George Alfred Bennett

Brief Life History of George Alfred

When George Alfred Bennett was born on 24 May 1828, in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States, his father, William Bennett Jr, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Bell, was 35. He married Lucy Ann Susan Saxey about 1857, in Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Soda Springs, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1900. He died on 18 April 1906, in Soda Springs, Caribou, Idaho, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Soda Springs, Caribou, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Alfred Bennett
1828–1906
Lucy Ann Susan Saxey
1839–1892
Marriage: about 1857
Hannah Louisa Bennett
1860–1921
Elizabeth Lucy Ann Bennett
1861–1893
John Alfred Bennett
1864–1948
Mary Ellen Bennett
1866–1928
George W. Bennett
1869–1936
Rosella Elvira Bennett
1872–1939
William Daniel Bennett
1878–1958
Albert Bennett
1885–1923

Sources (29)

  • Alfred Bennett, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Alfred Bennett, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Alfred Bennett in entry for Alfred Bennett, "Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1848

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States

1860

Sgt Thomas Stephen Williams Sr. BIRTH 2 Jan 1827 Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, USA DEATH 18 Mar 1860 (aged 33) Baker, San Bernardino County, California, USA BURIAL Fairview Cemetery Soda Springs, Caribou County, Idaho, USA PLOT Block 2 MEMORIAL ID 33282939

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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Story Highlight

William Junior Bennett & Elizabeth Bell, by Brook Harker (3rd gt gnd-son)

Accounts differ greatly as to the cause of William's death. One states that he "died of exposure during [anti-Mormon] persecutions." Another says that he was “murdered on the banks of the Des Moines R …

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