Brief Life History of John W
When John W Bennett was born on 11 December 1853, in Sullivan, Missouri, United States, his father, John Madison Bennett, was 40 and his mother, Cynthia A Pratt, was 37. He married Lucy Jane Van Bebber on 22 May 1873, in Linn, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Clay Township, Linn, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Jefferson Township, Linn, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 20 January 1943, in Brookfield, Linn, Missouri, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Brookfield Township, Linn, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (11)
- John Bennett in household of Jno M Bennett, "United States Census, 1860"
- John Bennett, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- John W. Bennett, "Find A Grave Index"
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1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Linn, Missouri, United States
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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