John Foster Bennett

Brief Life History of John Foster

When John Foster Bennett was born on 11 July 1865, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Bennett, was 11862 and his mother, Maria Foster, was 21. He married Rosetta Elizabeth Wallace on 17 November 1897, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to New York County, New York, United States in 1866 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 9 February 1938, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Foster Bennett
1865–1938
Rosetta Elizabeth Wallace
1869–1958
Marriage: 17 November 1897
Wallace Foster Bennett
1898–1993
Harold Harper Bennett
1900–1999
Elizabeth Louise Bennett
1903–1983
Mary Bennett
1906–1971
Richard Summers Bennett
1911–1976

Sources (57)

  • John F Bennett, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • John F. Bennett, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • John Foster Bennett, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

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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John Bennett Passes In S.L.

The Ogden Standard Examiner, 2/9/1938: John Bennett Passes In S.L. Heart disease Fatal to Businessman and church Leader Salt Lake City, Feb. 9 – John F. Bennett, 72, prominent Utah businessman and L …

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