Agnes Bennett

Brief Life History of Agnes

When Agnes Bennett was born on 6 July 1915, in Holden, Millard, Utah, United States, her father, Joseph Bennett, was 24 and her mother, Hettie Jane Stevens, was 25. She married Hyrum ValGene Yorgason on 18 November 1942. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Holden Election Precinct, Millard, Utah, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. She died on 20 November 2000, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hyrum ValGene Yorgason
1906–1995
Agnes Bennett
1915–2000
Marriage: 18 November 1942
Brenda Jean Yorgason
1949–2016

Sources (26)

  • Agnes B Yorgason, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Agnes Yorgason, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"
  • Agnes Bennett, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

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1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

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1938 · The DI is Opened To The Public

Deseret Industries is a non-profit organization and a division of Welfare Services of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It includes a chain of retail thrift stores and work projects. Many of the items sold are second hand or never used. Such items include furniture, appliances, computers, and clothing. The DI also sells new furniture, much of it received directly from its own manufacturing plant in Salt Lake City. The DI provides job skill training for the physically, emotionally and socially challenged and seeks to place them into private sector employment.

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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