Brief Life History of Harold Harper
When Harold Harper Bennett was born on 20 September 1900, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, John Foster Bennett, was 35 and his mother, Rosetta Elizabeth Wallace, was 30. He married Emily Hillam Higgs on 31 August 1924, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. In 1958, his occupation is listed as president, zcmi in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 1 December 1999, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 99, and was buried in Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Harold H Bennett, "United States 1950 Census"
- Harold Harper Bennett, "Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915"
- Harold Harper Bennett, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
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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