George Henry Bennett Jr.

Brief Life History of George Henry

When George Henry Bennett Jr. was born on 17 January 1905, in Syracuse, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, George Henry Bennett Sr, was 34 and his mother, Annie Priscilla Dawson, was 32. He married Gladys Norma Ellery on 5 September 1928, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Syracuse Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 18 February 1987, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Syracuse Memorial Park, Syracuse, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Henry Bennett Jr.
1905–1987
Gladys Norma Ellery
1907–1981
Marriage: 5 September 1928
Robert DuVal Bennett
1930–2016
George Floyd Bennett
1933–1994
Constance Bennett
1935–2022
Wendell Ellery Bennett
1937–2001
Scott Wayne Bennett
1943–1997
Dorothy Ann Bennett
1947–2024

Sources (42)

  • George H. Bennett in household of George Henry Bennett, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • George H Bennett, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • George Henry Bennett, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

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1927

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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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