Brief Life History of Henry Harvey
When Henry Harvey Bennett was born on 15 November 1860, in Neponset, Bureau, Illinois, United States, his father, Humphrey Bennett Jr, was 38 and his mother, Laura Melvin Blanchard, was 35. He married Jennie E Craig on 5 March 1885, in Neponset, Bureau, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 5 April 1936, in Bureau, Illinois, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Neponset, Bureau, Illinois, United States.
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- Henry Bennett in household of Humphrey Bennett, "United States Census, 1880"
- Henry Harvey Bennett, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
- Henry Harvey Bennett in entry for Roy Harvey Bennett, "Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007"
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World Events (8)
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English: from the medieval personal name Benedict , from Latin Benedictus ‘blessed’. In the 12th century the Latin form of the name is found in England alongside versions derived from the Old French form Beneit, Benoit, which was common among the Normans. The surname has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.
German: from a short form of the personal name Bernhard .
Altered form of French Benet or Bennet or of some other similar (like-sounding) French surname. Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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1963 James C Bennett -- Excerpts taken from a story written by Craig Bennett
In Idaho Falls, Idaho, in 1963, the temperatures were dropping well below zero and rising briefly to more than forty degrees within a two-week period. No matter the weather,Jim tended dutifully to hi …
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