband ,
1 8 19 4 . n . H . on February , 0 , Marion A Cona t e is the son of D r 1 W i l liam L . Conant and w as born on A pri l 8 , 852 , in St . J oseph i s County , Michigan . W ith h parents h e w ent to Tam a County ,
1 55 . H Io w a , w here they settled on a farm in 8 ere he attended m school and worked on the farm u nti l he beca e of age , w hen he married and bough t one hund red and sixty acres of his father ’s H farm , w hich he worked for a num ber of years . e final ly rent m ed his farm and bui lt a nice h o e in Gar win , Iow a, th ree miles
H i 1901 . H i a w ay . s fi rst w ife died in s father w as born in P ly
mouth , Vt . and served in the Civil War .
s an t Daughte r of Charle H . d M ar ha Burnett Bennett
. E A lice M Bennett w as born in lkhorn Tow nship , Carrol l
. t m 23 1 865 . t n County , I l ls , on Sep e be r , She a te ded the public k e H . schools , l ate r g raduating from t h Lanar igh School She a f
er w a rd s a . O n M a 8 1 885 m t became a schoo l te cher rch , , she a r u n ried Thomas N . Fleming , also a teach er in Car rol l Co nty , a d
they continued teaching for seve ral years , final ly settling in M i l
vi l l e . l ed ge , I l ls , where they now reside . 22 THE BENNETT FAMI LY
N . FLEMIN G 1 848 A LICE FLEMIN G 1 865 AUSTA 1 889 RUTH 1897
T w o t w u t . 21 1 889 d augh ers ere born to them , A s a M on May , h and Mart a Ru t h on Septem ber 1 4 , 1 897 . Au s t a g radua ted from the Mil led g e vil l e sch ools w ith the 1907 i s class of , cle rked for awhi le i n a st ore and a t p resent em
o t n . ployed in the post ffice . Ru h is sti l l atte ding school
a B t t t Son of Ch rles H . and M artha urn e Benne t
2 1869 George W . Bennett w as born A u gust , , in E lkhorn
w . H G rove To nship , Carrol l County , I l ls ere he attended the
s H a n . public school and late r the igh School t La ark , I l ls , then a
. H e business cou rse at Davenport , Iow a then accepted a posi
s . . B . tion as express me senger on t he C . B . ' R , but being in a w reck on the rail way h e ch anged h is m i nd and w ent to Cali
i s m fo rn i a , w h e re he s now employed as an a sayer and anager of an agency for the Risdon I ron Works Company , m anu factu rers of gold d redging machinery .
Son of Smi th and Su san Sn ow Bennett
. 20 1 841 Wil liam L Bennett w as born March , , in Monroe , 1857 fi Conn . I n , w ith fou r of his ve brothers , he left Con necticut and settled in E l khorn Grove Tow nship , Carrol l County , I l ls . , THE BENNETT FAMI LY 23
WI L LIAM L . B E NNETT 1 841 SARAH E . BENNETT 1849
6 864 h w here he worked as a farm hand until October , 1 , w hen e I 92 nd n i I n f en listed in Com pany , Regime t , I l lino s Volun teer an H e h try . served w it this com pany unti l the fol lo wing June, 65t h w hen it w as consolidated w ith Com pany G , Regiment , I l li
. H e his 13 nois V e teran Vol untee rs recei ved disch arge July , 6 ’ 1 8 5, after havin g been w ith General Sherman s army on the T a march to the sea . On March he married Sarah E . y
w s F b 1 1 49 . h lor , w ho a bo rn e ruary 6, 8 H e r fat er served du rin g
2 nd . the Civil War in Company G , Pennsy l vania Caval ry In ’ 1 881 . . r they moved to Mt Car rol l , I lls Soon after Wi l liam s e
h i s m o tu rn from the army , ey esig h t com enced t fail him , the 1 9 4 n trouble increasing unti l 0 , whe he became total ly b lind . Chi ld ren
21 1 87 . Carrie M born May , 7
. 23 1 87 . Cha r les C , born Decem ber , 8
i m W . M a r h 14 18 4 . Wi ll a , born c , 8
A vad na A . i 22 1886 . , born A pr l ' ,
a Daughter of William L . nd Sar ah Tayl or B e nne tt
. 1 Carrie M Bennett was born May 2 , 1877, in Wysox Tow n
o . ship , Carrol l C unty , I l ls She attended the public schools in
Mt . Car ro l l , I l ls . , graduating w ith honors from the H igh School 24 THE BENNETT FAMI LY
N 1 87 CHARLES O . BEN ETT 8 MARY E . BEN NETT 1880
in 1896 . Afte r teaching school one t erm , she mar ried George t o d o l W acker , a wel l farmer , the son of Phi ip and Anna Kaff VVacke r I man of Wood land To w nship , Carrol l County , l ls . , on
29 1902 . June , They h ave one daughte r , Ethel Estel la , who w as
22 1908 . bo rn April ,
L Son of William . and Sarah Taylor B ennett
0 . b 23 1 878 Charles Bennett w as born Decem er , , in VVy so x
. H e d To wnship, Carrol l County , I l ls attende the pu blic and
H igh schools in M t . Carrol l , I l ls . and later engaged in newspape r one a w o rk , being at time proprietor of a paper in Ch d wick , I l ls .
- i n - H e is no w in the employ of his father law , wh o is w ith the
Wel ls - Fargo Express Company and o w ner of a larg e om nibus M 27 1 902 l ine in t . Car ro l l . On Novem ber , , he m arried Mary E s l fi tel la St it e ey , daughter of Win eld Scott and Ruhamah Mitchel l
27 1 80 . i l A 8 . St t e ey , w ho w as born pril , , in Mt Carrol l , I l ls
e Daughte r of Willi am L . and Sarah Tayl or Benn tt
A n v ad a . l 22 18 6 . A Bennett w as born Apri , 8 , in Mt Carrol l ,
Ills . She attended the p u blic schools and spent two years in the H igh School , after w hich she took up newspaper w ork , in which she is no w engaged .
26 THE BENNETT FAMI LY
E D G AR B . BENNETT 1 842
L n Son of William . a d S arah T aylor Bennett
. 14 l 884 i n Will iam W Bennett w as born March , , Mt . Carrol l H Ills . e attended the public schools and later spent two years in H the igh School , after which he w ent to w ork as clerk in a store . H e h married Berth a Atherton , daug ter of L u ci u s and H elen A h w ho 3 1882 Balcom t erton , w as born Apri l , , in York To w n ship , Carrol l Tow nship , I l ls .
Son of Smith and Su san Snow Bennett
2 1 842 Edgar B . Bennett was born No vem ber , in Mon roe , H e has n Conn . al ways li ved in Con ecticut except du ring the H e fi Civil War . en listed under the rst cal l for volunteers of 1 m s April 15, 1 86 , but w as debarred fro going by rea on of the fact that no more th ree months troops w ere w anted . Under the cal l
1 i . of May 3, 186 , he en l sted from Burlington , Conn in Company l H 1 1 1863 K , st Connecticut eavy A rtil lery and on No vem ber , ,
- H re enl isted as a vete ran . e remained w ith his com pany until March w hen he w as tak en prisoner in front of Peters 30 bu rg and confined in Libby Prison until March , when he was paroled . After a thirty days fu rlough he retu rned to his compa THE BENNETT FAMI LY 27
MARY E . BENNETT 1 849
n n . y and was mustered out of se rvice at Fort Lyo s , Va on Sep 25 H tember , the w ar being over , recei ving his disch arge at art
. 1 . 9 1865 w ford , Conn on October On April , , hile on parole , he married Mary E . Marsh , daughter of Lew is and E val ine Stone H r r l . 1 49 . Marsh , who was born in N o th fiel d , onn , July 7 , 8 e n the R great grandfather , Oth iel Gi llett , served in evolutionary
u . War from Connectic t For details as to her parentage , see the 1 9 Marsh Genealogy of 8 5 , page 61 .
Child ren :
. n . Minerva S , born in Burl ingto , Conn , Jan u ary 9 , 1867 .
E . b i n n I . 70 . ol a , orn in Bu rl gton , Co n , O ctober 28, 18
a t D ugh er of Edgar B . and Mary Marsh B en nett
Miner va S . Bennett w as born in Burli ngton , Conn . , January 9 1 867 . 1 6 1888 K l o , On July , , she married A rvid ah st r m , who
21 1 869 . H e 5 89 was born July , died J uly , 1 6. Child ren
Ethel A lma , born in Bu r lington , Conn . , May She
. 1 expects to graduate from the Derby , V t , Academy in June , 910 .
Lew is Samuel , born in Burlington , Conn . , February 9, 1893 . 28 THE BENNETT FAMI LY
JAMES J . NICHOLS 1855 MINERV A S . NICHO LS 1867 h Ka l st r om . W l . l e n h w s n E d . la M E t el e J a d C d J e Rose M . , L i . g ar i r , H , n Ve B N hol s M on E . a d a c y r r . i
E . A . . dgar C , born in Bu rlington , Conn , June 1 , 1896 . H e is n the h H now attendi g American Sc ool for the Deaf at artford , is f'i t Conn . , h a ction being the resu lt of an at ack of cere b ro spinal h meningi tis w hen e w as a y ear and nine months old . e K a h l s t rom b Minerva Benn tt married fo r er second husband , w James J . Nichols , w ho was born in B ro nington , Vermont, on
9 1855 . . March , They we re married at C heshire, Co nn , October
Child ren I t . . 9 W i llard James , born in Bu rling on , Conn , Dec , 1898.
. 1 7 H elen May , born in Burlington , Conn , Octo be r , 1901 .
t . 22 1 4 . Rose Mary , born in B rown ington , V , S eptem ber , 90
b I n . 3 . Myron Earl , orn B ro w nington , Vt , Decem ber 1 , 1906
. 1 1 19 . Vera Bessie , born in B row nington , Vt , Septem be r , 08
Daughter of Edgar B and Mary Mar sh Bennett
. 28 Iola E . Bennett w as born in Bu rlington , Conn , October
n 5 1907 m . M u r he s on 1870 . O September , , she married Ja es F p y ,
m . of Joh n and Mary Murphey , w ho was born in Cro w ell , Con n ,
12 1 874 . April , THE BENNETT FAMI LY 29
’ F R H E Y 1 874 . S IO L A E BENNETT 1870 JAME . M U P
Son of Smith and Su san Sn ow B ennett
1 6 1 844 . Walter S . Bennett w as born in Mon roe , Conn . , June , 18 In 57, w ith fou r of his b rothers , h e went to Elkhorn G rove ,
. 1 . I l ls and in 859 went to K a lamazoo , Mich , and fol lowed farm 1 5th ing until September 1 , 862 , w hen he enlisted in Company L , H n Michigan Caval ry . e served under Ge eral Sheridan in the Shenandoah val ley and w as at A ppom attox w hen General Lee H n 2 1 65 surrendered . e w as discharged J u e 2 , 8 , and w ent back to
Kalamazoo . A fter a fe w years he went to Wayl and , M ich . , and w h n a 1 1872 h e later retu rned to Kal am azoo , ere o M y , , married
'
E . d n n h fi velyn A Bl o gett , on ly daughter of Jared a d Ja e C a ee
a . B lodgett , w ho was born in Pavilion , Kalam zoo County , Mich , 1 1 6 848 . H r i n 1812 October , e grandfather serv ed the War of and W her great grandfather in the Revolutionary a r from Vermont .
They lived near Kal am azoo for about ten years , w hen he bought
n . . a farm ear Wayl and , Mich , w here they sti l l reside Child ren 2 1 . Earl J born October 0 , 872 H J . 6 1874 30 19 al lie , born August , ; died December , 07.
C . 13 1 A rthu r , bo rn Septem ber , 877 .
B . Sarah , born October 13 , 1884 .
M . 1 1 . E velyn , born June 5 , 886
R . 1 8 1891 Clel l , born May , . 30 THE BENNETT FAMI LY
E V . 1 848 1 844 E LYN A BENNETT WA LTER S . BENNETT
t e Son of Walter S . and Evelyn Blodget B nnett
B o 20 1 8 2 Earl J . ennett was b rn October , 7 , in Comstock
‘
s m z t . v To wn hip , Kal a a oo Coun y , Mich , later mo ing w ith his pa
H o . 1 rents to opkins T w nship , A l legan County On Decem b er 2 , 93 H d a u h e r o f 1 8 , he married My rtle amacher , g t Geo rge and Llana
Pit m oy e r H amacher . Child ren
L . . Bertha , born June 3 , 1 895
H A . 8 1897 . en ry , born December , 9 W 7 1 00 . Fred . , born June ,
A . 24 9 4 . G retchen , bo rn June , 1 0
t Daughter of Walter S . and Evelyn Blodge t Benn ett
H . t VI 1 4 i n al lie J Benne t as born August 6, 87 , Portage To w n ship , Kalamazoo County , Mich . , afterw ards mo ving w ith her pa
H w e n . 29 rents to opkins To nship , All ga County On Decem ber — , i . 1892 m i A l l F r n . H , she arr ed e C y e They had one ch ild arry H h A . 12 1895 . , wh o w as born February , , in opkins , Mic She died
30 1907 . on December , THE BENN ETT FAMI LY 31
1877 R 1879 ARTHUR C . BENNETT VE NA BENNETT GRANT 1 896 EV ELYN 1902
n e l e t e et Son of Wal ter S . a d Ev lyn B odg t B nn t
13 1 877 A rthu r C . Bennett w as born Septem ber , , in Portage
. 18 1 896 he Tow nship , Kalamazoo Cou nty , Mich On January , , married Verna Mudgett , daughter of Herman and May Bu rlin game Mudgett . Child ren ;
16 1896 . Grant M . , born in H opkins , July ,
M . n 18 1902 . Evelyn , bor in Otsego , Ju ly ,
f o e e e t D aughter o Walter S . and Ev elyn Bl dg tt B nn t 13 1884 H Sarah B . Bennett was born Octo ber , , in opkins T 14 189 ownship , A l legan County , Mich . On March , 6 , she mar H T 1884 . e 6 ried O rvil le ruax , who was born in died August ,
90 . . v 1 8 They had one child , J Orvil le , w ho w as bo rn No ember 19 H : 15 , 08 , in opk ins , Mich
Daughte r of Wal te r S . and Evelyn Blodgett Bennett
15 18 H . T E velyn M Bennett w as born June , 86 , in opk ins o w n ship , Al legan County , Mich . She graduated from the H igh
M . 23 1908 School in W ayland , ich On December , , she m arried
H H . Walter azen of opkins , Mich , who w as born in 1885 . They
21 910 . have one child , Holden W al ter , w ho w as born Apri l , 1 32 THE BENNETT FAMI LY
ORVI L LE TRUA' 1884 - 1908 SARAH BENNETT 1885
J . OR VI L L E TRUA ' 1908
' E W ALTER H . H A N 18 85 E 1886 VE LYN M . BENNETT
34 THE BENNETT FAMI LY
W IL LIAM H ENRY BENNETT 1 824 - 1900
EMILY H EALEY BEN NETT 1 829 - 1908
W Son of al t er S . and Evelyn Blodgett B ennett
Clel l R . Bennett, youngest child of Walter S . and E velyn b 18 1 891 B lodgett Bennett , w as orn May , , in Hopkins Tow nship ,
A l legan County , Mich .
Son of Smith and Susan Snow Benn ett
18 1846 George W . Bennett w as born August , , in Connecti cut . I n 1 857 , he went to E lkhorn Grove , I l ls . , with his brothers 1863 and lived there until , w hen he went with his father to Pa l
1 864 . my ra , N . Y . , w he re he died in
n A Son of David a d n er M . Smith B ennett
1 24 . Wil liam H en ry Bennett w as born July 5 , 8 On April 2 , e H 27 1843, he married Emi ly M lissa ealey , w ho was born May
1829 . They settled in Dan bury Conn . , w here they spent the rest 4 1900 a nd ’ of t hei r l ife . H is death occu rred February , her s De cem b er 1 , 1908 . Jhi l d r en
4 1849 17 1 884 . F rederick Wi l liam , born Jan . , ; died April ,
25 1 863 . Frank H en ry , born Septem ber , THE BENNETT FAMI LY 35
and ea e e Son of William H . Emily H l y B nnett
4 1 49 i n Frederick Wil l iam Bennett w as born January , 8 , Dan
H M . . bu ry , Conn . e graduated w ith the degree of D from the Columbia University Col lege of Physicians and Su rgeons in New 4 i York City , and in 187 commenced the practice of med cine in
B rewster , N . Y . He removed from there to Newark , N . J . and
h on H e later to B loom field , N . J . , wh ere e died April
n H . married Josephi e arvey , w ho is also deceased
and a e e Son of William H . Emily He l y Benn tt 1 63 Frank H en ry Bennett w as born September 25 , 8 in Dan H bu ry , Conn . He graduated from the igh School and Colgate
Academy and received the degrees of A . B . and A . M . from Col
H . H e gate Uni versity and the degree of A . B . from arvard H taught in se veral preparatory and igh schools , being for seven H years principal of the Da nbury H igh School . e is no w principal
Y . H . n 27 19 5 of the B rewster , N . , igh School O June , 0 , he m ar
H H . . . ried elen Vail le I ves , daughter of arl an P and El vira E I ves Child ren 1 1 3 4 3 4 8 5 1906. Elizabeth Emily , born May ,
Frederick H arlan , born Aug u st 30 , 1907 .
a A Daughter of D vid and n er M . Smith Be nnett
o f no Minerva Bennett w as bo rn in 1 825 . She w as a scholar te
and commenced teaching at the age of seventeen , fi l ling positions
in New B ritain , Canton and Farmington continuo u sly until her
marriage to Joh n R . And ru s , which occu rred in B u rlington ,
. 21 1858 . Conn , November , They had one child , Minnie, w ho
. 1 1 68 died at the age of one year Minerva died June 0 , 8 , in Col
n il l . l i sv e, Conn
a n Son of D vid a d Aner M . Smith Be nne tt
. o Loomis G Bennett w as born in C nnecticut in 1831 . H is o w y unger days were spent in New York State , ith h is uncles ,
. H e Eli , Thaddeus and W ildman died in Westford , Conn . in
' 1878 47 - , aged years , eleven months and t wenty eight days . 36 THE BENNETT FAMI LY
L o o M I s BE N N ETT 1 83 1 - 1878
MINER VA BENNETT 1 825 - 1868
Son of D avid and Cl arissa F ar nham Be nnett
F . D . 21 1 arnham O rris Bennett , M , w as born Decem ber , 833
H e in Mon roe, Con n . received his early education in the district
n . schools at Bu r lington , Con , w here he removed with his parents 1842 in . He soon became a teacher and , desiring to better his cd
i n t he m u cat o , worked on farm su me rs and taught school winters .
h . r H e graduated wit the degree of M D . from the Be ksh ire Medi
o n m 22 1 859 ’ cal Col lege Nove be r , and took a two years course in surgery in Ne w York City . Immediately afte r g raduation he b e
m . gan the practice of edici ne at Westford , Conn and soon became H one of the leading physicians of Windham County . e w as twice e lected to the Legisl atu re by his fel lo w to w ns - people and held
ffi u i n . se veral o ces of tr st the State , County and tow n A bout 1880 his practice had gro w n to such an extent at Wi l lim antic that he removed there t o save the lon g d ri ves over the country roads and also to have better educational facilities for h is child l H . 2 1 99 . ren . e died at Danielson , onn , March 6 , 8 15 1 m On Septem ber , 868 , he married Ro elia Parsons , d a u gh
. a nd . ter of Wil liam L Margaret Parsons of Rutland , Vt , w ho
fi . 12 1851 w as born in Spring eld , Mass , February , , an d died at
31 1907 . Fort Col lins , Colorado , December , THE BENNETT FAMI LY 37
E FARNHAM O . B NNETT ROMELIA BENNETT
1833 - 1 899 1851 - 1907
Chi l d ren
H t em 7 1869 . W il liam ow ard , born Sep ber ,
16 1871 . Frederick Ward , born J uly ,
1 18 7 . A nne Louise , born Ju ly 6, 7
n om a Pa s s e ne So of Fa rnh am O . and R eli r on B n tt
i n H t m 7 1 . W il liam . Bennett w as born Sep e ber , 869 West L i i i ford , Conn . ater he removed w t h h s parents to Wil l man tic , where he attended the public s chool s and g raduat ed from the H . 19 1 894 igh School On June , , he m arried Margaret Cu rran ,
n . daughter of Daniel F . and Katheri e H G rinnel l Cu rran , of o Rock vil le , C nn . Child ren
m H . . 14 1 9 . Clarissa Farnha , born in a rtford , Conn , Nov , 8 5
H n . F . 1 1 1 William ow ard , born in Danielson , Con , eb 9, 90 .
o f a a Son F rnh m O . and Rom elia Par sons B ennett
16 1871 Frederick Ward Bennett w as born July , , in Rutland , H Vermont . e attended the public schools and spent two yea rs 38 THE BENNETT FAMI LY
H h in the igh Sc ool at Wi l limantic , Conn , l ater taking a two ’ F 1 - 888 9 . years cou rse at the ort Co l lins , Colorado , Col lege , After this he retu rned East and eng aged in Electrical and Mechanical
. 20 1895 A . Engineering O n January , , at ttleboro , Mass , he mar B D ot ze rt ried arbara Louise , daughter of John and M ary Leon D o ze r t t . 1 1 1 ard , w ho was born at B roadbrook , Conn , June , 871 . Child ren
F . I . 2 1 rederick Or ris , born in P rovidence , R , May , 896 . 3 1898 1 7 1 9 By ron Leonard , born May , ; died October , 8 8 . 2 My ra Louise , born Apri l 8 , 1902 .
a a a Daughter of F rnh m O . nd Romelia Par sons Bennett
1 Annie Louise Bennett w as born July 1 , 1877 , at Westford
. H h S Conn She graduated from the Wil limantic ig chool , June
19 1896 H 1 . , , and from the artford Business Col lege in Ju ly , 897 1897 19 From Septem ber , , to June , 02 , she taught in the pu b lic
. 10 1902 schools of Fort Col lins , Colorado On J une , , she married
Bertram Alden Gage of Fort Col lins , Colorado .
Son of D avid and Cl ari ssa F arnh am Benne tt
. D . 4 1 83 Mau rice Boardman Bennett , M , w as born March , 7 ,
. H e . 1 8 at Bolton , Conn li ved in Manchester , Con n until May ,
1842 . , w hen he remo ved w ith his parents to Burlington , Conn , w here his ear ly days were passed on the farm . Acquiring his ed i n e u cat o in the district schools , he soon became not d as one of the foremost teachers in his section , by his abi lity to d iscipline and H method of interesting his pupils i n their w ork . e w orked on the farm summers and taught school w inters , until he secu red H the necessary funds for a professional education . e attended
u fiiel d . the Connecticut Literary Institute at S , Conn and studied medicine w ith his brother , D r . Farnham O . Bennett , w ho w as at d that time located at Westford Conn . Later on he gra uat ed w ith h e the degree of M . D . from t Berkshire Medical Col lege , Pitts 186 l d . b 3 fie , Mass , and egan p racticing medicine i n November , , at Ash ford , Conn . Afterwards he located in Coventry , Conn . and became one of the leading physicians in that section of the H e ffi State . held w ith credit to himself, many o ces of trust in
m . 1883 the com unity About , his health having become impaired by his many long rides over the co u ntry roads , he removed to THE BENNETT FAMI LY 39
- 1 9 MAURICE B . BENNETT 1837 8 4
1 51 - 19 9 MARY E . BENNETT 8 0
B ristol , Conn . , w here he practiced his p rofession nearly to the 13 1894 time of his deat h , w hich occu rred Novem ber , . 1 On December 3 , 1867 , he married Mary Elizabeth French , e on ly daugh ter of Daniel A . and Dorcas Bissel l French . Sh w as born March 9 , 1851 , in E l len vil le, Ulster County , N . Y . W hen quite young she remo ved w ith her parents to Coventry , Conn . ,
s fi n n w here she attended the public chools , ishi g her education at
i n fii el d . A the Con necticut Literary Institute Su , Conn fter h er ’ 1 94 r husband s death in 8 , she continued to l ive w ith he son , Bur ton L . Bennett , unti l about 1900 , w hen she removed to Midd le h e r tow n , Conn . , mak ing home with h er daughter , Mary E .
Bennett , until the time of her death , w hich occurred on Novem
9 9 . ber 8 , 1 0 Child ren 6 1 Burton Lin w ood , born Decem ber , 870 .
2 1 77 . Mary Elizabeth , born Septem ber 7, 8
Son of Mau rice B . and Mary F rench Bennett
w as 6 1870 o B urton Lin w ood Bennett born December , , in C v H entry , Conn . e attended the public schools there u ntil about 1 884 , when he removed with his parents to B ristol , Conn . , where he completed his public school studies and g raduated from the 40 THE BENNETT FAMI LY
E BURTON L . B N NETT 1 870
High School w ith the class of 1 888 . After graduating he worked as a d rug clerk for th ree years and then entered the New York Col lege of Pharm acy w here he graduated in 1 895 w ith the degree h n n of Graduate of Pharmacy and onorable mention . Retu r i g to
' o w en t i nto s n B rist l, he the d rug business for him el f, locati g on
1896 . North Main street in Ju ly , On Novem ber 18 , 1896 , he mar t — ried Isabel le May Ma her , daughter of J ames Talcott Ma t her di rect descendant of Cotton Mather —and E lizabeth H a l l Mather of Essex , Conn . Child ren i r r 24 19 . Ma j o e Mather , born J uly , 03 o 9 b 8 1 06 . Doris May , rn March ,
Daught er of Maurice B . and M ary F rench Bennett
t b 2 1 8 Mary Elizabe h Bennett was orn Septem ber 7 , 77 , in Co v
. I 1884 entry , Conn n she removed w ith he r parents to B ristol ,
. H S in 1 Conn , w here she g rad uated from the igh chool A pril , 896 . o f I n September the same year , she ente red the art departm ent
. Y . of Pratt I nstitute , B rook ly n , N , where she studied art for tw o years . I n the fal l of 1898 she secu red the position of Supervisor of Drawing in the publ ic schools of Midd leto wn , Conn . , w hich position she stil l ho lds , also holding the same position in the
Portland and Gildersleeve schools .
42 THE BENNETT FAMI LY
Conn ecticut B ennetts Who S erved in the Re volutio nary War
Abel Amos Asa
Daniel Daniel , Jr . Ebenezer Elias Elij ah E lisha H ezekiah Isaac Jacob Jed edi ah J eremiah Jesse Joshua Nathaniel Roswel l
Samuel Stephen To-by Tro wbridge 'ebu lon Benj amin Charles David Eph raim Ezekiel James Job John Joseph Josiah N ajah Oliver Robert Rufus Temperance W illiam Deliverance Jabin Aaron
Nathan Capt . Thaddeus Thaddeus 2nd
O liver and Rufus were at the Wyoming Massacre in 1 778 . THE BENNETT FAMI LY 43
Conn ecticut Bennetts Who S erved in the War of 18 12
Elij ah Abel (3) A bij ah
And rew Charles G . Daniel Eben Ebenezer Eleazer E li Elisha E ras tus Grafton Isaac I ra
James James , J r . James W .
John (2) Jonath an Joseph T. Lewis M unson O liver
Origan Ozias M . Phi lo
Pr im ou s Sher ry b i ah Stephen
Thaddeus W. Wil liam Wilson
l . Arno d , Josh ua and Stephen served in the militia
A s l M hae . H H . , Hen ry , osmer , Wil liam and Wil liam served
the in Regular A rmy du ring the Mexican W ar . 44 THE BENNETT FAMI LY
s War 1861 - 65 Conn ecticut Benn ett Who Se rved in Ci vil , Frank Nathaniel W
F rederick A . Nelson B .
George Noble H .
o r rid on George A . N
George D . O li ver G .
George H . Patrick
George M . Peter
Henry D . Richard b H oratio N . Ro ert
James E . Samuel
Jerome Seth D .
Jesse Stewart C .
Joh n Sy ra P .
John A . Theodore F .
T . Joh n D . homas B
Joh n H . Thomas G .
Joseph Thomas H .
King G . Wil liam
Marcus F . Wil liam C .
Michael W illiam H . Nathan
' These Served in the
Francis , J r . Patrick
W i l liam E .
= — i m er i a n W a r . These Ser v ed t he Spa n s h A c , Fran
C . . . cis A . , Lewis J . , Clarence , Le w is L and Patrick T H E BENNETT FAMI L Y 45
N ew York B en netts Who S erved Revolutionary War
A m acy Jonathan Jeremiah
Lieut . Amos Joseph Joh n Amos Mitchel Samuel Banger Nathan Timothy Benj amin Owen Wi lliam Bildad Richard Eph raim Charles Robeson Francis David Robinson Josh ua
Ed w ard Simon M a tt qew Elihu Thaddeus Thomas Ezra Thomas Eph raim H en ry Timothy Eph raim , J r . I saac Wil liam James Isaiah Abraham Jeremiah Jabin Charles John James Gamaliel Timothy Jeremiah H en ry James Jesse Jacob John 46 THE BENNETT FAMI LY
Rhode I sland B ennetts Who S erved Revolu tionary Abel Asa Asaph Asel Asher Benj amin Ch rist opher Daniel David Ed ward Ezra E lisha Godfrey Hen ry H ezekiah
I I osea James Jo b John Jonas Joseph Laban Matthew Nathaniel Phi lip Robert Saben Stephen Thomas
\Veaver Wi l l iam THE BENNETT FAMI LY 47
Massachu sett s Bennetts Who Served i n t he Revolutiona ry War There are on the Revolutionary War records of the State of
Massachusetts , nea rly th ree hund red of the names Bennett , Ben
B nni d net , e t , w ho were soldiers and sailors from that State uring that period . Fol low ing are a fe w of them from the records in the office of the Adjutant General
Lieut . Bennett Gideon Jeremiah James Joh n Aaro n J ames Rola
The old records also sho w that Richard; son of Peter Bennett , received pay from the to w n of Dedh am , Mass . , for his ser vices in
’ King Philip s W ar in 1676 . 48 THE BENNETT FAMI LY
So m e N otable M embe rs of the Benn ett F am il y ' Reference to the encyclopedias shows that several members of the Bennett family have become noted in one w ay or another . It is not know n what degree of relationship they have borne to ou r branch of the fami ly , but it is thought that brief mention of some of them might prove of interest to the possessors of this volume . H B en ry ennett , Earl of Arlington , a distinguished statesman i n n I L the reig of Charles , w as born of an ancient family in Mid
d l es x 161 . e , England , in 8 I n the beginning of the civil war he — b w as appointed under secretary to Lord Dig y , secretary of state .
H e after w ards entered himself as a volunteer for the royal cause , H and did the king good ser vice , especially at Andover in am p shire , w here he w as severely wounded . H e w as m ade secretary
u to the D ke of York , received the honor of k nighthood from
. 1658 Charles I I at B ruges in , and w as sent as envoy to the cou rt of Spain . Upon the return of the king to England he w as cal led
kee er of home , made p . the privy pu rse , and principal secretary of
1670 re l state . In I w as of the counci distinguished by the title of the Ca bal , and one of those w ho ad vised the shutting up of the
1672 I r n a nd exchequer , In e w as made Earl of A rlingto Viscount
H . Thetford , and soon after knight of the garter . e died in 1685 18 16 f Sir Wi l liam Sterndale Bennett w as born in at Shef ield ,
E n his r s . 1 826 ngla d , w here father w as o g ani t I n he entered the
Roy al Academy of M usic and remained a pupil of that i nsti t u tion for ten yea rs . H e w as mad e I n us ica l professor at Cam bridge 1 1 and in 1 868 principal of the Royal Academy of Music . I n 87 ,
H e 1875 he receiv ed the honor of K nig ht l ro od . died in and w as n buried in W es tm i si e r Abbey . For the last twenty years of his l ife he w as considered the greatest musician in England .
nn - Jo hn H u g hes Be ett , for twenty six years professor of the institutes of medicine in Edinburgh University , w as born in Lon don i n 1 812 . H e b cc a m e an ab le teacher and his original in vesti gati ons gained for him a high place in the history of medicine .
H e di ed in 1875 .
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P f w S . B . Bennett of Pittston , a . , a e years ago published a genealogy of his branch of the family , in w hich he traces his
n a cestry back to Ed ward Bennett of Weymouth , Mass . In a let te r to the compiler of this book he says ' I am in receipt of you r l a test letter and it substa ntiates m y theory that the ‘ ’ H Providence Plantation contained the Bennett ive , and from this they multiplied and sw armed to Ne w York , Pennsy l vania ,
H nd Maine , New ampshire, Verm ont , a of cou rse for purposes to get a li ving Rhode Island and Connecticut are practical ly one .
The constant repetition of fam ily names is a strong point , espec i a l l y w hen such an unusual one as Thaddeus . Son of my G reat Grandfather E ph raim w as undoubtedly cousin to some of those
1 750 1765 b u you mention , and w as born along to , t t his is theory main ly Among the pictu res sent are some w ho have
he 1783 . t Bennett cast of countenance , notably David , , Eli S ,
1 . . B . 1 4 1 . 833 and W S , 8 I have a pictu re of my father at a bout
' 70 years ; the resem blance to David is quite striking . Other Bennetts m entioned in t he encyclopedias are Orlan
1818 - 1880 do Bennett , American w recker , ; Richa rd Bennett , Co l oni a l Gove rnor of Virg inia from 1652 to 1656 ; Charles Wesley
a nd 1828 - 1 91 Bennett , an American educator , jou rnalist author , 8 1822 Emerson Bennett , an American author , bo rn ; Milo Lyman
1 9 - 1 86 m 7 0 8 W . Bennett , an Ame rican j u rist and author , ; Tho as 1831 Bennett , an American soldier and statesman , born Wil liam 1856 'ebina Bennett , an American chemist and educator , born ;
- 1745 1820 . . . B W il liam Bennett , Bishop of Cloyne , S B ennett of
n l m Pittston , Pa . states that more tha one hund red c ergy en of the C h u rch of England are of the name of Bennett .
C a r es F B ushne Pr nter Be n Conn. h l . ll , i . rli .