Eli Bennett

Brief Life History of Eli

When Eli Bennett was born on 22 June 1853, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Eli Bennett, was 21 and his mother, Louisa May Zufelt, was 19. He married Maria Elizabeth Berry on 19 January 1874, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 5, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920 and Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States in 1930. He died on 9 July 1937, in Charlo, Lake, Montana, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Eli Bennett
1853–1937
Maria Elizabeth Berry
1857–1936
Marriage: 19 January 1874
Eli Franklin Bennett
1874–1886
John Henry Bennett
1876–1930
Clarence William Bennett
1878–1933
Alpheus Bennett
1881–1881
Elizabeth Ann Bennett
1883–1883
Elnora Bennett
1884–1958
Ellen Maria Bennett
1886–1973
Hyrum Bennett
1889–1945
Mary Selena Bennett
1893–1974
Elizabeth Louisa Bennett
1895–1975

Sources (59)

  • Eli Bennett in household of Hyrum Bennett, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1916, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1966
  • Utah, Select Marriages, 1887-1966

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1864 · St. Albans Raid

St. Albans Raid took place on October 19, 1864. It was a Confederate raid from Canada into Union territory. Confederate soldiers that were in Canada raided the town of St. Albans killed one person and robbed three banks.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

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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EXCERPTS ABOUT ELI BENNETT AND CEDAR FORT

[Excerpts about Eli Bennett and Cedar Fort, from the LIFE SKETCH OF WILLIAM DAVID BENNETT, written by Muriel L. Bennett. William David Bennett was a son of Eli Bennett Sr. and his wife, Louisa Zufelt …

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